Henbor Perfect Cutters, nail and cuticle

Extra-pointed cuticle scissors: the tips meet exactly, so a thin strip of skin is cut rather than torn.

Manufactured in Premana, Italy, where scissor-making is a village trade passed down through families. Each pair is hand-adjusted so the blades close evenly along their length.

Rinse after use and dry before putting it away. Stored dry in its case, an instrument like this stays sharp for years rather than months.

This is the kind of thing people are pleased to be given: useful every week, better made than what they would buy themselves, and ready to hand over in its case. Suits any occasion, from Christmas to a housewarming.

• Made in Premana, Italy
• Sharpened and checked by hand

Photography is illustrative. Finish, leather grain and set contents may vary from the images shown.

Dry the instrument after contact with water and return it to its case. Stainless steel resists corrosion but is not immune to it, and standing moisture dulls an edge faster than actual use.

The instrument can be sterilised. A forged edge holds its cut for years of regular use; when it finally softens, any competent sharpening workshop can reset it.

Orders placed before 2 pm EST ship the same business day. Shipping within the United States is $5.99, and free on orders over $100.

Thirty days to return an unused instrument in its original packaging.