Favorite Cover Materials for Traditional Pocket Knives ?

[Ascham]

Stag/bone, wood, and micarta.

 

[Old Hunter]

In order; jigged bone, Sanbar stag, Sawcut Delrin, smooth wood. OH

 

[Half/Stop]

Jigged Bone, Sawcut Bone, Smooth Wood, Smooth Delrin

~ Ron

 

[jerryd6818]

I like them all (some better than others) except some of the old synthetics and wood. There's an irrational part of me that has decided wood looks cheap on a knife.

 

[knarfeng]

There's an irrational part of me that has decided wood looks cheap on a knife.

Handle a knife with ebony covers and I'll wager that that opinion will change.

 

[Jack Black]

Handle a knife with ebony covers and I'll wager that that opinion will change.

Ebony has always been one of my favourites, never more so than now

 

[wagglebee]

Great thread.

I would have to say stag, good jigged bone or ivory, but micarta is starting to grow on me.