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Originally Posted by SharkHat
But I was mainly addressing the third pin thing because it was mentioned in subsequent posts and it also was a two-birds-with-one-stone comment.
On a two-piece set of scales with a liner, the pin at the top of one of those materials could (should) be strategically placed to serve both purposes... To secure the top half of the material to the liner, and to provide the proper spot for the third pin. I do not like leaving a pin at this juncture holding everything together with the tensile srength of the glue in the hole. There is too much movement and it will eventually give way. My knife scales are done with just epoxy, but I also have dovetailed bolsters and epoxy holding the material to the steel as well.
Nenad... the inches you quoted were close enough for me to understand the point you are trying to make. Partially my fault. I was in a hurry when I answered the post. I'm not necessarily talking about a 360 degree swing through. I'm referring to a swing of a 6/8 or larger blade swinging through the other side of the scales enough to expose the heel of the blade to cut the crap out of any passing flesh.
In addition to that, all razors don't have that 1/16 inch thickness butt spacer. Some are a little wider to help accommodate the thicker blades. 6 - 7 mm (1/4 inch) In some razors, the blade doesn't quite get close enough to the spacer either to keep the blade from travelling too far. Without that third pin, it is common for the wider blades heel to come shinin' through. I do have some razors that also will do the 360 degree thing also.
Randy... I promise never to change the OP again :p