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After the holes were filled and I had things smooth I used multiple coats of CA to seal\coat the scales.
They're not complete but it's coming along :D
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I found a nice block of time to throw at this again and made some progress.
I ended up grabbing some epoxy to mend the original break, and it's holding very well.
I also moved the wedge towards the...

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Thanks for the clarification!

Good call guys, I missed the obvious and didn't consider gluing the wedge & scales together prior to pinning.

I'll plan on getting some epoxy and mending the actual break, then running a lose pin...

Since I had glued the break with CA I went forward with a CA finish after I had things lightly sanded today.
It was going great until I tapped the scale while pinning the wedge in... :cry:
Better...

Thanks for the input.
I'm not opposed to keeping the original scales. I'll grab some epoxy tomorrow and see if I can build up a layer on the back of the broken scale. The break wasn't at the pivot...

This was a surprise project that landed in my lap late last week.
You know how it goes when you find that 'too good to be true' auction and you pull the trigger right?

Anyway, the photos looked...