What is your personal favorite handle material(s)?

[WEB2]

Black ash burl followed by tiger stripe(or curly) maple.

 

[baliflipper02]

G10 or micarta

 

[FriarPhenn]

Definitely lacewood after having seen it in person.

 

[Rey HRH]

G10, Carbon Fiber.

I would love to have a Bark River Bravo Survivor in cocobolo wood with a nice pattern.

 

[sabre cat]

My favorite handle material?

Overall, it would be micarta, G10 or FRN. It really depends upon the knife.

Normally, I try to avoid metal handles but, there are exceptions (SAK Alox, for example). Also, I have seen a couple of knives with lightening strike carbon fiber that I thought were pretty cool but, as a rule, I stay away from CF. Wood and leather handles are fine on some knives. Like I said, it really depends upon the knife.

 

[Quiet]

My favorite handles are generally as follows:

- traditionals - some form of wood scales
- modern knives - carbon fiber, titanium, or titanium and carbon fiber
- fixed blades - either really well done wood scales, or else G-10 in an attractive color (for me, green or orange usually)

I have outliers to these naturally, but my favorite knives in my collection all generally follow the above guidelines.

 

[K.O.D.]

Pics or didn't happen.

I once held a knife with a handle made from it. But, considering they are extinct in the wild, I doubt I will ever have one, unless I can find an amoral scale maker here.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

Redwood burl or Dalbergia

Linen micarta or Resiprene