Are micarta scales kind of gross?

For outdoor knives, id consider micarta. Never for my pocket knives though. I've never needed that much grip for opening boxes.
 
norcalAF said:
King Kong is the name of the cat, so yes 😁 just kidding. Personally I enjoy Micarta grips on most knives, no reason to not have a grippy handle!
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Haha nice!

My busse has paper scales? Forget the actual material, but it is plenty grippy and doesn't not absorb any fluids/oils.

As long as my pocket knife scales aren't shiny/slippery, I'm good. Never said to myself 'if only if this pocket knife had better grip'. But most of my scales are CF, Ti, or Ti/wood (crk).
 
XtianAus said:
I use to like G10 because people said it was tougher and more hygienic.
Thing is, to me G10 feels plasticy and lifeless. Micarta barely absorbs much and when it does, it can be cleaned up.
Someone proved how little it absorbs on here I believe, by soaking it in gasoline and trying to light it.

Micarta is grippier, more comfy, more lifelike and more interesting imo.

Micarta>G10
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I recently bought a couple of my first G10 knives. G10 isn't bad but Micarta is much better.
 
Well you could always..ya know…clean it? lol

Seriously though, to actually help you out and not just roast you because it’s funny, not all micarta is created equal OP. I like more polished micarta, which is fairly well sealed. But I have 1 knife with a really rough and kind of porous burlap micarta that you can see tiny voids in. I have gutted deer with that knife though and it was fine. It cleaned up just like any other, no trouble.

The rougher micarta like on that spyderco is rougher because it has exposed fibers from rough sanding. So it will absorb a little. It isn’t a big deal though, unless you are holding it by the blade and cutting your food with the handle? Then you have bigger concerns anyway. lol Rough micarta can be a little gross, it does absorb and catch grime but it cleans up easily just like other materials do. People say g10 is better because it doesn’t absorb but most g10 is rough as sandpaper so it gets filthy pretty easily just like how sandpaper holds onto material. Don’t worry about it, just clean the knife when it gets dirty instead of being gross like some of these bacteria crust “patina” folks (kidding, kind of) lol 😂

It will patina and changeover time, which is kind of cool.
 
Ahhh yes...micarta....the durable material that tells a story as it goes through a lifetime of use.

I just put a set of natural micarta Flytanium scales on my Spyderco PM2. Within the first few minutes, I nicked my finger through some already forgotten bonehead manuever.

And....there it is. a dark spot on the micarta. An invitation for all who see it to ask the question....and then tell the tale...of how I was a dummy. I cleaned the area with alcohol, but that stain ain't going away until I sand it out and uglify my new scales.
 
Runs With Scissors said:
Ahhh yes...micarta....the durable material that tells a story as it goes through a lifetime of use.

I just put a set of natural micarta Flytanium scales on my Spyderco PM2. Within the first few minutes, I nicked my finger through some already forgotten bonehead manuever.

And....there it is. a dark spot on the micarta. An invitation for all who see it to ask the question....and then tell the tale...of how I was a dummy. I cleaned the area with alcohol, but that stain ain't going away until I sand it out and uglify my new scales.
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Or just wash it with dish soap. That works too bro.

I’ve had plenty of micarta handles completely saturated in blood (not mine), and Dawn takes it right out. Hand oils too. A good scrub with Dawn and a blue 3M pad and it’s literally back to square one.

You can use a green pad too, but only if you wanna sand it (they’re abrasive, but the blue is non-scratch).
 
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