Scale Passion

GigOne · Jun 18, 2001

Just curious. . .

What's your taste in scales ?

If you use your blades. . .tell us how your scale selection performs/functions ?

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Cosmic Superchunk · Jun 18, 2001

I like the synthetics, G-10, Carbon Fibre, Micarta. Zytel scales are okay of there are steel liners present.

Buzzbait · Jun 19, 2001

I'm a wood and bone man. I guess I'm a traditionalist and a naturalist. I remember being in awe of the beauty of my father's knives when I was growing up, and yearn for that same look and feel. Wood and bone just feel like they are meant to be held in your hand. The perfect knife for me is the one that outperforms the knives of old, but still retains some of the older knives beauty and heritage.

Nathan S · Jun 19, 2001

Originally posted by GigOne:
Just curious. . .
What's your taste in scales ?

Have to agree with Buzzbait. A plastic - handled knife is simply less enjoyable to the touch.

Chiro75 · Jun 18, 2001

To me the handle material needs to be in line with the knife as a whole. If the handle material doesn't match the rest of the knife then it's a turnoff. For sheer beauty, nothing beats natural materials like horn and wood. The depth that I have seen in some nicely finished woods just can't be matched by synthetics. There is a lot of appeal in synthetics, however. A tactical style knife just doesn't look right with a cocobolo handle, in my opinion. At the same time, don't take my Honey Appaloossa scales off my Case Canoe and replace them with blue G-10! A knife is a conglomerate of a bunch of different factors. Handle material should unify the entire knife rather than standing out on its own. My 2 cents!

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Shmackey · Jun 18, 2001

Rag micarta.

Bobwhite · Jun 18, 2001

I am a sucker for natural materials. Bone, stag, wood or stone. I like slipjoints too though. Tactical is just not my thing.

PhilL · Jun 18, 2001

Somebody in another recent thread gave me the title "Stagaholic" and that pretty much describes it. It's not all I own or buy, but it is by far my favorite handle material. I guess you could call it a passion. As far as use goes, I carry two or three stag handled knives every day. I'm not hard on my knives, but they do get used. So far I haven't scratched or cracked any of my stag knives. I find it to be a pretty tough and very beautiful.

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CUTIGER 3 · Jun 18, 2001

I agree the handle material has to flow with the type/style of knife. If the handle and blade don't flow, it won't matter what type of scale material is used. IMHO, for great looks it's tough to beat natural materials such as wood, bone and horn. I think these materials look good on traditional or tatical styles of knives.

redvenom · Jun 18, 2001

Where I live the climate (hot/humid) is terrible on natural materials so most of my using knives have synthetic handle materials. Of these, G10 and micarta are tops in my book for a knife thats gonna be used (and dropped!). Never really liked carbon fiber as it feels a little cold and sterile to the hand.

Andrew L

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blademan 13 · Jun 18, 2001

For a real everyday user, give me plain Ti on a folder anyday. I love every scratch and blemish on the stuff, takes on a decent patina, although it is really nothing more than grime

Stag is the choice for a user I wish to have a pretty face.

I have just 3 shelf sitters, these wear something a little more elegant; MOP, mammoth ivory and Desert Ironwood.

The absolute worst has to be anodized aluminum. While I like the handles themselves, the anodizing tends to chip and leave a really ugly blemish. Just changed the oil on twp vehicles on my garage floor. Didn't do my 940 any favors at all

Micarta is my hands down favorite for a using fixed blade. Tough, durable and good looking when finished right.

The worst handle on a fixed blade has to be Krayton or the like. Nasty stuff after hard, prolonged use on a large blade. Could be why my Trailmaster lies in pieces on my bench awaiting a real micarta handle

JGardnerA · Jun 19, 2001

I like G-10 on a user knife. It gives me a real good grip. But for just a looks knife, I like the appearance of stag or a black micarta.

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