1 Aluminum
Description: Aluminum handles are used primarily in hunting, general outdoor and tactical knives. Aluminum can be machined or cold-forged. Cold-forging creates a denser/heavier material that is very solid; plus, it enables a maker to cast a handle to shape with various surface features.
Advantages: Aluminum knives are light and strong and usually texture-coated for a better grip. Aluminum is easy to clean and non-corrosive, so they can be used around water without concern. Type III hard anodization, which adds a thin, durable layer of protection to aluminum’s surface, provides protection from scratching, scuffling and abrading. This is used commonly on tactical knives.
2 Bone
Description: Used on hunting knives and often on pocket knives, bone handles offer a traditional look, and they are usually affordable and beautiful. Bones…
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Knives Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, May - June 2020