Hey guys
I've been on trad gang for a while, but never saw this forum until now. I was going through some things the other day and came across a project i started several years ago and never finished. I picked up a blade( Russel- Green River Works 2212) with intentions of finishing it and didn't get very far. I started to reshape teh blade and what I have now learned are the scales, but wasn't satisfied and set it aside. Now it's time to start again. The pictures show what I have. I have both walnut and oak scrapes to redo the scales(not picutured), any benefit to either, other than looks? The pins came with the blade. They are about 5/8" long, male and female. There is very little clearance between the female and the hole in the blade, should this be reamed out more or will it work. Any recommendations on using this style of pin? On the other hand, I see that most just use brass rod rather than this style of pin, would that be better?