I need a little help with my straight an removing the scales

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this topic has been covered before but I tried running a search and didn't find anything.

I don't have a work shop but I wanted to attempt to make new scales for my straight razor.

I wanted to know if anyone could tell me how to remove the scales that are currently on my straight.

Do I need to break them off?

Then all I wanted to know is if there is an easier way of bolting the new scales I make to the blade with little screws and washers from my local hardware shop.

Thanks all for the help.

Read wiki Luke:
Un-pinning and re-pinning a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

or watch Undream's video:
YouTube - Straight Razor Restoration: Start to Finish (Part 2)

If the scales are to be saved, I have found that a Jeweler's piercing saw with 4-0 or finer blades are very useful for the pivot pin. If the scales are to be re-used and a new wedge made, then the saw may be used at the wedge end cutting through the old wedge.
The saw is most valuable as a tool when the pivot pin has been bent. It also saves the washers in the case of just removing the blade for re-working. It also is great for steel pins even if they are quite hard. In that case the chance of a drill bit wandering off to one side or another during de-pinning is great. Especially if a person is not too familiar with the process.

All that is required is to hold the razor scale bottoms flat against the table, the end to be de-pinned over the edge of a table or in a vise with clearance below. The saw blade is mounted into the saw with the teeth pointing toward the handle. The saw is held vertically and the cut is made along the closed razor tang with the saw parallel to and along the tang. The cut is made by slowly drawing the saw in the handle direction.
So. for some operations the Piercing saw is a the tool to use.
Respectfully
~Richard