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“What are those things in the pic?”

It’s a single flute centering bit.

A sharp long point is easier to see the tip and make your starting dimple in the center of the pin. A Larger center punch,...

I do like Mike, except I punch a center divot on the flat, with a small 1/8 in Philips screw driver. that I sharpened and hardened. Pins are soft so it does not need to be that hard.

I start the...

Way overthinking the germ thing, if there was the hint of any transfer, the Nanny State Police would out law the sale of straight razors, like the killer straws & plastic bags, years ago. Bleach has...

Looks like rust. To clean the scales and the razor without unpinning, spray the whole thing with WD40 especially between the scales and let sit for a few minutes.

Then clip off the end of a wooden...