Thread: First attempt at Restoration of Frederick Reynolds

Looking good! Is that the original lead wedge. It looks like you have gotten them thin enough to get the wedge to do its job and the the scales bowing nicely. You may want to do with a double stack washer to help keep the washer from biting into the wood because the bottom washers will be wider giving more surface area against the wood. You are getting very close to woo hoo its done and looking good.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Looking good! Is that the original lead wedge. It looks like you have gotten them thin enough to get the wedge to do its job and the the scales bowing nicely. You may want to do with a double stack washer to help keep the washer from biting into the wood because the bottom washers will be wider giving more surface area against the wood. You are getting very close to woo hoo its done and looking good.

Yes that is the original lead wedge. I actually was thinking about the dual washer approach I have three different ones coming tomorrow. I am getting excited. Should not be much longer. Not sure how I will pin quite yet, but will watch some youtube videos and such and give it my best. Thanks for the support RezDog.

It took me quite a few attempts to get my pinning so that I was happy with it. One of my issues was starting to peen when the pins were just a tiny bit too long, and then bending the pin as a result. If your pin isn't peening enough to tighten down stop and file a tiny bit off. 1/32 of an inch can make a big difference. You can pin with very few tools, two hammers, wire cutters, file and a pair of vice grips and you should be golden. PM me if you have any questions after you watch the videos

Here is the finished product. Learned a lot while working with this restore.

Nice go. Any challenges getting the blade to center?