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Good point! But I was referring to the penning - the pattern of pins that decorate the scales, rather than the functional pins that hold the parts together.

Haha! Happily, I had planned to do this all by hand, so no worries there!

I think that's everything I need, except maybe to try to try out that baking soda and CA trick on a chopstick or...

I'm also a little nervous soaking these with the penning - do you think it's likely that a two week soak will have any effect on the silver pins?

Thanks again for all of the help.

Dude! You typed this all on your PHONE????

That is dedication to the craft, my friend.

Many, many thanks.

Oh, excellent! To save Mike some keystrokes, about how long for each soak?

Hey, also, if you'd find it easier, you could just write all of this by hand, take some photos, put those here, and I could transcribe them for you.

I'm guessing I type faster on my laptop than...

Do you have tips on the "clean" and "condition" part of this advice? I've never worked with bone, and while I've unpinned, cleaned up, and reassembled several razors, I've never really done any major...

Hey, Bud,

Take your time. I'm not doing this tomorrow.

Also, feel free to send it in 27 small pieces. I can assemble them together later.

You're doing me a big solid, so feel free to make...

My dad wasn't much use for teaching much of anything, so you've got me there.

But you've also got me interested in the glass idea. I've done enough of it that I've made MOST of the REALLY stupid...

This is a very clever idea!

I also have another non-razor project on my docket that I could solve with fibreglass, so I could use that to remember the basics.

But I will definitely go on the...

Well, damn your eyes.

I was all set to do a "good enough for me" job, and now you're making me think that a total restoration is not unreasonable.

However, you've just made this a much bigger...

Oh, good point about wood swelling. Would bone not be subject to the same swelling, though? I've never worked with bone or horn before, so I genuinely have no actual idea...

Oh, good heavens - fibreglass is super obvious, now that you say it.

I'd be a little worried that the glass fibres would play merry hell on the blade, though!

It'll be weeks (or likely...

Thanks for the heads up, Mick. If I don't hear from him, I'll reach out.

Cheers!

I'm trying to restore my first set of scales.

I recently bought this Allison's Celebrated razor.

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As you can see, the scales are pretty wrecked, but I want to keep them for obvious...