Pinning scales... not so good results.
Friends,
Finally got a hold of 1/16" brass rod and some washers and unpinned the Hoffritz I had picked up at the bay to clean her up. You can see her here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ing-blade.html
Unpinning was rather unnerving but I got it done - the pins were horribly bent, and they gave me some difficulties on the way out. I wasn't looking to restore and make this pristine, but it had a lot of rust on the tail that needed to be taken out. In case you are wondering, the goldwash is history. I feel it would have probably rubbed off with a finger.
Anywhoo, I cleaned it up up and all that, polished it some with some Mother's and did the same with the scales. Now to put it together, which means pinning the thing. Tapped the loose end, put the washer, run it through the scales, trimmed it to size and filed it down.
Tappity-tap for a while and it's tight. Just my peening isn't up to par it seems. The edges are rough to the touch, and no matter how hard I tried or how long I tried to peen the edges they are still rough and feel kind of sharp.
I've watched the videos more than once, and I think I had the right technique, but the results are obvious. What's not so obvious is what I'm doing wrong. Understanding that without being there it's a hard call... can anyone venture a guess of what I should be concentrating on or trying to get this better?
I know you guys love pics, and I will post in the next day or so, as soon as I get the camera out. She looks pretty to me, but as stated, this isn't a restore, it's basically a cleanup to be able to shave with it.
Thanks,
Marcos