Thanks for all of the nice comments guys. I like to tinker in my basement and had thought about this for a while. I had a lot of fun making it, and I still have a big piece of the micarta and may try a version with some grooves in it.
Peter
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Peter Kaufman NRA Life GOA SAF RKCC CM-023 RKS #5642 SHAG # 005 Ironwood Nut Life is too short to have ugly knives