Your favorite handle material for slipjoints

[silenthunterstudios]

I'm partial to G10 myself for modern/tactical handle materials, especially Spydercos smooth G10, but definitely not traditionals or any slipjoints. Originally, I went nuts over Cases' amber bone scales, but now, after owning a Queen Mountain Man and small stockman, it's cocobolo or nothing baby!

Sawcut delrin on the old Schrade would have to be my second. Just not much for stag, bone or wormwood.

What say you?

 

[jackknife]

Stag.

Or maybe stag.

I love the look and feel of twenty plus year old stag that has mellowed to a buttery yellow. Not to mention that good stag with alot of grove and popcorns is the original non slip handle material under wet or cold conditions.

 

[Karl5]

I started out with liking wood the most for handle material.
But now... I like wood the most.

There's just that something warm and reassuring in a wood handle.
And I also very much appreciate that you can get lots of variation with the different types of wood.

/ Karl

 

[JD Mandrell]

In this order:
Stag
Bone
Wood
Delrin

 

[peter78]

I'm partial to G10 myself for handle materials

G10, you are in the traditional floder section, NO stinking G10 for me.

My top three scales are:

1.) Stag

2.) Stag

3.) Stag

Then after that maybe Stag........

 

[jivedaddy]

I have to go with stag too!!!

 

[freekboi]

I'm gonna have to agree with TLC on this one:

In this order:
Stag
Bone
Wood
Delrin

 

[smiling-knife]

I voted stag (old) and provide the following evidence.

 

[Randy1949]

Stag is my favorite!!!

Randy

 

[Bastid]

Stag.

Black lip pearl on fancier stuff.

I also like bone (especially Rogers type jigging when it is old and worn.)

G10 on a traditional knife. Na not for me, but I can see how it would be desirable on a user. I just am too much of a foggie to bend that far. .

 

[Rusty1]

Stag is on the top of my list, other than that, a nice peachseed bone.

Rusty1

 

[sunburst]

Stag
Pearl
Jigged Bone
Wood

 

[jackknife]

I voted stag (old) and provide the following evidence.

Evidence like that will convince a blind man!:thumbup:

 

[silenthunterstudios]

Lemme clarify, I meant so called "tactical" knives. I don't want to see FRN, G10, zytel or anything similar on a traditional knife. Sorry for the flubber.

 

[jackknife]

What!?

 

[rosconey2]

my avatar- mammoth interior ivory-
in the sun its so nice-

 

[augustus88]

I'm a big fan of Stag, wood and green canvas micarta.

 

[sierra11b]

Bone (Green, Rogers, Amber)
Stag
Ivory
Everything else

Black lip for fancy folders.

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

For looking and fondling I'll have to say stag, too.

For carrying on a regular basis I'm pretty partial to bone. That it also feels good and looks great doesn't hurt much either.

Generally, I'd prefer a good Delrin/synthetic along the lines of the Old Timers, Yellow Handles, Queens, and that type.

Wood scales are on a case by case basis to me.

S-K, that Alpha King just grabs me every time I see it. Just sweet.

 

[PhilL]

The correct answer is of course STAG!

If you answered anything else, you're wrong. So you don't get this question wrong again, please take you favorite finger and crush it in a car door. This should remind you not to be so frivolous with your answers should this question ever arise again.