I think I know the proper course of action with this razor, but I wanted to see if any of you had some ideas/thoughts/comments first.

This is a Wosty pipe razor, ~4/8. The blade is in pretty good shape, though there is a bit of hone wear. It looks like it will only need a touch-up on the coti to get back to shaving.




The scales...ah, the scales. I'm guessing they're dyed horn. There're quite a few scratches, and some numbers and letters on them, too. They may not be visible in the pictures. Anyway, I really like them. I saw in another thread that it's possible to sand them a bit and polish them, so if these are horn I'll try that.




The only problem is a crack at the pivot; you can tell they've been pinned too tightly. I'm wondering if my best bet at keeping the scales is going to be unpinning at the pivot, gluing the scale back together, then repinning (which is a shame, because if I do it it's going to look like crap compared to the current job). I don't have any power tools, so I'm thinking a file and some patience will get it out.




Thoughts/comments/suggestions?