I recently bought a J.A. Henckels Twin at an antique store. The blade was in good shape, but someone had made some plastic scales for it which had warped, therefore I got it for a good price. I cleaned up the blade and decided to try and make a set of scales for it. I made them out of wood just to learn the procedure. They turned out decent looking for a first try, although nowhere near the quality commonly displayed here. The problem is that when I pinned the scales to the blade, there is not enough room between the scales for the tang without forcing the tang down between the scales. It seems to me that if there is room at the pivot point, there should be enough room for the tang, but that is not the case. What did I do wrong? I suspect it has to do with the wedge or the way I pinned it. Thanks.
Mike
Mike