Thread: My First 7 Day Set

I recently saw a Wusthof NOS covered tang pop up on ebay. It was a beautiful. I had never seen a covered tang razor before and there was something about it that I was drawn to. It ended up going for more than I was willing to spend, but it made an impact.

I've been looking for a nice 7 day set for perhaps 6 months or so off and on, but just hadn't yet found that "right" set. While I'd love to go out and get a new set from Thiers-Issard, there's something about a vintage set that I'm drawn to. Who used them before me??? Well, I was pretty excited when I came across a Henckels 7 day set that with covered tangs about two weeks later. It was in decent shape at purchase. I hand sanded each of the blades and honed every one. The box is in rough shape. I was able to polish the sterling emblem, but the leather is pretty shot. It would have been great if they actually had the days of the week on the blades... Regardless, I'm pretty pleased with the purchase. Based on the logo it appears to be post 1900, but pre-1969. Shreve & Co appears to be a high-end jewelry store in San Francisco. I'm really enjoying them and hope you do as well.

Very nice looking set.

WOW ! Let me just say WOW again. That would make me want to shave twice a day.

very nice set !!!! CONGRATS !!!

What you have there is one of the holy grails of razor collecting

One Henckels is a great find, seven means it's time to buy a lottery ticket!

I've heard that with these sets one of the blades can be a lot more worn than the others: did you find that?

Really nice set.

Congratulations on a very, very nice find.

Bob

Oh, my goodness! That sooo nice.

They're fantastic, congrats.
You must be very pleased with them, they appear to be in great condition.

~Paul

Originally Posted by Maladroit

I've heard that with these sets one of the blades can be a lot more worn than the others: did you find that?

Thanks all for the compliments. With respect to wear, I did not see much difference between the blades. A few of them are a bit looser in the scales and don't center perfectly. I just ordered my first pinning rod. Once I feel I've gotten good enough with practice on some single restores I'm starting to work on, I'll probably try repinning most of them.