Hi Guy's a quick question please.
I have a blade, I don't think it's anything special but the scales were broken at the hinge.
I have removed the scales and have saved the one that isn't broken.
I am going to order a small jewellers anvil from Amazon for about 35 bucks. It has a small hole at one end which I understand from YouTube vids is great for putting the pin in to hold while I peen the top a bit.
My question is, how do you stop the pin just pushing through when the top is tapped because before the top starts to mushroom it is simply a rod and the hole in the anvil goes all the way through?
I expect the solution is very simple but I haven't pinned before so I am kind of going through the process in my mind.
I probably won't be making scales for my first attempt and I have noticed that I can just get ready made scales although they cost a lot more than the wood pieces.
If I can't find scales I like and don't just want black or white cos I already have a few of those, I might have a go at making them.
I'm nothing if not adventurous and all in. The scales are already broken and I have one to use as a template so if I try and I make a right pigs ear of it I don't think I will have lost much except a few bucks and some time, on the plus side it will be a great learning opportunity.