Not that I am aware of... As a matter of fact the vulcanized paper liners tend to seal the tang less that a perfectly flat smooth micarta or G10 surface. Vulcanized paper are typically not very flat and also have a very rough and uneven surface.Any further rust protection with liners?
My OP? ? thats why I changed the topic from Master Ban answers questions to ask and ye shall receive, because all other than Ban had an opinion.
Since this is somewhat of a Q&A thread I am sure the sharpening question is going to come up.
My sharpening process is documented here in this thread for those interested.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=802304
I will do a little writeup on edge maintenance soon.
When is the " ultimate sharpening guide" out? Different grinds and how to sharpen them.... I will pay top dollar for that dvd. Hopefully in colaboration with a company that can deliver all sorts of sharpening systems that you use during the making.