Thread: Wilkinson 7 day razor

Hi just won this on e bay do you know of anybody in the UK who could hone the blades for it and can someone tell me the story behind it please and what is the best way of cleaning it. Thanks
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Looks nice, never seen these before! I take it they're similar to a rolls razor blade? If so it should be fairly straight forward to hone. I noticed a wooden box for these currently listed at a quid, I'd be tempted to go for that as well...

very neat! can't answer your question but I am sure someone will. enjoy

I dont know lots about them, but I have one. PITA to properly sharpen if you dont have a fixure to hold the blade while honing. I have yet to get a good shave off mine, but I attribute that to my less than stellar attempts at honing the little buggers!
I'm working on modifying a holder from my Henckels kit to hold the Wilk blades. =)

The blades on this set are mounted in metal clips that affix them to the razor. You can slide the blade out of it's clip / holder and it looks like a very thin piece of a straight razor blade. They came with a strop and that worked just like the old Valet Auto Strop, but did it with a small gear system to flip the blade.

Many of the blades have chips on the corners where they fit under a catch on the bar / comb end. They were a adjustable for blade exposure, but I never though mine was a comfortable shave. Really neat item though.

Will N.

I recently used lapping film to hone one of these blades. I used 3, 1 and .3 micron lapping film and then used 1 layer of tape with the .3 for a micro bevel. It became incredibly sharp. I had a very comfortable but not super close shave. May experiment more later.