Most comfortable FB Handle

FortyTwoBlades said:
I like to say that the only folks who laugh at the name haven't used the knives. ;)
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You are spot on with that assumption, I saw the opening and I just couldn't stop myself. I think that says a lot more about me than the knife..

All kidding aside, it's purpose built to be comfortable for hours of work. Butchers are one of the very few people in the world that have a knife in hand for 8-12 hours straight. If you want comfort, look at any butcher's knife.
 
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Only photo I had of it on my phone sadly. But Fiddleback Forge, some of the best handle ergonomics I have ever felt. Just perfect.
 
leghog said:
Grohmann #1
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I've got their mini Russell lockback and the ergonomics are amazing.
My favorite handles are very neutral ones because my hands are picky I guess, but there are a few sculpted or " ergonomically shaped " that my hands do like.

Finger grooves handles generally don't work for me as it limits how you can hold them.
The 119 works but I'd change the handle shape if I could.
 
ATJ999 said:
I find the Carothers Field knife and Survive! knives GSO 4.7 to be extremely comfortable! As well and the Carothers EDC2 and Survive!'s old spec GSO 7/7.
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My SurviveKnives GSO series are grips that I really like...the 2.7, the 3.5 and the larger 4.1.
 
I’ll second the Fiddleback Forge Sneaky Pete. By far the most comfortable handle of any knife I’ve ever used.
 
Plus one for the Spyderco Street Beat : a very ergonomic handle !
Now, these would be the most ergonomically handled knives I have :
In the contoured style (very pleasant) :

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In the "simple, down to earth, classic" style (very, very pleasant... and versatile) :
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And the simplest, comfortable and most versatile of all (at least for my hands...) :
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I would add that the "chestnut" or "D shaped" handle of the classic japanese kitchen knives is definitely awesome, too. Imagine the Mora Classic handle with the left side slightly flatter and the right side with a little ridge lengthside (for right handers). The knife sits wonderfully in hand and you always feel how it's oriented. Brilliant.
 
I really like the LT Wright Genesis’ “broom stick” handle. Really comfortable during prolonged use.
 
Bouley85 said:
who is the maker of the middle knife, i really like how simple and elegant
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That's my EDC, a little slicer by Dalibor Seckar / Daado on BladeForum's Knife Makers forum. His knives are beautifully simple and extremely efficient. He makes many types from cleaver to butcher, chopper, slicer and skinner. I have a whole set of them, they are a joy to use (and so nice, I can just look at them...)

Here is the kitchen set (the smallest is the EDC, so non-kitchen as it is) but a skinner has been added in the meantime (does great at fine hacking fresh herbs...)

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McFeeli said:
You are spot on with that assumption, I saw the opening and I just couldn't stop myself. I think that says a lot more about me than the knife..

All kidding aside, it's purpose built to be comfortable for hours of work. Butchers are one of the very few people in the world that have a knife in hand for 8-12 hours straight. If you want comfort, look at any butcher's knife.
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This. The most comfortable handles on any of my knives are those on my Victorinox kitchen knives.
 
When I read "FB", I thought "Fiddleback". When you ask what "fixed blade" has the most comfortable handle, I though "Fiddleback":D

Andy's work has to be felt to appreciate. I have a Woodman model made by him nearly 10 years back that is still by far the most comfortable knife to hold in my collection of hundreds.
 
I totally forgot about the Mora's. Yes indeed - I'd also pull those into my most comfortable group too!: 2000; Companion, Black, etc
 
Spyderco Bushcraft handle is great also. I've got one of the $99 cracked spalted handle versions that took 15 minutes and a few drops of super glue to fix. I've used this knife in the woods for for hours a day and still find it comfortable.

- Greg
 
No matter how comfortable a grip is, doing heavy work with tools for hours will sooner or later get you hot spots and blisters. You need to grow some callus on your hands and man up.
 
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