My first custom job!

[Spaceboy]

I finally got tired of the generic plastic scales on my 19 month old Dovo and decided to play with the my newest tool acquisitions that were calling to me from the workbench. The handle is solid oak w/ cedar inlay, carved from a solid piece rather than making scales. Not sure if this was a great idea, but I thoroughly enjoyed the time playing with my mini-gouges It's still a work in progress and some aspects are regrettable afterthoughts. I'm looking for some feedback before I delve deeper...

Hoping to extend my run of good luck at an estate/tool auction over the weekend, I decided to take a chance on an ebay find.. A Geneva Cutlery Co. and a W.H. Morley Clover Brand should be here next week and I have the perfect piece of quarter-sawn wood I've been saving for just such an occasion. Just hoping my luck holds out and these blades turn out decent (fingers crossed!).

Any thoughts on scales vs. solid handles?