Shpitser Nail and Cuticle Scissors, cased

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

Made in Solingen — the German town that has produced blades for six centuries and whose name is legally reserved for instruments finished there. The edge is put on by hand and checked before the piece leaves the workshop.

Stainless steel throughout, so the instrument can be rinsed, dried and — if you share it — disinfected without harming the finish.

The included case is genuine leather, with each instrument held in its own loop so the blades do not knock together in a drawer or a suitcase.

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.

• Stainless steel
• Made in Solingen, Germany
• Sharpened and checked by hand
• Genuine leather case included

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.