Knife handle material

[tonyge]

Hi. I have no idea on woods. Can anyone introduce me the advantages and disadvantages of different woods or any suggestion? Many thanks


Zheng

 

[Totumpole]

Are you buying or making? There is an awful lot out there, especially if you add antler, bone, mirtica and other synthetic stuff in the mix.
For all intensive purposes anything will do the job, probably just go with what you like the look of.

Regards

Colin

 

[shaggystu]

Hi. I have no idea on woods. Can anyone introduce me the advantages and disadvantages of different woods or any suggestion? Many thanks


Zheng

sorry for being so nosey but i noticed that your user name is tonyge, and you signed your post zheng. do you mind me asking what your actual name is? (please feel free to tell me to mind my own business, i won't be offended )

cheers

stuart

 

[Perrari]

+ 1 to what totumpole said. Have a look on ebay for knife scales.

Are you buying or making? There is an awful lot out there, especially if you add antler, bone, mirtica and other synthetic stuff in the mix.
For all intensive purposes anything will do the job, probably just go with what you like the look of.

Regards

Colin

 

[tonyge]

sorry for being so nosey but i noticed that your user name is tonyge, and you signed your post zheng. do you mind me asking what your actual name is? (please feel free to tell me to mind my own business, i won't be offended )

cheers

stuart

Hi Stuart, Tony is my English name. Zheng Hao Ge is my Chinese name . =）Nice to meet you here

 

[tonyge]

Are you buying or making? There is an awful lot out there, especially if you add antler, bone, mirtica and other synthetic stuff in the mix.
For all intensive purposes anything will do the job, probably just go with what you like the look of.

Regards

Colin

Hi Colin. thank you . I may buy a knife when I have enough money. Just want to know more handle materials. =)

 

[Totumpole]

Hi Colin. thank you . I may buy a knife when I have enough money. Just want to know more handle materials. =)

Your welcome. Have a look on some knife makers pages - they will often have galleries of wood types with examples of them as handles. SOmething that looks good can look GREAT once its shaped, the countours of the handle bringing out subtle lines in the grain.
Have a look through the edged tool/makers market/classifieds for examples. You can always do a google image search for a specific wood type which will bring up lots of examples.

 

[shaggystu]

Hi Stuart, Tony is my English name. Zheng Hao Ge is my Chinese name . =）Nice to meet you here

nice to meet you here too tony

i'd kinda guessed that would be the case with your name, one of my best friends has the same name as you, although he spells it Zeng Ge, his english name is Jimmy Ge

cheers

stuart

 

[ex member pyrophil]

have a look here, lots of woods to pick from.
https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&osMod=index&cPath=91

 

[mountainm]

http://www.elforyn.de/wbc.php?sid=632868fa52&tpl=pgruppen.html&rid=127

Good value here.

 

[Knifecraft]

Mahogany, Oak and Burr Elm Lauri Fillet

All these woods make a good handle and they are nice combined