This thread posted last month has more discussion on the topic
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ped-blade.html
I do the same thing glen does in his first post here before I start the scales.
One of my concerns with "creative pinning" (drilling 5/64 + pinning with "play") is that there is a chance over time that things could move around.. I had this happen a couple times.. pinned it, it was centered... a few months down the road, it wasn't.. :)