This is a square-tip, full-hollow-ground, 5/8-width Henckels Platinum straight razor with original box made in Germany in the mid 1900s. The blade is in excellent shape, mirror-polished with clear die-stamped tang markings, and is beautifully fit with custom desert-ironwood scales by Doug Marcotte of Tucson.

Hours were spent restoring and refitting this blade. The richly-grained wood has uninterrupted lines with a spacer of matching wood and is accented by polished copper pins. The pivot is firm and the blade closes in the center without bite. The original box has been so well cared for that it makes a vacuum pop when the lid is pulled off. This ensemble is certainly more handsome than when the razor was new.

I like my razors to look good, but I only shave with a straight-edge and I restore these for the purpose of giving people a flawless shaving tool. The edge has been carefully honed on two grades of DMT diamond hone, two finer grades on a Norton water hone, lapped on balsa blocks with two grades of fine diamond grit and chrome oxide, then finished off with 60 strops on oiled latigo leather. The result is the only standard I accept: an edge that will cut a hanging hair at multiple points and deliver the smoothest, closest possible shave. With daily use and proper stropping and this razor shouldn't need to be any time honed soon. After sharpness-testing it's has been rubbed down with a silicone-impregnated cloth to give it a glossy moisture barrier.

I also make and sell premium, heavily-scented shaving creams and soaps. With this razor you'll get a free four-ounce cup of my luxury soap made enriched with extra glycerin and special ingredients for a long-lasting, moisturizing lather. This is home-made soap which I sell for $6 per cake.

My other listings usually include more great shavers, and some beautiful 3-inch-wide deluxe razor strops made from heaviest saddle leather and hardware. I also offer a razor-sharpening and -polishing service starting at $20, and I can have custom replacement scales installed on your razor at varying prices; contact for details.

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