Thread: Ivory pinning with washers- yes or no?

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…

Thanks for the pictures and links! I think I will use the little collar pins to help keep the hammer away from the ivory, and go ahead and use washers on the tang. I will get my mind right and hopefully give it a go tomorrow after work.

I took care of this one today after work, and I am pleased with the results! I went slowly and used a ton of baby taps

Baby tap, go slow, pay attention, that's the path. It looks like you followed it right to a job well done.