Thread: Thoughts about 7 day sets

I was watching a W&B 7 day set that ended tonight on the bay,Item number:360210769503 .I was thinking of going for it but decided against it. I have two 7 day sets and one 4 day set. The pair of seven dayers are vintage Solingen and are NOS. I've never used any of them. I have become their custodian. The 4 day set is in a 4 day case it is not a 7 day set short 3 razors. It is marked as being from Wales and I've honed and used all of those and they are all good shavers.

If I had gotten this set I would have probably honed and used them. But I thought about having 7 identical 6/8 round points and decided that I would be sort of bored with them. So the question is do any of you have and use 7 day sets ? If you don't have a set do you wish to have the 'right' set when it comes along ? Or do you feel that 7 identical razors, save for the day of the week etched on the spine, would be too much of a good thing ?

I'd like a 7-day set-Japanese. I was actually hoping I'd lose that W&B auction and by God I did! The reason being I didn't want to end up with two 7-day sets. The one I actually one was accidental. As it stands I only shave Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. If I vary it up to maximize the day of the week then problem solved. I don't think I'll get bored with 7-day set.
Awesome thread Jimmy

Other than something pretty to look at I don't think I would have much use for a 7 day set. My current set is a mismatch of W&B, Wapi, Oxford, Kron Punkt, Barlow and a partridge in a pear tree...

The way I look at it 7 day sets were a product of a bygone era (like straights har har). It was something the well heeled gentlemen or rich guy would aspire to. A nice matched set with ivory scales. To me there are too many nice razors out there. Seven of one type would be boring. Now if I was starting out and was a big spendur I would get a seven day set and that's it and use them for the rest of my life.

But like everything else you get what's important to you.

i wouldnt get a 7 day set unless i def planned on using them every day!! and i would take the mix match i have now and that would be for traveling

I would like to get a nice german seven day set. If you don't want yours. You could send it to me, and I will try them out. I promise I would send them back if need be.

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.

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.