What's your favorite handle material

Bladenoobie1

Bladenoobie1

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Title says it all. Micarta, G-10, carbon fiber, or any other material that trumps the rest! My favorite is stuck between black linen micarta and cf. When I get back my Benchmade 755 being pimped in cf my view may change. So what's your favorite handle material?


- Bladenoobie1
 
Canvas micarta. I like that it shows grain when shaped, doesn't get slick when wet, and isn't expensive. If I could still get it, though, "barbwire" (burlap) micarta. Did a Spyderco Mule with it and then it was no longer available. Bummer...
 
For folding knives I prefer G10 or polished micarta. For user fixed blades I prefer polished or bead blasted micarta.
For nice fixed blades I like polished micarta, stag, ironwood, various burls.
 
G10 or micarta, depending on the use and treatment. Probably lean toward G10. I don't actually have any CF at the moment, but I do like it as well.
 
Linen Mycarta or lightly textured G-10, especially in the winter. Mycarta and G-10 are temprature nutral, where SS and Ti are tempreture conductors.

CF is ok, but I don't really like the slick CF.
 
natural - cocobolo (which happens to be super cheap as well)
synthetic - micarta (especially when it's left semi rough, a la Emerson customs and the Boker Burnley Kwaiken)
 
Well i recently got a knife with g-10 and I really, really like it. Its my favorite so far but I havent felt micarta of CF yet...
 
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Synthetic: Micarta
Natural: Wood (lignum vitae, birdseye maple, osage orange, ebony, ipe, walnut)
 
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I like Aluminium best for modern-style knives, and Wood best for classy / traditional knives (especially cocobolo and lignum vitae). :thumbup:
 
I really have been digging micarta for a while now, I think its the kind of worn look to it.

I have only had experiences with g-10 and micarta though. I really want to check out some carbon fiber though.
 
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