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Pins and washers. I had some trouble with the pinning because the washers sunk into the wood a bit. I dinged the scales a few times, but I was able to smooth out the dings with some micromesh...

I just made a pattern for scales that I liked and would be sort of "beefy" enough for this blade. I had roughed out the scales and was hand-sanding the blade at low grits when I must have run into...

I've been working on this one for a while and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, though the pinning was a chore as the washers sunk into the scales. I need to tighten the pivot again, though...