He still occasionally blacksmiths in a little tin shed on the Patagonia campus, and he showed me his latest project, a metal mussel knife that he's been beating into perfect shape sharp at the blade to pry open the shells, blunt at the handle to knock away the barnacles.
The faceplates snap firmly into place, but you'll probably need the help of a coin to pry them off -- we still prefer the magnetic connection that Astro uses, rather than the snap-on designs from TB and Tritton.