Q #1: I found a wedge in an antique store and with the other purchase I was making the lady threw it in free. The blade's in recoverable shape, no doubt about it, but the scales were shot. Unpinning the only pin left (the pivot pin) revealed an ugly oblong hole where I was expecting a nice round pin hole. Can this be fixed? Does it need fixed? How would you fix it?

My first thought was, lead it in and drill it out. That's an old trick for body work on real steel. However, I don't put fenders to my face to shave with. Not so sure that would be a good fix here. Alternative idea I just thought of: epoxy and drill it out. Maybe that would work? I've never done a RAZOR restoration of any kind, so I appreciate your feedback.

Q #2: In planning out a design for new scales I'd like to back them with brass plates, and I'd like to shape my own washers (instead of normal round circles) and was wondering where you guys picked up sheets of brass. Brass rod I've seen in hardware stores, but I've never tried to find brass plates. Thanks again for any help.