I'm making a set of scales from ebony for an early W&B blade. I do not have the original scales to copy. The width of the tang has .055 taper between the pivot pin hole and the thickest portion of the tang that will enter the scales. That is a lot of washer thickness to make up on either side of the pivot pin and looked poorly in the mock up. Without the washers the blade will not stay in the scales. Kind of like squeezing a watermelon seed. I slipped a blind pin in between the scales and it held the scales apart so the razor opened and closed smoothly. Is that the correct approach to this problem? Should the 3rd pin be peened in place or blind and held in with epoxy?
The pivot pin hole was also large so I made up a brass bushing based on Gsixxgun's sticky.
Any advise?
Thanks,
Karl