LC,
Yes, I had some left over cut offs that alone were too thin. So I arranged the layers from the center out to get the same look on both sides. The center layer is cocobola and it is tapered exacly like the tang. Just notched it for the tang to fit.
I flattened the pieces on the flat platten before super glueing then up. I left them a little oversized and ground to shape. If you do this type of laminations, I recommend using Loctite brand super glue and complete coverage between layers. This was my second attempt on that handle.
This handle has 5 layers in it.
Lin