Favorite knife handle material?

[Dave]

Theres so much to choose from...... whats yours?

 

[HillBill]

G10. Without a doubt. Not the lightest, but incredibly strong, and completely impervious to the elements.

 

[mountainm]

Cocobolo. Underated. Hard. Shiny. Pretty. Smelly. Needs no treatment.

 

[Robbi]

have to admit, I like corian.

and Yew

and stacked leather



and micarta

 

[mark.177]

has to be micarta, grippier/feels nicer than g10, needs no treatment/finish, doesnt warp, impervious to the elements and looks nice, easy to repair if scratched

 

[kristophish]

Gotta be stacked leather for me

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

For looks Antler for practicality G10.
For a tart I like Carbon Fibre. For wood its Macassar ebony.

 

[Silverback 1]

My favourite wood is Olive.
G10 as already stated is very tough, but a bit like a bar of soap if your hands are wet or bloody.
Some of the polished antler i have seen on the Woodlore instructor knives looks absolutely stunning.
Here's my olive wood bushie

 

[Dave]

Nice knife silverback, Ive wondered about the woodlore instructor knives, is thst polished antler? From which beast? Reindeer, Red Deer, White tailed Deer, moose? etc. It almost looks fake like corian, its so white, or maybe camel bone.

 

[vestlenning]

Fixed blade: wood.

 

[Silverback 1]

Nice knife silverback, Ive wondered about the woodlore instructor knives, is thst polished antler? From which beast? Reindeer, Red Deer, White tailed Deer, moose? etc. It almost looks fake like corian, its so white, or maybe camel bone.

Thanks.
Not sure about the antler on the AW Instructors, Hill Bill may know, he has done a couple of M.O.R.A homages that have some beautiful polished antler scales.
I just know that the stuff is quite difficult to acquire and pricey, and that the good bits are few and far between, and have to be a certain quality, as it is difficult to 'de-bark' the antler without going through to the pulp area.

 

[fielder1963]

For a small knife where strength doesn't matter, I love juniper. It looks and smells amazing.

 

[wickerman]

Desert iron wood

 

[Dave]

Whats the Kraton stuff like which comes on the Fallknivens, dare I ask?

 

[HillBill]

I use Reindeer antler, much thicker walls than deer... not much pith, and no rough bark.

Thanks.
Not sure about the antler on the AW Instructors, Hill Bill may know, he has done a couple of M.O.R.A homages that have some beautiful polished antler scales.
I just know that the stuff is quite difficult to acquire and pricey, and that the good bits are few and far between, and have to be a certain quality, as it is difficult to 'de-bark' the antler without going through to the pulp area.

 

[HillBill]

Hard rubber, Its not a plastic.

Whats the Kraton stuff like which comes on the Fallknivens, dare I ask?

 

[Dave]

Hard rubber, Its not a plastic.

How much do you reckon it would cost Mark, to rehandle a Fallkniven H1 with micarta, roughly?

 

[Stew]

My favourite has to be a wood. Too many to choose from but Mother Nature is a very skilled artist.

 

[FGYT]

G10. Without a doubt. Not the lightest, but incredibly strong, and completely impervious to the elements.

G10 get my vote too and can be very light if you hollow out the inside and textured for Grip etc

if i have to use wood then Stabilized

not keen on Micarta a PITA to finish and still Absorbs at the surface if not oiled and polished

 

[Dave]

All the top makers seem to love this G10 stuff.......never handled it.