Thread: Im new.. please help !!

okay if they are worth keeping and using them is that good then i will keep all of them, get them honed and try shaving with them....

what are the handles on the black set made of ? are they plastic ? is there any way of telling what date they were made ?

Just go here and there are lots of how tos Straight Razor Place Wiki - Straight Razor Place Wiki .

Bob

okay I would like to say thanks for the advice... I have now had a good read around the site... I have read the starters guide.... and I can see that there is a lot to learn !!! I have had a pm about buying my razors... to which i replied they are Not for sale and I have fired off a few pms about buying some cheap shave ready razors from the classifieds to practise shaving and honing etc... I have learnt a lot in the last day including the fact you guys call the handle the "scales" amongst lots of other things !! I work with tools everyday and love the fact you guys take so much care of your blades... I have found out a little more information on my razors... including the fact valuations can vary massively. But i would like to know a few more things if anyone can tell me please ??.... what material are the scales on my black set ? and also roughly what year would these sets date from ?
Thanks

Yea, there is a lot to learn. If you want more info on the razors clearer photos of the stampings on the tangs would help. If the stampings say Sheffield and England is absent then they could be pre 1891 or there abouts. If England is included then post 1891. You could try a web search for the retailers named on the boxes who originally sold them. Can't help you much more just not an expert on that stuff.

Bob