Leather handles have been around a long time. This is very strong, extremely durable and light. This comes in glossy or matte finish for grips and can be extremely durable. Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon is a polymer that can be molded using injection molding.More exotic materials usually only seen on art or ceremonial knives include: Cattle bone, mammoth tooth, mammoth ivory, walrus tusk, antler (often called stag in a knife context), sheep horn, buffalo horn. These are one of the best choices for tough heavy duty knives. A light touch is advised! The use of square leather washers is for a grinding index. Micarta is a reliable, durable handle material used on everyday work knives because of the composite laminated stability. Paper, linen and denim micartas are available for different degrees of toughness. These materials will not get slick to hold onto when you are field dressing your game.Rubberized handles, due to their composition are the best grip for a hunting knife. Mo dern stabilized and laminated woods have largely overcome these problems. The knives that are good as these knives are the Buckmaster Knife and Carbon KnivesAll of these materials have been used in knife handles. Hard wood is one of the most popular materials for knife handles. Leather handles are normally produced by stacking leather washers on a steel shank (tang) as a sleeve surrounding tang of the knife. A well shaped and polished hard wood handle feels extraordinarily good in hand while holding it or using it for cutting and slicing and they also look aesthetically very nice. Micarta HandleStag is extremely popular although it is becoming more and more costly and rare. Whatever you do, do not let a wood handle knife soak in water. Micarta is not affected by water, and has a very good grip when wet. It creates an index to keep the roundness of the handle in proper prospect. Wood HandlesThe contact cement takes just a few minutes to dry, they are then epoxied and stacked on the knife tang exactly how they were compressed the first time, clamped and let to dry. This process preshrinks the leather so it will not shrink after the knife handle is completed. There are many different polymer materials available, the best among them being ABS which is a high strength polymer that can be molded very easily and kraton - a springy polymer, mostly used as a flexible inlay in the grip. Rubber handles like Respirine or Kraton, are used more often over plastic due because they are more durable. They do not resist water well, and will crack or warp with prolonged exposure to water. A select few knife makers use this method of producing quality knives as seen on some hunting and survival knives. Many beautiful and exotic hardwoods used when manufacturing custom knives. In some areas it is illegal for butchers' knives to have wood handles, because wood is open pore and could hold bacteria.Leather HandlesGreat care is advised here. Once dry the clamp is remov ed then contact surfaces of the wet formed dry washers then need to have contact cement applied to contact surfaces. The material is softer almost tacky feeling in nature. The charm of stag comes from the rough texture of the surface that gives a nice grip to the user. Other more exotic woods that are used are Guayacan, Pakkawood, Rose/Root. One most popular base materials used is a fiberglass impregnated resin called G-10. Wood handles are more attractive than most of the other handle materials, but are more difficult to care for. Stag handles should be carefully chosen after trying out the grip. Horn and Bone HandlesFinish the leather as desired, and apply a good sealer.The fabrication of the leather handle consists of soaking leather washers in a solution than stacking them one on top of the other on a sleeve then compressing them together with a clamp and let to dry. Rubber HandlesThe grinder belt will eat leather like nothing else you have ever ground. They are relative ly inexpensive and are easy to be shaped by the knife maker.
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