Thread: Third Re-Scale Attempt - Joseph Elliot Wedge

Well Gents, here it is; my third attempt at a rescale. It's a Joseph Elliot 6/8" Wedge with barber's notch which I picked up for 20 bucks on ebay (razor only, no scales). I had a set of black horn scales, so I figured this would be a good application for them. I can tell that I'm getting better at peening now, as the "head" of the pins are now more uniform/smooth looking than past attempts...Now, to hone it on my new Zulu Grey & shave with it!!

Good work, practice makes perfect I think guys who are new to pinning or trying it out the first time would be surprised at how little pin stock you need sticking out past the washer to get a solid peen. You can always flatten a lumpy pin with a file afterwards, or even put tape over it, scrape the tape away from just the pin and run it on the buffer until it is shiny and perfect.

Originally Posted by dfrazor

Good work, practice makes perfect I think guys who are new to pinning or trying it out the first time would be surprised at how little pin stock you need sticking out past the washer to get a solid peen.

Very true! I've found that you do not need much at all...In fact, during my first few attempts I kept making the pin too long so the razor had a lot of "slop" in it...I have now found that "happy medium" to get a nice opening/closing resistance..

Originally Posted by jpcwon

Very true! I've found that you do not need much at all...In fact, during my first few attempts I kept making the pin too long so the razor had a lot of "slop" in it...I have now found that "happy medium" to get a nice opening/closing resistance..

It is one of those things that seems very difficult at first and gets easier with time. Pretty much an artisan skill.

Nice job! Did you make the scales yourself or did you get them pre cut?

Made the same mistake on my first pinning job as well. The scales turned out nice, the next set wil be better, and so on. You learn a little with every set and different materials.

They look great,I think the main mistake is made in making them to thick.Classic orig scales are about .090 or less,some of the horn a little more.Is a fine balance between thickness and width.JMO

Originally Posted by aespo

Nice job! Did you make the scales yourself or did you get them pre cut?

Unfortunately I cannot take credit for the scales as I bought them pre-cut!

I agree with pixelfixed they are a bit thick, but they look good in person & the blade should hone up well!

JP