This is a square-tip, half-hollow-ground, 5/8-width Lee Leader straight razor made in Chicago in the early 1900s. The blade was unmarred by tarnish and has been polished to a mirror finish, while the scales have been buffed to pearly smoothness. The pins are tight so the blade holds itself open against gravity, and it closes snug and centered between the scales.

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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