New Knife Completion: "Moon Special" Spyderco Military

I recently got the opportunity to work on a Spyderco Military, and while the Millie presents a few challenges, I'm never one to shy away from trying new things.  The first issue with the Military that I had to overcome was the nested liners, which while it reduces the weight of the knife to make it almost impossibly light, also proved to be a royal pain in the rear for me.

I overcame the problem using my new mill and careful dremel work.  While it's almost impossible to CNC this kind of thing, manually milling the slots necessary isn't too bad, it just requires some time and careful work.  Once I had the nested liners in place, I milled my slots for inlay and ground down my red G10 to .245 inches, just ever so slightly thinner than the slots I made.  Putting the slots .15 inches apart makes them look much better than my wider spaced earlier jobs.

The thing about white G10, and let me just be blunt, is that it's a pain in the butt to work with.  White G10 has the tendency to soak up dirt and debris from the shop and will discolor if you get dirty water or oil on it.  As such until I finished the knife, I couldn't cool the G10, which made grinding the handle a rather cumbersome task.  Still, once the G10 was sculpted I think it looks pretty good.  While it may appear more off-white than snow white, it's a very bright titanium white that contrasts the blood red G10 very well.