Thanks...that's basically how I finish all my hidden tang knives...it really is comfortable. Funny thing happened showing my knives to another knifemaker a while back. He got on to me for "copying" his technique on the shaping of the guard...was somewhat upset about it, thinking I stole the idea from him. I promptly showed him pics from 25+ years ago of my knives finished in that manner and shut him up. No one has a patent on how to finish up a knife...there's only so many ways to do it. Good Lord.
That damascus knife went to a NM elk guide buddy of mine.
