Thread: Thoughts about 7 day sets

I shave once sometimes twice daily so I would get the use out of it if I owned one. But I plan on getting one just to pass along.

Jimmy what does your four day box look like?

Originally Posted by jreiter22

Jimmy what does your four day box look like?

Here is a thread I started when I got them with photos. They are good shavers. The blades are stamped Wales but some thought they were made in Sheffield. The steel is of a high quality based on my honing and shaving results.

At this point in my shaving career I like diversity. Different size, different styles. So no 7-day sets for me.

I used to want a 7 day set but then I settled for different razor brands in case I got bored.That's how it was supposed to go but now I have two Geneva cutlery co.6/8ths and two 7/8ths Flics.Oh well, I'll just have to start all over again. I don't think a seven day set of Genco or Flic would bore me.

Jimmy, I have a pristine set of Gem cutlery 5/8 roundpoints, the box is battered but the razors look like new. In the 3-4 years I have had them I have put two of them to the barbers hone(thurs, sunday) they looked so good and shaved so good I think I may have been the only one to ever use them. I keep them cleaned and oiled and no longer use them, they are my babies and daddy is very proud!

I have a seven day set, but I never use it. I got it primarily for the nostalgia.

I would love a 7 day set, but I do love the mismatched handful of razors I do have!

My grandfather collects antiques and goes to fairs quite often. About a month ago he bought me a seven day set of 6.5/8 Rodgers in ivory, round point hollow grounds. Great condition apart from some having a little devil's spit but two of them are not part of the original set and are smaller 5/8s.

I have not yet honed them, but soon will as they look like they will be superb. The quality of them is awesome and even the box is beautiful, which looks to be spalted or black and white ebony.

I have a Rodgers wedge, also in ivory so it will be interesting to see how it compares to a similarly sized Rodgers hollow grind.

oh yeah, this post is entitled 'thoughts about 7 day sets.'

My thoughts in general are yes they are great, especially the vintage heirlooms and modern day customs that Thiers Issard offer for example, however had I not been given one I doubt I would ever purchase a set. Perhaps if a seven day set was non identical and offered different grinds/points/sizes, but then it wouldn't be a set, rather a collection.

Generally I like variety and enjoy giving thought and choosing which razor I will use for my shave. There may be consistency between the grind I will select and the number of days growth I have accumulated.

In conclusion I believe that a seven day set can be desirable, but not preferable to having 7 different razors of different steel, grind etc; and would complement a rotation of other razors.

Thats my analogy at least. Some people like consistency. In terms of shaving I like diversity.