Handle Material ...Your Favorite

[randomlooker]

Micarta, FRN, and, of course, bone on classic style slipjoints.

 

[ulgah]

For folders best is G-10, for fixed, Micarta then G-10. Both are the best scale material available, impervious to about anything. The only reason I prefer Micarta over G-10 is that Micarta usually costs less. FRN is not bad for folders. :thumbup: Utility over pretty.

 

[HoosierQ]

Arctice Curley Birch. Look beautiful, feels warm, and grips well.

 

[T.K.C.]

I love titanium, as well as G-10, blue & silver twill G-10 are some of my favorites!!

 

[Dorito Monk]

I love wood handles, but mostly on fixed blades. Can't find enough folders I like with wood handles...

For folders, my favourite is probably Aluminum. Strong, light, and tough. Most un-textured aluminum handles are also really gentle on my pockets, unlike most G10 handles. On the flip side, if I want loads of grip, there are several aluminum handled knives that put G10 to shame in terms of 'grippy-ness', like the Blur and the Presidio. It's quite a versatile material.

I also think anodized aluminum looks pretty cool once it's covered in battle-scars :thumbup:

 

[A.L.]

Smooth bone (feels good), stag and horn. Also various woods.

 

[thejamppa]

Micarta, G-10, Curly Birch, Desert Ironwood are armong my favourites.

 

[nevermind35]

It really depends on the knife and what I'll be using it for. My two all time favorites for everday folders would be G-10 and titanium, however I love carbon fiber and micarta too. I'd like to see more quality production folders using micarta. For fixed blades I like canvas micarta best for my heavy users and for my traditional style bowies I like polished stacked leather, stag (as straight as possible), and wood (some of my favorites are desert ironwood, cocobolo, snake wood...)

 

[black mamba]

Ram's horn. See for yourself.

 

[TheRowan]

I am liking the CF spyderco uses on the Gayle Bradley and sage.

 

[SteelSnob]

I like various woods, G10,G11 and Micarta.

 

[SCALPHUNTER]

Stag or Bone

 

[Peak_Oil]

i love g-10. Why? Because its not fancy, its tough and doesnt break, most of all its lightweight. As for fixed blades i prefer micarta or g-10.

+1.....

 

[SusAntigoon]

I prefer wood as a handle material, it just feels right and I find that it ages well. I like juniper, ebony, rosewood, maple, olive, cocobolo, birch,....actually I think it would be easier to say wich ones I don't like. That's the beauty of wood handles, there are just so many to choose from.

 

[bh49]

Wood, preferably burled, than bone, stag, and linen micarta.