Quote Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession View Post
I do know that the scales are notorious for what you mentioned. So much so that even an old rescale is totally realistic. As I said you may very well be correct. Everything you are saying makes sense. More sense than what I an contending in fact. It is not a matter of being right or wrong but at this point I am curious to know. I am sure there are people here that know for certain. Heck perhaps maybe you are one of them and I am simply off base from jump!
I also have a DD dwarf where the scales are simply a mess - looking much like many of the imps you see as far as uneven shrinkage and severe warping. It has been mentioned to me by someone else that does numerous restorations that the DD Stainedges are known for this as well. You are probably correct. Either way I love the discussion as anything I can learn about razors and their history I pretty much eat up at this point. The knowledge of so many people here is simply amazing. I thank you for your posts and sharing of your knowledge.
+1 on the did scales. I have a satin wedge that had the translucent yellow celluloid scales. Let me tell you about sketchy and messy. It was my first razor and I knew little more than that dd razors are popular on this forum. So I bough it. I honed it myself. Stropped it. And was on my 4th shave when one of the scales literally popped in my hand with blade on face.

I rescaled my duck. Now fast forward to when someone told me on this very thread that the scales on my imp were celluloid showing signs of decomposition. Now we can all understand why I'm rescaling my imp