Joseph Smith & Sons - 13/16 Near Wedge Etched Blade with New Horn Scales - Fully Restored Sheffield Straight Razor - Shave Ready

Razor Specifics:
Age Range: Circa mid-late 1800s
Manufacturer: Joseph Smith & Sons, Sheffield England
Restoration: Fully restored: The near wedge blade was reground, fully polished and cleaned, fitted with the new horn scales, repinned and finally honed to a pleasant shaving edge

Blade
Material: Sheffield Carbon Crucible Steel
Width: 13/16” wide from edge to top of spine at the widest point
Grind: near wedge 
Hone Wear: light, careful regrinding has left the blade with little hone wear and a thin, even bevel

Tip: Barbers notch
Finishes: Crocus (mirror) finish on blade faces, slight glazed (satin) finish on the tang, like original
Condition: Very attractive, some cosmetic blemishes (patina) remaining in the steel, commensurate with its age but stunning overall
Shave ready: Yes, freshly honed with 1 layer of tape on the spine, fully stropped, sanitized and ready to shave

About our restoration and honing process
Each one of our restored razors is brought back to life with a passion and attention to detail like it would be an addition to our own collection or user rotation. Many years of restoration experience and hundreds of restored razors sold around the world have refined our processes, but each razor is still given the time and individual attention it needs. Our vintage razors undergo dozens of steps involving blade unpinning (where necessarily) metal grinding/sanding with a range of different diameter and hardness wheels with various grits of abrasive and polishes. Scales are straightened and repaired when necessary, wet sanded and polishing. After the razor’s cosmetic and functional repairs are completed, a multistep honing process using a range of synthetic and natural sharpening stones is used to bring each razor back to keen and comfortable shaving sharpness. Finally stropping is performed on one of our cordovan leather strops and the blade is sanitized in Barbicide hospital-grade disinfectant. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our restored razors, please contact us to discuss return options. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.