I had this razor on the bench for awhile. It had MOP on the tang, but half of was missing on the back side. I use a piece of Spalted Myrtle for the scales and the tang. Pinned the tang with stainless and the scales with brass. The spacer was made from a piece of the original scales, it sort of a dark green semi-translucent color. Finish is CA and the wood is stabilized.