6/8" George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated Straight Razor | Sheffield England

This beautiful razor I am sure comes with a lot of history. Being made by one of the biggest names in straight razor and knife history this will be a great addition to your shave routine. Original wood scales make this classic really scream vintage. 

Country of Manufacture: England
Grind: Hollow 
Metal: Carbon Steel
Scales: Wood
Condition: Polished, Sharpened and Shave Ready
Grade: Excellent
Imperfections: as seen in pics
Included: Razor Only 

Restoration: This razor underwent our complete Straight Razor Restoration Service. It was first polished, removing any past oxidization revealing new metal and a spectacular mirror shine. Next, the scales were cleaned and polished.

"Honing starts out on a Chosera 1000 Wet stone were I begin to set the bevel. Once the bevel outline is finished I move onto the Chosera 3000 where the bevel is cleaned up and refined. Next its on to the polishing stage which starts out on the Aishyama 6000 and moves to the naniwa 12000. After the 12k, a perfectly good shave can occur. But we like to take it one step further and finish with a high polish on the Suehiro Gokumyo 20000." Eric, Razor Miester. After honing, the blade is stropped, oiled, and arrives shave ready! Please do not strop this razor before your first shave.

History:

In the mid-1700’s, there was reputedly a cutler by the name of George Wolstenholme (b 1717) working in the village of Stannington, near Sheffield (the supposed birthplace of the Barlow pocket knife). However it took three generations and one name change for the company to really make its mark on Sheffield’s cutlery history.