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As for "destroyed finish" on the scales, you obviosly need to polish them up again, just as many most restorations. How often do you have perfect scales with loose pins?

And, sure, maybe not...

gsixgun, I guess that you could tighten it the same way you tighten other pins, by pinning it some more. Only you may need to file it flush again if you want the original look.

Or, you could...

I use exactly those bits ignatz so kindly has attached photos of, 1.6mm centerdrill. Makes a nice tapered hole.

Nice drawings by the way, ignatz, and of course that is also a way of doing it, in...

As Ben.mid has pointed out, it can get a nice clean look.

I have a way of doing this, take a look at this thread:http://straightrazorpalace.com/gallery/29012-clover-dressed-smoke-pc.html
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I don't know, for my part, I want some friction betwen the scales and the blade I.E a tight fitted blade. I belive that would be hard to achieve in this way. Also, a pinned razor can be "thightend"...