Thread: Forgive me if this is answered somewhere...

If you're only doing one blade it's better to have it done by someone else. For those of us who re-scale a bunch of them, the DIY approach is more practical.

It seems to me that this would be a process to practice a few times first on a set of scales you don't actually want. If what you want is the razor, and you practice removing the scales, then you won't mind when you break the scales your first time through. It's like learning to shave on somebody else's face.