What is your favorite handle material right now?

Unobtanium......seriously Ti, CF, G10, and micarta. I pretty much like them all. I love to see them sculpted!

Mike
 
As an overall material, I go with Micarta, but I still prefer the look and feel of a wooden handle. Haven't had much experience with G10 but I quite like it too.
 
The Mastiff said:
Ebony/African Blackwood

micarta

FRN

Titanium
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+1 for ebony. I like the look of it, and the toughness. I made a skinning knife using ebony and stainless. I think ebony/nickelsilver might look even better.

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I waffle between a few. Right now, I have a beautiful GEC with jigged bone in front of me, and it just calls to be fondled.

If you look at my collection, you'd definitely see a trend of carbon fiber and titanium. I love titanium for it's versatility, and utility. It takes a variety of finishes, and looks good in all of them, with the exception of a polished finish, as I just can't keep it pretty. Now, give me a handle with both CF and Ti, and I'm probably going to pick it above others. Favorite example, at the moment is the ZT 0600.

I've not gotten into wood. For some reason, I just can't get my mind to accept that it is sturdy enough to keep it's beauty and luster. I do own a few, but it's by far the least well-represented material in my collection.

Okay, maybe G10 is lower down on my list. Not that I have anything against it, but mostly because, if there's both a G10 version and a Carbon Fiber version available, CF will win every time. I think I have maybe 3 G10 knives.
 
Interesting that Micarta and other traditional materials still seems to be right there at the top. =)
 
In order, most to least favorite.

Titanium
G-10
Anodized Aluminum
FRN
Peel Ply Carbon Fiber
Micarta
Stainless Steel
Carbon Fiber
 
Carbon Fiber with some texture best epitomized by ZT 0777, LionSteel TM1, Hinderer CF Scale and Spyderco Native5 40th Anniversary. Some CF are just too smooth and the Spyderco Peel Ply too rough.

I believe G-10 is the most popular handle material but even G-10 now comes in various textures and some with polished surfaces.

Knife News did a poll about a year ago:

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On a bit of a Micarta kick right now, specifically OD green Micarta. Other than that I am always partial to CF and Ti.
 
G10 for user knives and also the large selection of choices of colors.
Carbon Fiber for the cool look, but hate the dust when working it.
Titanium for framelocks for a clean look.

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