Thread: Ivory pinning with washers- yes or no?

Yes, from the outside

Thanks for all the replies! I soaked the scales for several days in oil to rehydrate them, but I am still nervousI might just do a couple of mock ups and then decide, I am worried about the scales getting stained. Does anyone have some more picture of ivory scales with collars?

Well its not ivory, its bone.
But here's a few pic's using the little Stainless washers. Their typically used under normal collars, so they won't dig into the scales.

If you look through this mess.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-halves.html

I always use a drill chuck and make one side of the pin in the chuck, which leaves only one side to peen the piñ on in the scales. Also I think the dome of your hammer makes a difference too. A more flat dome is harder to get the peen without hitting the scales.

See! I tried that, but seem to do better dabbing a bit at either side.
So many ways to do things!

That's where I learned it from!

Then try it the other way!

I like to peen mine just enough to hold the collar, then assemble.

Buried in Tom’s post,, Matching up scale halves is another very good long post on, collarless pinning of Ivory.

Worth a read, if for nothing else to remember the old guys, Bill and Neil…