Yes, Lin...white liners. I always use liners..but tend to typically go understated with black on ironwood, etc.
I don't know how anyone can build a scale style knife and not use liners of some type.
I'm thinking of going "Keeslar" and moving into brass liners to really step things up a notch.
I don't really care for the organic "vine" filework pattern that you see so often.
I've been experimenting on soft steel with something I'm going to call my "Palmetto" pattern that will be different, at least.
Look for it on upcoming work.