Quote Originally Posted by kcarlisle View Post
The blade I'm re-scaling is a George Wostenholm & Son's Pipe razor. The old scale is going BYE, BYE as it was broken in half and I'm putting a new scale on it. The original pin was 1/16" but the pivot hole is about 1/8".

After posting this, I looked at another Wostenholm (still pinned) and was able to wiggle (pull) the blade back and forth. It's obvious the pivot hole in it is also oversized. Years ago, was it a standard practice to pin razors with an approximate 1/8" hole with a 1/16" pin? I'm positive there was nothing that fell out when I un-pinned the one I'm working on right now.

At this point, I'm a little confused as to what to do.
did you follow the links? they show how to deal with your problem.

Also, if you are making new scales, there is no reason you can't pin with 1/8" rod if it fits how you like.... I've done it before with pleasing results.

Some old razors had odd shaped pivot holes (many that I've seen anyhow), in fact I can't think of one older sheffield blade that didn't have a slightly irregular pivot hole. Long story short, what you are seeing isn't uncommon. I do think that the links will help you out though.