Thread: Help with pinning?

the only other thing is to keep the taps with the hammer light just a little harder than it takes to break a egg shell then you wont have the bent rod problem.

I have a question on the brass used. I am not by any means a pro at this. I bought some brass nails that were not annealed and it took a little longer to peen but the results were very good. I got a set of scales that were very tight and they seemed to stay that way.


Thanks,
Richard

I've got used to not annealing mine. Works fine.

Regards,
Neil

Yes, I'll try annealing it...didn't even think of that since I wasn't in "steel" mode.

The more I think about it the more I'm sure I also left the pins too long.
I did not "file" the pins but I did even them up with a 120grit belt. (the only one I have for the sander until my order from Lee Valley comes in.)

I'm certainly rushing things, but I'm doing so knowing that there will be a learning curve. To be honest the whole mess turned out better than I expected. I had not however considered the risk of ruining an otherwise fine blade. I will be much careful about the risks I take from here out.


All go back to just working on the blades and handles SEPERATE until the rest of my goodies come in.



Thanks.