Thread: Heljestrand MK 31 in Faux Tortoiseshell Kirinite

Here we have a lovely little 5/8 Heljestrand MK 31 in Tortoiseshell Kirinite, it's one of mine sadly to say it came with a set of Ivory scales that broke on the pivot during a restoration, after a little thought I decided to go with Kirinte in a faux Tortoiseshell, I used the old Ivory scale to match an exact template, although a modern material I think it lends itself to this classic little blade, I have not worked with Kirinite before must say I'm impressed with the material, I used stainless steel washers and nickel silver pins, I also used the original wedge from the original scales.

That's a tasteful save in perfect keeping with the razor.

Bob

very nice work

Originally Posted by BobH

That's a tasteful save in perfect keeping with the razor.

Bob

Thanks, Bob.

Originally Posted by Christian1

very nice work

Thanks, Christian.

It's absolutely beautiful, Jamie. It's even more stunning than an MK 31 that came in original tortoise shell scales.

Originally Posted by evnpar

It's absolutely beautiful, Jamie. It's even more stunning than an MK 31 that came in original tortoise shell scales.

Thank you, Richard.