Thiers Issard 7-Day Sets

Hello everyone! I am thinking of splurging on a very nice looking Thiers-Issard seven day set. My question is whether anyone has any intimate knowledge of the company and or their creation of these sets specifically? I know that their regular straights which I have purchased are not shave ready and needed to be honed before use. Are these sets given any special attention by them? Are they honed other than by a machine because of their special nature? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I don't know much about TI except that they're french and make nice razors so I can't really you help out there.

Undream did a great job on a custom TI seven day set a while ago. http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...pic-heavy.html

Gary has a set for sale
TI seven day set - Straight Razor Place Classifieds
You can be certain that they will be impeccably honed.

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Originally Posted by imacohiba

Hello everyone! I am thinking of splurging on a very nice looking Thiers-Issard seven day set. My question is whether anyone has any intimate knowledge of the company and or their creation of these sets specifically? I know that their regular straights which I have purchased are not shave ready and needed to be honed before use. Are these sets given any special attention by them? Are they honed other than by a machine because of their special nature? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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imacohiba,
Thiers-Issard is a legendary French name in razors. This set looks quite handsome. If it's coming from Gary Haywood, I am sure it is also impeccable in every way.

Welcome to SRP. TI is one of my favorite brand of razors. If you are an experienced straight razor shaver I would think you cannot go wrong. OTOH, if you are new to straight razor shaving I would suggest dipping your foot in the water with one or two entry level razors rather than diving into a 7 day set. :gl:

I doubt the razors receive any special attention at the factory. I say that not ever examining one of their 7 day sets however I have several of their limited edition razors and they all suffer from the same QC problems as their regular razors.

I finally received my set and I am super excited! thebigspendur was right, they did not receive any special attention from the factory so I got them all professionally honed. Thanks everyone for the previous information! Now anyone that wants to purchase one knows in advance they need honing to be shave ready.

Imacohiba, How about some pictures of that fine new set? Give us something to drool over.. I'm interested in getting a 7 day set myself.

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These are a couple from my iPad camera which really doesn't do them justice. They're 7/8 with a square point and oversized pure blonde horn scales. I also have included the link to where I bought them in case anyone is interested. Beautiful!


1barber - Produits de rasage pour hommes - Thiers-Issard - 7/8 - 7 Day Set - Bijou de France

It seems I can't turn the images around. Sorry everyone! :shrug:

Beautiful set. Enjoy them!!!

Très joli! I live that old world style that thiers issard seems to adhere to

Here are mine and yes...they have to be honed ...at least mine did.
Well worth the money!!
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Yes, they are very nice indeed.

Those scales look fantastic stingray. I am particular to ram's horn scales myself and was actually considering holding out for a 7 day set with those scales but the 7/8 square point finally won me over!

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Those scales look fantastic stingray. I am particular to ram's horn scales myself and was actually considering holding out for a 7 day set with those scales but the 7/8 square point finally won me over!

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The scales and the round point is why I chose them..I hate a square point leavea DNA in my sink..and sometimes parts of my ear.
Stingray