Anyone else prefer wood scales?

[JBoone]

I more so like wood on fixed as opposed to folders for some inexplicable reason
Micarta, G10 and FRN has been my go to lately on folders but I have also been on a Spyderco buying spree for last several purchases. It seems to also be less common on most modern folders as opposed to metal or synthetic scales.

 

[dirc]

also... fwiw, new opinel stuff like this is available... #8 in untreated cherry wood, left large to be hand carved, by you! - amazing idea imho,

only $19 at opinel-usa !! still waiting for mine, just found this recently lol

 

[jokrswylde]

Probably the nicest wood on a folder I own. French Walnut on this Lonewolf Knives T2...circa 2007...

 

[Skar]

Yes !!
Love wood scales !

 

[norcalAF]

Probably the nicest wood on a folder I own. French Walnut on this Lonewolf Knives T2...circa 2007...

Looks an awful lot like a Harsey design

 

[StrangeDaze]

Black light action!

 

[RickHuf]

Black light action!

 

[SilverAlert]

Where do i get the stingray for inlays? I've worn down the black skateboard tape(?) over time

 

[norcalAF]

Where do i get the stingray for inlays? I've worn down the black skateboard tape(?) over time

Steve Irwin is a great source

 

[jfk1110]

Probably the nicest wood on a folder I own. French Walnut on this Lonewolf Knives T2...circa 2007...

Beautiful piece...... Shame they sold to Benchmade..... Made solid knives......Miss my snakewood Diablo d\a auto.......Still have my cocobolo lobo though.......Definitely a keeper. Harsey did a few nice designs with them

 

[cutchu]

Cleaned up and sharpened some of my wood scaled edc's...there's just something about wood on a knife...

Bonus points if you can identify em' all!

Great group shot!

 

[cutchu]

 

[Synov]

 

[Ironbut]

I like wood mostly in traditional knives. Here are a few:





And my every day carry for the last few months:

 

[Mannlicher]

I am a Bocote wood fanatatic

 

[Alberta Ed]

Love the spalted birch handles on my Roselli carpenter and erapuukko. OTO hand, for sheer utility, such as field dressing big game, I prefer Cold Steel's Kraton or Benchmade's Santoprene thermoplastic grips. They don't get slippery under cold/wet/greasy/bloody conditions.

 

[Stickgunner]

Anyone else prefer wood scales?​

Nope. While I do have a bunch of wood handled knives, and I have wood blanks waiting to be carved into handles, G10, Micarta and others are what I tend to favor.

 

[Win Heger]

I've got several fixed blades with wood but not any folders. My folders are either exotic materials or Micarta or G10.

A couple with Black Line Spalted Maple:

 

[DavidABQ]

Nothing as fancy as some of the other beautiful knives in this thread but I am also fond of wood handles. It is a Buck 501 with ebony handle scales and a Magnacut steel blade.

 

[Stickgunner]