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I'm with you, Butch. The nice thing about adjustable pins is the adjustability. I'd be doing regular pinning and peening if I didn't want the adjustability.

Sure. You could always use 24 hour epoxy on the threads and tighten it to your satisfaction. But once the work-time is over, that'll be it and there will be no more adjustment.

Well, that settles it. Whatever way we do it is the best way to do it. :)

Ah yes... keeping them tight. That's usually not a problem if they've been done well, but if it is, first thing to try is a little beeswax in the threads. Light loctite would also work.

Yeah, if...

It's not necessary to take a razor apart or switch scales for whatever reason you may have. And if you want to make sure you don't have those options, then standard peened pinning is a great choice.

True. The punched holes can look as crooked as a dog's hind leg but aren't the problem with the blade closing properly. Crooked tangs, warped tangs, scales that aren't flat or have uneven...

200+ Years of razor makers did it the way it was always done because that's the way it was always done, not because it made more sense or was superior. In days of yore, folding knives were all...

adjustable pins, done right, work at least as well (and in my opinion) better than the best "true pin" system. The great thing about using good ol' fashioned pinning is that it's very inexpensive...