Krion knife handle material?

[webmoore]

Does a anybody have experience with Krion as a knife handle? There are some French knife companies that use it. In particular, Perceval, which makes great knives. I am wondering if it is even temperature to touch, warm or cold? Durable? Feel like cheap plastic or something more premium? Does it have any heft to it or light in weight? Would it reduce value? What are alternatives to consider? Thanks!!

 

[lambertiana]

I have no experience with it in knife handle form, but Krion is just another brand name for Corian, which is widely used for counter tops. Its composition is 2/3 stone dust, 1/3 acrylic resin.

https://www.krion.com/us/what-is-krion

 

[POCEH KOCEB]

Mcusta uses Corian on some models, it is very nice and surprisingly not much slippery.

I have a knife made, longer blade, we used Corian for the handle because being on the heavier site as material, gave us nice balance.
Very nice material for polishing.

 

[webmoore]

Mcusta uses Corian on some models, it is very nice and surprisingly not much slippery.

I have a knife made, longer blade, we used Corian for the handle because being on the heavier site as material, gave us nice balance.
Very nice material for polishing.

Thanks for the info. Cool custom knife! So is the material easily scratched? Does it weigh more similar to bone or wood? Thanks!

 

[KenHash]

Ichiro Hattori has been offering a limited number of his Fighters with Dupont Corian for at least 15-20 years.

 

[webmoore]

Ichiro Hattori has been offering a limited number of his Fighters with Dupont Corian for at least 15-20 years.

Yes beautiful. But cant decide if it is a premium look or a bit like shiny plastic. I know several that use it. Im going to ourchase and not create myself. Trying to decide if I should select black Krion \ Corian or black dyed bone or ebony.

 

[HexY3co]

Yes beautiful. But cant decide if it is a premium look or a bit like shiny plastic. I know several that use it. Im going to ourchase and not create myself. Trying to decide if I should select black Krion \ Corian or black dyed bone or ebony.

Corian is more durable than bone or wood but will scratch. The better option is paper or linen phenolic being more durable than Corian.

 

[POCEH KOCEB]

Thanks for the info. Cool custom knife! So is the material easily scratched? Does it weigh more similar to bone or wood? Thanks!

I'll second H HexY3co on this.
I find it heavier than bone or especially wood. It is durable, I'm using the knife primarily to cut larger chunks of Barbeque meat because it isfun,
otherwise it does have other purpose, much better for stabbing.
I don't think it's easily scratched. Either way, you can polish it effortlessly, and on larger chunks, its reparable, you can "glue"another piece back if it breaks....
I specifically like it because it is heavier and black looks nice when polished. They use Coriaan for countertops and kitchen sinks.
It's not cheap but you can find handle size chunks from contractors, they have tons of different colors.

 

[Knives-of-France]

Hi

Having a few in stock I can probably clarify. It is a synthetic stone, meaning that it's, basically, some sort of sand and a resin to agglomerate it. As a comparison, I have a quartz countertop in my kitchen, a synthetic quartzite, that feels the same. Very strong material but does not feel as cold as real marble for instance.
I hope this helps.