How do you peen pins or what else

There are a few different ways. The quickest and easiest way is to use a parallel, you can make one from G10 or whatever blade stock, doesn't matter as long as it's flat and parallel. Say it's .100 thick as that will work for most anything. Put it on your press table and with the spindle off, run your counter bore bit down until it's touching your parallel with the cutting edge. Set your stop at that point. Check it again and take note how much pressure you put in the quill, and use the same pressure when counter boring. Now when your scale is on the table the cbore will stop .100" from going through.
 
Nice pictures Chuck! That is how i've done with corby's. I agree with Larry about the step bits too. It tried to do some without a step bit and even considered making one - in the end i bought a bit from Tru-Grit and just keep buying their corby's. Seem to be less expensive than some others and they have three sizes in all four materials - SS, Brass, Copper and Nickel Silver.

I've found that with corby's its a good idea to make sure BOTH sides of the scales are pretty flat - makes for less chance of drilling a wonky hole. If they aren't flat I drill the pilot hole at the same time through both scales, clamping the blade side of one scale parallel or flat even with my vice/clamp method and then spring clamp the other scale on.
 
There are also many refinements one will go through, over time, when using corbys with tapered tangs, shortening corbys for various handles, setting them in springy materials, and the like. Three is usually more than one way to skin whatever corby-related cat may be at hand. I really like them, any time a plain fastener is appropriate to the knife they are my go-to for strength and convenience.
 
I peen the 'ol fashion way with a ballpeen hammer.
Confession, I countersink as a hedge against buggering up the rivet dome or surrounding material. Will just sand off flush & pretend that was intended all along.

Fwiw, maybe I am minority. I only make stacked handle knives. End of tang is peened over a pommelcap.
Its the scabbard halves are whats riveted together.

If you wonder what they look like, Google images of "Samekniv"
Mostly, 1/2 horn. Fullhorns are a huge amount of fussy carving & need a big chunk of reindeer horn.
 
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