Thread: Resolving a Cracked Scale Issue

Ok, so I've been restoring this Plum Worcester razor.



I'd cracked the scales at the pivot when I unpinned them but I glued it using wood glue and left it in a clamp until I was ready to polish them up anyway. It worked fine, except that they split again while I was re-pinning—not due to carelessness but from the pressure of the tightening pin.



In my mind I have several option and, really, I'm just trying to ascertain which is the best route to go down:

1. Unpin again, glue again (perhaps differently) re-pin again (still with the risk of them splitting open)

2. Attempt to glue them while pinned (somehow...?)

3. Find something to reinforce the inside of the scales with and glue it all together (any suggestions for the best way to go about this?)

4. Buy new scales

5. Use razor in current condition—yeah, the scales are still rather loose but they're wide enough that they're held in position by my fingers while I shave and done flop about dangerously...they're not tight, and technically they're still broken but...does it matter??

What do you guys think? I'd like the razor to be fixed up properly but perhaps it's a trivial matter that I shouldn't worry about.