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    Just got this razor today, here's a quick before and after some polishing. Damaged the scales trying to get the old pin out, but they were the plain black ones, so not too concerned. Now to choose a new scale material. Hmm...
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    Was that a washerless mount of the scales? I have a Henckels I want to de-scale to clean it up, but I want to reuse the originals, and it is a washer less. It is going to be a pain to de pin.
    Nice job on the Robeson. I am in the market for one, hope to find one in as good of shape as that one.
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    Yeah, it was washerless. Probably could have kept the scales in better shape with more patience, but for the plain black scales I wasn't too worried about it.

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    Me too. I hatea the plain black scales, but this one is in such great original shape it would be a shame to ditch them, though I would love another Henckels in cocobolo.
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    Couple of nice looking razors there. Hopefully a Henckels in my future soon.

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    May I ask what technique you used to remove the scale that didn't work out? I learn more from my mistakes than from my successes.

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    Tried grinding off the peened part with a dremel disc. Got it flush with (maybe even a bit below) the scale material, still wouldn't go. Flipped it and tried the other side with the same results. It seemed to be somewhat peened into the scale. Beneath the dome of the peen, the rod was somewhat funnel shaped into the scale holes, if that makes sense. Had to grind into the scale maybe 1/16" before the rod thickness became uniform.

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    Here is a photo of the side I didn't grind into the scales. This is what was left after grinding down flush with the scale, so the rest of this was somewhat embedded into the scale material itself. Name:  Peen.png
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    instead of grinding flat you could have also used a drill bit to take off the head. Slow and steady with a pin vise and bit rather than a power drill...

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    Unfortunately I don't have a drill press yet. Tried the second pin with the power drill without any better results. Time for a trip to harbor freight once the snow clears up a bit!

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