Thread: Straight Razor Pinning 101 (Videos)

Thanks!

Just what the doctor ordered!

Thanks alex, these videos should make things clear as day for everyone wanting to know how to pin. As you mentioned, there is a lot to be said for practice and experience. To help anyone who's new at thisI will add 2 little comments for educational effect:

1. Always ensure you're peening a square end. If you're starting from a rod that has been cut with flush cutters you have to file or grind the end square first. It may sound pedantic of me to mention this little point, but peening a rod that is pinched at the top by cutters makes for a very ugly pinning job.

2. Use hardware that is properly sized. Ensure that the rod fits snugly in the hole drilled in the scales. If it's too loose, the rod will buckle and you risk cracking the scales or having a pin that doesn't tighten properly. If it's too tight you also risk cracking the scales when pinning and also afterward when fitting the blade and doing final finishing work. The washers, also, should also be a good, tight fit to reduce the amount of metal you have to fold over to secure them. As with any project, haste and lack of planning are to be avoided.

3. Good lighting and a sturdy work surface will allow you to see what you're doing and avoid hitting the scales with your hammer. One hammer strike can ruin an otherwise flawless clear finish on wood. Slow, steady and deliberate... much like shaving.

4. The hammer should ideally be a ball peening hammer from 1 to 4 oz. The radius of the ball should be as small as possible.


May the force be with you all.

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Great vid Alex... I am going to sticky it until the Wiki wonder workers get it in there....

This really shows the amount, and the light force of the hammering, way better than I could have ever explained with pics....

Thanks Alex - very well done indeed!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Great vid Alex... I am going to sticky it until the Wiki wonder workers get it in there....

It went into the wiki sometime last night

Thanks Lee that why I call you guys the WWW (Wiki Wonder Workers)

Very well done!

Thanks Alex,
Well let me say, Nothing fancy here, just two hammers. it dosen't get any more basic than that. That just goes to show that you really don't need some elaborate or expensive setup. Keep up the good work.

Dan

P.S. read your private messages once in a while, I left you one.

Thanks for the vids. I watched them last night and did a sweet job of pinning a razor I have been working on forever.