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Hello everyone. My first post! 
Ive only been playing around with knife making for about 2 months now so Ill start off apologizing for my noobness. Im currently working on my 4th forged knife now. Everything Ive made thus far has been out of an old truck spring I had laying around. Im assuming the steel Im working with is 5160 based on what Ive read.
The grinder Im currently working with is a little crappy 1x30 though I am hoping to upgrade soon. Ive found it pretty difficult to get the tang completely flat (and thus a tight fit for my scales) using the tools I currently have access to which leads me to my question
Is it possible/advisable to use wood veneer as a scale spacing material? I found a bunch of small pieces lying around my shop. If I'm reading my micrometer correctly, the stuff is about .025 in thickness which seems close what most of the micarta I'm seeing used is? I have a bunch of micarta spacers ordered than I plan on using for future projects but I'm itching to play with the knife I'm working on now.
I apologize if this question has been answered elsewhere...I searched for about 20 minutes through the boards and didn't see anything on the topic. Much thanks for any help.
Todd
Ive only been playing around with knife making for about 2 months now so Ill start off apologizing for my noobness. Im currently working on my 4th forged knife now. Everything Ive made thus far has been out of an old truck spring I had laying around. Im assuming the steel Im working with is 5160 based on what Ive read.
The grinder Im currently working with is a little crappy 1x30 though I am hoping to upgrade soon. Ive found it pretty difficult to get the tang completely flat (and thus a tight fit for my scales) using the tools I currently have access to which leads me to my question
Is it possible/advisable to use wood veneer as a scale spacing material? I found a bunch of small pieces lying around my shop. If I'm reading my micrometer correctly, the stuff is about .025 in thickness which seems close what most of the micarta I'm seeing used is? I have a bunch of micarta spacers ordered than I plan on using for future projects but I'm itching to play with the knife I'm working on now.
I apologize if this question has been answered elsewhere...I searched for about 20 minutes through the boards and didn't see anything on the topic. Much thanks for any help.
Todd
