G10 vs 3d machined g10 vs contured g10 handles

[AfterDark]

I only have experience with regular 10 handles. Would this 3d machined handle provide better grip than regular g10? Thanks in advance

 

[gooeytek]

regular G10:

3D machined G10:

regular G10 normally has a grippy texture to it, but can smooth out over time with handling. 3D machined G10 or contoured G10 will also smooth out eventually, but will have a deeper machined pattern to it.

 

[mkjellgren]

Regular g10 slabs are flat. They can be either polished smooth, or "peel ply" which has a grippy feel.

Contoured g10 would be g10 that has been rounded, usually this is less grippy than peel ply, but what it loses in grip it gains in looks as the machining reveals the layers of material, typically in a ring type pattern like micarta.

3d machined g10 can also be contoured, but usually refers to ridges or scallops cut into the slabs both to add grip as well as reveal the layered pattern of the g10.

 

[deathofallthings]

Benchmade 950 is a good example of 3d machined G10

 

[BladeChick777]

Here we go:
The Spyderco is what Regular G-10 Looks like, the ZT is what 3D Machined G-10 looks like:


This is what contoured G-10 looks like:

 

[BePrepared]

machined g10 is my favorite handle material.

 

[BladeChick777]

The first pic is dark so here's a better example:
Regular:

3D:

Contoured:

 

[RevDevil]

The material remains the same, the surface texture is what changes, nothing more nothing less.

 

[AfterDark]

machined g10 is my favorite handle material.

for looks? or for how grippy it is? or both?