Thread: Case red imp 133

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

Man you nailed it! Thank you!
Even though I have red acrylic and was going to go the imp I referred to earlier in the thread in it I am now considering using the Padauk as I have it as well. We will see.

I am going to to woodcraft orange county on Tuesday to pickup a c12k. I may see if they have any in stock. If not I'll do maple with a cherry red clear coat that is just translucent enough to see wood grain through. What top coat do you guys think would be best on a straight? I'm thinking marine spar as its a urethane meant for boats.

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

Thats what I use on my brushes as well as some vintage shaving soap bowls I have restored (you could call it that i guess) and was planning to use on wooden scales as well. I think I prefer it to a CA finish. Several very thin coats is what I had in mind. Im not suree but I also do a 1/3 spar urethane/1/3 moneral spirits/13 tung or boiled linseed oil as well. I am debating in my head a bit between the 2.

I've never even heard of a mix like that. Seems like it would be more like furniture polish at that point. There's always good old lacquer too. Lol. Stain(if any) sand and seal(aerosl can), buff with 400grit, three coats of lacquer buffing with 400 between coats and that's a fine finish. And u can do it in about 2.5 hours.

Looks like Jantz has Padauk and Redheart but only in 5" lengths. The Redheart looks good but the padauk has more grain.

Forget Jantz, Woodcraft has both in a huge assortment of thicknesses and a way better price.

I live in contractor ville USA. Riverside county. I can hit lumber yards with a rock 360° from my house. Lol.

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

The mix gives you the look of a hand rubbed oil finish with bringing out the grain and what not but offers the protection aspect of a spar urethane. You might be surprised.
You certainly could do what you have mentioned in this post. I cant comment on it as I have not done it.

I would certainly give it a whirl. What products do you use?

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane, The Mineral spirits and Boiled Linseed are simply hardware store variety generic. Kean strip I think is the brand. Wood River is the Tung I use when I use that.

And you just mix it in equal parts? Do use a brush, rag or...??

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

The red IMP also came in yellow scales as well.

Any pics ? They must be uncommon.

THAT is what is known as a rescale! ALL Red Imps, whether Case, Morris, Ludo, or Geisen and Forsthoff came in red scales with the Red Imp logo on front. The top pin on that razor will testify!

Case Red Imps were and are notorious for shrinkage and warpage. As many of them out there rescaled with whatever was available as are DD Satinedges, which suffer from the same malady. Neither of your yellow examples are in the original scales, JMO. 'Factory' pins with no washer on one side? No need to take my word as such, however. The second example is obviously from Manah. Perhaps he could weigh in on whether it was rescaled or not.