It has its place, i will agree...he wanted good grip but not too aggressive for iwb...this, and my treebark, texture offer the perfect blend of that...id like to see more people go with a medium dot or random pattern as it brings the outlines and overall pattern out more...also shows off artwork much better because its not a symetrical texture that blends everything together...Never been a huge fan of that type of cripple. But that looks AWESOME. Very clean
My personal 17 is waffled and done to the max and i love it...my show 31c is not and has much more presentation appeal imho...ymmv!