Hidden pin/screws for scales

[Russian]

How do bladesmiths make knives with no visible pis or screws for the scales? Here are a couple examples from Ron Best and Ron Lake. Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and experience.

 

[Hengelo_77]

If pinstock is the same alloy as the metal it goes trough it can be made invisable if the fitting is tight enough
Also there can be screws that go trough the liner in the material from underneath.
You need a special screw driver that goes in the slot where the blade goes in to when the knife is closed.
I hope it makes sence what I wrote

 

[Russian]

What you wrote makes sense. Does anyone else have any ideas/information?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Usually, they are there, you just can't see them. They are incorporated into the design, and with good metal burnishing skills and matching alloys, the pin becomes invisible. Other pins and screws may be buried under inlay work.

In most cases, the bulk of the pins are in the liner, but not through the scales. The scales are attached with one or two pins.

Another method is to have the butt end of the scale fit over the liner with a little recess to grip the liner. The front gets one pin to hold it down.

I use a variety of rotary burnishers that will blend the joint to invisible. A very good fit is a must as well as perfect round holes and pins. Annealed metal helps a lot, too.

 

[Natlek]

How do bladesmiths make knives with no visible pis or screws for the scales? Here are a couple examples from Ron Best and Ron Lake. Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and experience.

But don't blame me ..................... for what you will see

 

[Russian]

Thanks for posting that video. I learned a lot.