I like G-10 a lot. Comes in tons of colors. I always use it on my stainless knives so the whole knife is basically water proof. Can mix and match handles, pins, liners, and thong tubes for colorful knives. Here is an LSU purple and gold knife.Where do micarta and G-10 rank from the maker perspective?
In which case G10 might be considered.I always feel like I have to be super careful with wood handles to avoid cross-contamination. So, I'd say micarta or pakkawood, but they're comparatively heavy.
Agree. Also, Dan Bidinger is a magician with finishing micarta. His handles index well in hand too, solid grip.I like g10, micarta and epoxy resin for handles too but it doesn’t seem to be all that popular here. I guess I get that it’s not a natural material and maybe doesn’t feel as good in the hand as wood. I do like that there are endless possibilities with these types of materials and I like layering all of them together along with different types of metals and wood as well.
Western Myall is a cool wood, about as dense as gidgee. I don’t think it will take well to stabilizing and doesn’t need it as it’s an oily wood. The oil is yellowish and doesn’t mix with sealers.
Here’s a handle with some curl.
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Thanks for the example. That's beautiful.Western Myall is a cool wood, about as dense as gidgee. I don’t think it will take well to stabilizing and doesn’t need it as it’s an oily wood. The oil is yellowish and doesn’t mix with sealers.
Here’s a handle with some curl.
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+1 for D-shaped burnt chestnutAnything with a natural texture is optimal. Burnt chestnut, Bog Oak etc. Second would be natural hardwood like ironwood, Ebony. I dislike stabilised woods with a passion, which feels like a lump of plastic in my hand.
My fav of all time D-shaped JNS burnt chestnut
Can't tell me ho is better than this...Ho wood...change my mind
Well it's not that hard or dense, usually it's stabilized though.Koa, Good hard dense especially when you need a little counter balance. Pretty as hell and feels good in your hand.
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Stabilized yes. Interesting though first when I look it up gidgee is listed as 3rd hardest and at 82.4 pounds per cubic foot while Koa can be variable, ranging from 30 to 80 pounds per cubic foot. So a Stabilized Koa at 80 pound per cubic foot would probably give a gidgee a good run for its money.Well it's not that hard or dense, usually it's stabilized though.
I go off the wood database which usually goes off averages where koa is 1170 lb ft janka with an average dried weight 38 lbs per feet while gidgee is 4270 lb ft janka and 72 lbs per feet. So on average almost 4x as hard.Stabilized yes. Interesting though first when I look it up gidgee is listed as 3rd hardest and at 82.4 pounds per cubic foot while Koa can be variable, ranging from 30 to 80 pounds per cubic foot. So a Stabilized Koa at 80 pound per cubic foot would probably give a gidgee a good run for its money.
I go off the wood database which usually goes off averages where koa is 1170 lb ft janka with an average dried weight 38 lbs per feet while gidgee is 4270 lb ft janka and 72 lbs per feet. So on average almost 4x as hard.
But yeah all woods are variable...including gidgee. Can get more dense than that. I also have stabilized gidgee as well although it doesn't take up much resin.
Pretty sure the density of most stabilized woods will come out reasonably similar. My stablized tasmanian blackwood which is basically identical to koa feels similar in density to gidgee as well.
Regardless moral of the story is stabilizing makes pretty much most woods good for handle making
Well yeah of course stabilized can have a higher density, it's filled with resin lolSo this is from wood database. Gidgee Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .93, 1.15
This particular piece of Stabilized Koa was about 1.15 so on par with Gidgee for SG.
That looks like a walnut board from 227wood. There is a good reason why he has 100% feedback from 660 reviewsCan't tell me ho is better than this...
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He's the value GOAT for end grains for sureThat looks like a walnut board from 227wood. There is a good reason why he has 100% feedback from 660 reviews
Yes I can.Can't tell me ho is better than this...
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