Thread: Thoughts about 7 day sets

Originally Posted by jreiter22

Jimmy, I have a Tennis seven day set that I have not used. I work so many razors I have not used my normal rotation much either. I am getting sell crazy. I just put one of my rotation up on eBay to match another ERN I have up.

This is the thing. If I didn't have a heck of a lot of razors I would probably use the mint sets. They are so pretty and once they are used ..... I will probably use them eventually if I keep them. Selling on ebay can become as addictive as buying.

I bought the W&B set tonight on a bit of a whim. I really need to stop doing that, but I do plan to hone and use them. I'd appreciate any feedback on the set regarding the condition and price (albeit after the fact).

Originally Posted by Frampton

I bought the W&B set tonight on a bit of a whim. I really need to stop doing that, but I do plan to hone and use them. I'd appreciate any feedback on the set regarding the condition and price (albeit after the fact).

So that was you?! Thanks for bidding I didn't want to win the set.

Originally Posted by Frampton

I bought the W&B set tonight on a bit of a whim. I really need to stop doing that, but I do plan to hone and use them. I'd appreciate any feedback on the set regarding the condition and price (albeit after the fact).

Well they are nice razors and will no doubt make excellent shavers. IMO you did very well as I thought they would go for well above what they did go for. If you ever want to get your money out of them you'll have no problem. I like the jimps and the 6/8 blades and the 'improved tang' is cool. I like shaving with round points but they don't turn me on visually.

Had I been the winner of that set I would give Robert Williams (Papa Bull) a shout and ask him if he had any more of those $29.00 acrylic replacement scales he made. I bought a white faux pearl and a black pearlized set and they went on a couple of 6/8 blades like they were made for them.

Question for the historians out there. I was wondering,what was the reasoning behind the 7 day set?

Was it for travelling? Or did you run through the set and drop them into the local barber for stropping and pick them up that night and run through them again? Just a bit of a status symbol? Maybe all of the above?