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I set the depth to be just before (maybe 0.5 - 1 mm) before coming through the other side of the scale. That way there was enough scale left for the pin to hammer into.

I think that's pretty close! I did a rough count from the pictures (I'm away for a while), and got around 200. For each hole I used a pin vise to hand drill a pilot then a drill press to finish,...

What you could also do is drill all the way through the scale and peen both ends of the wire to lock it in

@ Harrywally, I think I'm just going to leave it as is and polish it once in a while when the copper turns brown. It shouldn't turn green unless it's in really bad conditions.

@Whitelion, I have...

Here's a couple more pics. I had intended to use a silver wire from my hobby days but it turned out it had a copper core, so all the pins here are copper. As to diameter I'm not sure. Whatever it was...

I have another blade that I think would suit it better, and as far as doing it again, for me it's like upholstering a chair. I did that once, and was better for it, but it would take some convincing...

Here's my Christmas day project. I wanted to see if I could replicate the pinned scale work often seen in ivory from the early 1800s, so I made some quick scales from brown horn. For each pin, a...