Favorite Scale Material for EDC Folder

Great bunch of responses so far. I tend to go for knives with an all aluminum handle and I also like Carbon Fiber a lot. I have used a lot of G-10 and Stabilized woods on the fixed blades I make. Nothing beats the look of a nice piece wood, but G-10 seems best to me for a heavy use knife. I will be getting my first Titanium folder tomorrow (SFC C-1), I hope I like it...

Thanks.
 
While I don't own one, the SFC C-1 is one of the best knives I've handled. It just sort of screams use me yet they are all custom made.
 
That's a hard one to decide. My favorite for thicker knives would have to be 3D textured G10, but Linen Micarta is a close second.

The Carbon fiber on the Sage is ultra thin and provides a perfect grip and is very lightweight (while looking very nice too). It would have to be my favorite lightweight/minimalist EDC material.
 
I'll take any sort of micarta over any other material. I wish more production knives came with micarta scales.
 
A.L. said:
I like smooth bone for some reason.. because it's so smooth?
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Smooth bone is quite an interesting material. It has it's own sort of grip and is comforting to the touch, with a natural sort of warmth. Definitely one of my favorites.
 
I'd go with G-10 over all others due to the superior grip. But then again, I don't even like G-10 once it smooths out. That's it! I need to pick up the Steven Seagal Kershaw with the grip tape handle.

I admit, it is possible that I spend too much time flipping and spinning my folders.
 
It looks like your mainly talking about modern folders so for me it's a toss up between G-10 and micarta.
 
g10, micarta and carbon fiber get preference, wood gets a pass on a fancy knife. Not a particular fan of metal handles, though framelocks with another scale material on the frontside is nice.
 
I generally like Aluminum best. I also like G10, although the coarser stuff really does a number on pockets. I'm not a big fan of carbon fiber and I don't have any experience with Titanium. I don't buy plastic handled knives anymore; can't stand them.
 
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