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That is how the original scales looked like. Makes for a better grip while shaving. But I did not trust my pinning abilities and beefed it up around the pivot to keep it from cracking, especially...

This stuff is contagious for sure! :D
I don't have another blade to rescale right now, but I may have to find me one.

I checked Lowes and they didn't have much. I drove right past an Ace store...

Thanks!

I used methylene chloride, which is actually a solvent for acrylic. They call it "solvent welding", rather than gluing. There is no way it is coming apart without breaking the base...

This is my first go at making scales. I used 3/16 acrylic. I didn't lay them out on the computer, simply traced the old scales and added some extra around the pin.
Pinning was the most unnerving...