Thread: Are you a 7-day set man?

I think that the same person can give different answers at different times of their life. I had a rotation of 7 really fine razors, including 2 custom Livi regrinds, an NOS Filarmonica, an NOS Friodur, an NOS World Master, etc. I compare my rotation to the time of my life when I wanted to date a lot of different girls. Then the LeGrelot 3/4 to full hollow ground came along and I fell in love. I just didn't want to shave with any other razor. I compare that to falling in love and getting married. At the time I had the idea of purchasing a 7-day set, I had already been using the LeGrelot exclusively for a while. Then I decided to expand the family and that's like having children.

I know it doesn't make any sense, but I like it.

I think that a 7 day set for me would be all different, maybe erring on the side of my preferences, but different all the same.

However, I would love to own a 'proper' 7 day set with engraved spines - just because I think they look fantastic.

I noticed there are a few 4 razor sets on ebay.

I have/had a 7 day set, that I am breakign up and selling off. like many others I'd love to keep the set, but can't afford a lot of razors. rather I'm trying to get a slight variety of ones I really like, that are very nice. and while I do like sometimes using a 5/8" or a hollow grind the larger/heavier blades work out better for me thus far (except for the one 5/8" thistle cut I sold and kick myself over still). so a 7 day set of maybe 7/8 half hollows would be cool.

right now though I'm trying for 7 "keepers". I have three shave ready now. I have a 4th in process with what I thought was my 5th probably lost in shipping. I have a c-mon to get restored, no 6. then a wester de-fi that was a gift, 7. after that I'll lay low for a while before going for a 14 day set. then 21, then 28 and so on. ;-)

Red

7 different razors for me. I can't think of a style I would really want 7 identical razors of.

I own a 7 day set of really cool razors but only have 6 of them as it was missing one when I got it. Came in a really cool box too. The box is probably the best part of owning the set. Like Red, I too am splitting up the set to sell. It was a toss up between scaling 6 razors exactly the same, or splitting them up, each with different scales (maybe an identical set of two though). I just doubted anyone would buy them as a set from me considering the price I'd put on them!

Originally Posted by Big Red

right now though I'm trying for 7 "keepers". I have three shave ready now. I have a 4th in process with what I thought was my 5th probably lost in shipping. I have a c-mon to get restored, no 6. then a wester de-fi that was a gift, 7. after that I'll lay low for a while before going for a 14 day set. then 21, then 28 and so on. ;-)

Red

I was real good about limiting myself to just seven, and I've only just realized that I limited myself to seven for about the first year. The other day I officially admitted to myself that I'm going to allow myself to have 14. I hope I can stick with 14 for at least the next year. It's a slippery soap... er slope.

If you have an ideal 7 day set that you'd like to keep that way, it makes sense to start another.

By limiting your self you force your self to get every up to standard rather than having stacks on the 'to do' pile, that my theory anyway!

For now, I'm going to limit my self to 7 so I can work out what my preferences are, and claw some money back on those I will never use.