Pinning & Peening A Straight Razor II 

As well as enjoying the beautiful pieces of functional art, there is something soothing about this gent's videos.

Charlie, I really enjoy your videos and am in awe of your work.

Very well done. you are talented at making things, and I appreciate you keeping the video in focus.

I just assembled a straight razor (I made the scales and used a blank blade found on eBay) for my uncle for Christmas using your videos and he loved it. Thanks for all the information. I'll be making some more in the future.

Very easy to follow, seen a few straight razor peening videos and this is the one that made me most confident learning about it!

Nicely done Charlie....another beauty of a razor, btw.

Yes, that is damascus and box elder. The anvil is a 2.25 round x 1.25 long piece of 4140, it has been hardened and polished.

+TWK Thanks for the kind words about my work.

Great video. After watch this and a few of your other tutorials, I think I will have a go at fixing the split scales on my razor. Much appreciated

Yes, the hole is a little bit sloppy. I used 1/16 rod and a 1/16 bit to drill the holes. The drill bit makes a slightly oversize hole, plus I wiggle the scales around a bit while the bit is still spinning and in the scales.

Excellent work my friend.

I drilled the hole when I made the anvil. The hole is 5/64 diameter by about 3/16 deep. I used a drill press to drill the hole. The dimensions for the hole are not critical, as long as it is a little bigger and deeper than your pin stock.

Really nice work!!

Cool ! I am glad it could help you

This video was great! I used the skill to marry ivory celluloid scales harvested from a warped Ontario Cutlery razor to a Geneva Cutlery Corp. pyramid (one of those mysterious square point, quarter-concave, shoulderless jobs ground from high-chome steel blanks). Its scales were classic hard-rubber but were smashed long ago. I got some 14 AWG german-silver wire from Wirejewelry and made thrust-washers from a stainless clock-spring harvested from my son's bath-toy. External washers were omitted to keep the factory look and it came out great. Even my now-shiny hammer looks good. Thanks for your help. Thanks to fellow viewers commenting as well.

Love the razor and you make pinning and peening look so simple. Sometimes it goes smoothly others, not so much. Love your videos Charlie

I'm going to attempt this on an old antique hunting knife I found without it's scales. Going to re-scale it in cow bone. The existing pin holes are slightly larger than 1/16", so I hope it works. Tappy tap tap.

Thank You

That is cool that you are getting your grinder. I have learned a lot from talented makers they were open with their information. I want to be open with my information also. It is a way of making this hobby grow. The yew sounds really interesting. I would like to see some scales made form it. No kits, you will have to scrounge around for materials like me.

Thanks for the vid..very helpful and answered questions to problems I would have needed help with..

thank you for taking the time to make this video clip. now i know how to do it.

Thank you, I was worried about it going out of focus for part of the video.

Good lord, that is a beautiful razor. The only other maker I've seen with such beautiful craftsmanship is Dylan Farnham of Sage Blades.

Thank you,

This was a great tutorial. Great job.

hey man great video i was just wondering where did you get the wood on does scales. Did you oxidize them or stain them to get it like that.

Nice work. Good info and a nice job.

I bought the wood for Faron Moore, Moore's Wood Stabilizing Services. Great to do business with. He dyed the wood and stabilized it. I just cut them out and shaped them.

Thanks for sharing, good explanation of the process.

From Spain, thank you very much, sir.

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

I buy most of my washers at the local tru-value hardware store. MIcor Fasteners has a good selection on the internet. If you look at the stickies for the workshop section on Straight Razor Place Forums they have all of the info. FWSS0100#0 Narrow Washer S/S I.D. .062xO.D..125x Thk .017 from Microfasteners is very close to what I use.

Great job!

I have used nickel silver, brass, and some stainless. Some metal is hard and a real pain to use, it can be too hard to use.

Nice vid, is that the Damascus in Box Elder? also what did you use to make your anvil?

Can you explain how you created that hole in the anvil? How deep is it? What is the best way to do this?

+LewisRazors What do mean when you say the head of your hammer is polished? What effect does having head polished or not polished? Another excellent video and thanks for the detailed instructions.

thank you

I am having a hard time finding the #80 washers. Can you please tell us how to get some Charlie. I have a Lowes that does not carry anything that small. Is there some kind of a skew number we can go by or look up? Thanks for any information Charlie...Randy Camp

Very interesting video! You mentioned getting the washer on can be difficult. It seem that filing after the cut creates a small mushroom type edge making the washer a tighter fit. Why not put on the washer and then filing the cut flat ?

Great lesson, thank you

What Material did you use for the scales? it’s really nice looking I like the way that razor turned out, the Damascus looks great too well done sir!

Say I want to restore a vintage with some new scales. What is the best way to get the pins out? A small drill bit and a drill press or?

Hi my name is Ben i have a new Boker and somehow one of the rings on my pin in the middle of my handle fell off. How much would you charge to fix it for me? I don’t know if you can make look the same as the other ones or not. I’m new to straight razors.

Good video man. I have trouble getting the washer on, because when I cut the extra pin stock - then file it flat - it puts burrs around the diameter of the pin - so when I drop on the washer it hangs on the burrs? What am I doing wrong?

I am curious where you got (or how you made) your anvil. I am assembling the tools to re-scale razors, and the one tool I am not sure about is the anvil. I have seen people drill a divot into the side of a regular claw hammer, which I could do, but I am looking for a more elegant (yet space effective) solution. I live in the city with my girlfriend, so everything I do needs to be easily stowed (gotta keep the lady happy, so no big anvil for me). I really like yours and would love to find something similar.

Hey I sometimes have trouble getting the rod through the hole in the scales. I tried gently hammering it through the first razor I repinned but I chipped the scales. Any help?

Excelent 👌

Hey, the edges of my mushroomed head on my brass pins are kinda sharp, they can hook cloth cases and such. I was wondering if you have a way to prevent it or get rid of it without harming the scale?

Interesting nice video

Thanks very much! I need to drill a hole in my anvil now 😊

Sexiest razor on youyube !! Amazing creativity, well done !

Good video. Got a question what size is the inner washers and the outer washers?

Hey there, I was wanting to follow this tutorial for rescaling my dovo straight razor and have never used a ball pein hammer before. Is there a certain weight/size you would recommend for the hammer's head ?

be prepared for some heavy hammerblows, Titanium is quite tough to forge:P

I have bought scales from eBay and it comes with pins and brass and plastic washers and the wooden wedge if people cant get them in hardware stores I find eBay the way to go 😄😊👍

What kind of wood are those scales made of? Awesome colors.

Bravo ! Ciao

That one is perty

how to do you charge for one straight razor

I guess some metals could be annealed to be easier to work with:)? unless they are a pain in their softest state:p

How deep is the hole 3/16"? 1/8 in diameter?

Where can I get # 80 washers?

Is your anvil domed? And why?

what Cain of pin metal is that?

Awesome learn a easier way TKY