What Handle Material is Best? | Finch Knife Co

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CORRECTION: The only notable con to carbon fiber is the higher cost. It does not easily stain or get dirty. 7:58

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Very informative. Good job.

[@LouT1501]

My favorite EDC knife is my wood-handled Shiv. It's very nice, both in looks and utility.

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That's a special one! We may have to bring that specific wood species back.

[@HappyOrwell]

Teasing that Wheat State slipjoint I see! I like the blasted ultem, looks like honey or amber, but it does feel very plasticy since it is. Your guys jade g10 feels really luxury due to the finish, looks awesome. Micarta is a favorite of mine too. But your jigged bone steals first place for me! Titanium is super cool too. Brass is another favorite.. And this is why I have a collection, gotta have that variety

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@@HappyOrwell milled Ultem in a honeycomb pattern would be sweet 🙏🏼

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@HappyOrwell Shhhh it was just a "prototype" 😅

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​@@CopeWERX oh man that could be awesome!

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Aluminum, copper, brass. Other great materials you missed. You guys at Finch really do an amazing job of maximizing beautiful scales. I’d love to see some hexagons in several materials on some of your knives

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Maybe we'll have to get some of those materials in-house!

[@yankee2yankee]

About Ultem… you say it is tough? That it is NOT likely to break when you drop it? I beg to differ! I was surprised that you would say, specifically, that it is tough, because that is NOT my experience! I put Ultem scales on one of my Para 3s, and the first and only time I ever dropped that knife, less than 3’ onto a hardwood floor, one of my scales cracked across the standoff screw (I was careful not to over-tighten any of the screws)! Ultem is the most fragile handle material I have known! I thought it was beautiful, but now I wouldn’t have it on any knife I own…

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Let me just say, in advance, that there can be no ideal knife handle material, so the question, “what is the best handle material,” is a stupid one! Clearly, each handle material benefits some circumstances more than others. I like copper for its beautiful color, however, it is also heavy (by an ounce or two per knife), and cold in the hand, in cold weather. G-10 is remarkably tough, and warm in the hand, but it’s not excessively beautiful! Titanium is almost perfect, but it is cold-looking, cold in the hand, and it scratches. Aluminum is light, but it scratches much worse! Wood is nice and warm, and beautiful, but sometimes cracks and falls off! There are advantages and disadvantages to each and every handle material, but we can rest assured, they ALL work just fine, most of the time!