My first 7 day set

got this in the mail today and just had to show it. The box is in need of some working as some of the corners are coming loose along with the felt on the insides. The tages have some rust and a couple spots of active rust too but blades look good. Mappin and Webb. The inscrition under the name says:

Queen Victoria St.
E.C.

Nothing on the back of the tangs or tails.

One crack at a pin and another tiny crack at onther pin but for a good price (as in, I paid less than a cheep set on the web) I just couldn't pass them up. And being Ivory Scales, just had to have it.

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Nice pull bro. CONGRATS
Jer

Awesome man!!!!!! Lucky you that is a nice set

Congrats, nice set indeed.
Enjoy them in good health..

thanks guys. I cleaned the purple felt/suede on the inside of the box and put some glue on the joints on the box and its now holding together nicely. Now working on filling the days of the weeks words on the top of the spines with the quick and dirty method posted here on the forum by Euclid440.
Wondering how I'm going to get the active rust out of the pivot area without unpinning? Dont want to break anything so unpinning dont sound like a good idea. Going to scrape at it with a blade but...
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Super cool set!

Congrats. It's a nice set.

If you stake the blade and work dental floss or thin butcher twine in between with some polish you should be able to work some of that out. Careful is key, that's how I broke my first set of scales. Thin butcher twine seems pretty good as it holds a lot of polish and it is easy to separate bunches of the fiber out for thinner pieces. The dental floss gets into the tight spots but does not carry a lot of polish. A razor blade will get the edges. Stabilize your cracks with CA and moisturize them with a little light mineral oil.

Thanks for the details Rez. I'll give it a go. Got dental floss but not butcher string. But I see that a rougher thin string would work better. Its got a bit of rust on the jimps too. Plus they are a bit rounder now. Wondering if I could carefully take a three sided file to the jimps? Or would that damage them in some way?

BTW, I tried to put a quick edge on the Saturday razor and gave it a go. Just not sharp enough. I guess you cant rush things. I'll have to spend a few days honing these as I hone slowly. I guess if you were to watch a vid of Glen or Lynn, they do 2.5 strokes to my one. ha.

Jerry,

I'm glad that your set arrived safe and sound.

RezDog's suggestion is Excellent. I would expand a bit.

#1 Stop by a JoAnnes and pick up a small spool of Upholstery thread. It is quite durable and can be folded over and over and then twisted around and around to build up to a much larger diameter to hold the metal polish.

#2 Use a soft toothbrush with the metal polish around the pivot. You will be surprised how much will come off and very quickly.

Any questions/you know where I am.

Have fun.

Very nice set, congrats! Enjoy it!

Tried the floss and sence there are no washers on the insides it seems to get stuck in the pivot. No extra room as they are not loose. But went for it and worked the best i could. I did use a small brush and razor blade and got rid of a lot of it on one razor so far. Plus one cut on a knuckle. At this rate i might loose a finger by the time im done as i cut another finger today honing. Guess its part of the fun. I do have some cross stitch thread in the house and its called floss. I might give it a try. Sence its not coated in wax like dental floss I bet it should hold polish nicely. This is going to be a long process. Glad I got three more days off.

Thanks for the reply Roy. Now I need to ask the wife if we have any mineral oil.

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Tried the floss and sence there are no washers on the insides it seems to get stuck in the pivot. No extra room as they are not loose. But went for it and worked the best i could. I did use a small brush and razor blade and got rid of a lot of it on one razor so far. Plus one cut on a knuckle. At this rate i might loose a finger by the time im done as i cut another finger today honing. Guess its part of the fun. I do have some cross stitch thread in the house and its called floss. I might give it a try. Sence its not coated in wax like dental floss I bet it should hold polish nicely. This is going to be a long process. Glad I got three more days off.

Thanks for the reply Roy. Now I need to ask the wife if we have any mineral oil.

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Jerry, the 'cross stitch thread'/called floss should work in place of the upholstery thread. The upholstery thread is really heavy duty and is also not waxed so it and the cross stitch should also hold the metal polish. However I can't vouch for the durability of the cross stitch tread.

Remember what I first told you about Straight Razors. 'Patience' is of the upmost importance. Don't try to 'dig' the string into the pivot. GENTLY use it to rub against the scales, the pivot and the blade.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

That's a fantastic looking set right off the bat and can only get better with a little time and effort. What I have done in the past for safety sake is to cover the edge with a piece or two of electrical tape. Save those fingers!!
Good luck!

Pete <:-}

Beautiful set, Jerry-Mappin and Webb 7-Day in ivory is one of the holy grails to add to a collection. Enjoy them!

I got time. I just ran out of projects so this one is next. Not to stuff the thread in the pivot. OK. I was wondering how it was going to get in there. Guess it isn't. I got one cleaned but need to buy mineral oil. You should have seen the look on the wifes face when I asked her where the mineral oil was. She said she didn't know we had any. Ha. She's a good old bird and supports me in my crazy hobbies.
I did cover the edge with tape just to cut down on the cuts. They razors are sharp but not shaving ready. Holy Grail of set? I dont know about that being new, but I'm happy with them.

I will say in front of the whole crew here that "STEEL" was the fine gentleman who contacted me by PM and offered this set. And for a good price. I just wanted to thank STEEL in public but had been holding off. He seems like a quite sort and dont post a lot. A bit of mystery in the guy. I will admit I was a little hesitant to deal with him at first, but after a few PM's he seemed like a good guy. What a fine member he is to help me to get my first 7 day set!

And BTW, (sorry to go on) I also got a praising PM from a member the other day about how well I'm growing in this hobby and that he's been watching me. Was afraid I'd be another that jumped in and lost control but was happy I've picked up everything people were throwing at me. It sure is nice to deal with and talk with such a great group of folks. Thanks to ALL OF YOU! I'd buy you ALL a beer but afraid the trip around the world to find you all would set be back a bit too much. ha.

havent seen it mentioned, recommend adding the below to your cleaning kit for times when you dont want to un-pin the pivot. works great.

https://www.amazon.com/K-Tool-Intern...it+sanding+pen

Beautiful set :beer1:

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I got time. I just ran out of projects so this one is next. Not to stuff the thread in the pivot. OK. I was wondering how it was going to get in there. Guess it isn't. I got one cleaned but need to buy mineral oil. You should have seen the look on the wifes face when I asked her where the mineral oil was. She said she didn't know we had any. Ha. She's a good old bird and supports me in my crazy hobbies.
I did cover the edge with tape just to cut down on the cuts. They razors are sharp but not shaving ready. Holy Grail of set? I dont know about that being new, but I'm happy with them.

I will say in front of the whole crew here that "STEEL" was the fine gentleman who contacted me by PM and offered this set. And for a good price. I just wanted to thank STEEL in public but had been holding off. He seems like a quite sort and dont post a lot. A bit of mystery in the guy. I will admit I was a little hesitant to deal with him at first, but after a few PM's he seemed like a good guy. What a fine member he is to help me to get my first 7 day set!

And BTW, (sorry to go on) I also got a praising PM from a member the other day about how well I'm growing in this hobby and that he's been watching me. Was afraid I'd be another that jumped in and lost control but was happy I've picked up everything people were throwing at me. It sure is nice to deal with and talk with such a great group of folks. Thanks to ALL OF YOU! I'd buy you ALL a beer but afraid the trip around the world to find you all would set be back a bit too much. ha.

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I'm glad you like them. It is a beautiful ivory set that needs some TLC. With your determination and the guy's help here it should be a fun project for you. Enjoy.

Great set. Those are nice shavers.
Still haven't gotten a set and Ive been straight shaving since 2009
Maybe its time!

Thanks for the comment Steel. And for the deal on the set.

And to all, The set wasn't cheep by all means, but it was a good enough price I couldn't pass it up. Thanks to all for the comments.

That little sanding pen looks enteresting. Might have to look into it. Thanks Sloanwinters for the link.

Disburden makes me feel better for also not owning a proper 7-day set yet. Maybe I will be like tc and rolodave and work on a Bruno blade 7-day down the road. ;)

Nice set, Gasman. Be sure to post more pics once you've gotten them all cleaned up.

One question re: sizes...are they 6/8?

I'd call the 11/16 but they might have started at 6/8.

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BTW, This one is about done. Still needs honing and maybe just a little more time cleaning up but... I'm not going to get all the dark marks out of the tang and there is pitting on the tang thats not going to come out by hand without unpinning. I figure they are old so they should look to have some age. I'm just really happy with the blades. as they are in great shape. Guess someone had a problem with drying before closing them up and putting away so the tangs took some abuse.

didn't realize the shine on the blade didn't show up in the pic. Trust me, its shinny!