Yeah, I like it .
I am about to ship a knife to sakohunter264 with that material for scales also.
That knife is a drop point hunter pattern. We will see how he likes it.

When sanding on a belt sander, that rubber layer is quite grabby.
So firm grip, but light pressure.

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein

At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".