Which western knife-makers make the best micarta western handles?

[Qapla']

Which western makers make the best micarta western handles?

 

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Marcus Lin, Malaga Spain

 

[knifeq2121]

i have a haku inox from mtc that’s my favorite. the knife itself is a regular western handle stainless gyuto but the handle has a matte finish that’s comfortable. otherwise the handles are all mostly the same

 

[Benuser]

Very comfortable and lasting: the Hattori FH.

 

[WCV]

Very comfortable and lasting: the Hattori FH.

Never clicked with the VG10 steel, but this is one of the best handles on the market bar none.

 

[Qapla']

Which western makers make the best micarta western handles?

i have a haku inox from mtc that’s my favorite. the knife itself is a regular western handle stainless gyuto but the handle has a matte finish that’s comfortable. otherwise the handles are all mostly the same

Very comfortable and lasting: the Hattori FH.

I find it weird that I have to point it out, but Haku (i.e. low-end Nenox) and Hattori are Japanese makers, not western makers.

For that matter, Haku's are listed as having polyoxymethylene handles, not micarta handles, so I have no idea how they're relevant at all.

 

[knifeq2121]

I find it weird that I have to point it out, but Haku (i.e. low-end Nenox) and Hattori are Japanese makers, not western makers.

For that matter, Haku's are listed as having polyoxymethylene handles, not micarta handles, so I have no idea how they're relevant at all.

how they’re relevant? my mistake for misreading the question as western handle instead of western maker handle. and also please excuse me for mislabeling the handle as micarta instead of polyoxymethylene. good luck finding the best micarta handle produced in the “west”

 

[Benuser]

Read it as makers of Western handles. That was the reason to mention Hattori.

 

[blokey]

Probably Bidinger in kitchen knife circle, tho I still don’t have to fortune to own one of his knives. The outdoor and edc communities seems have more Micarta handles

 

[Barmoley]

Not many kitchen knife makers use micarta. Chris Berry of Big Chris custom knives makes excellent micarta handles. The knives are excellent too.

 

[NotAddictedYet]

IMHO Micarta excels in tactile feeling when the fiber is more exposed. The downside to that exposure is it also absorbs liquid/oil to a greater degree which doesn't make sense in a kitchen setting. If you are just going for a fabric look, Bidinger's micarta handles looks fantastic. I believe Skye Eliers also use micarta on some of his knives.

 

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Marcus Lin, Malaga Spain

Those are pretty awesome

 

[ThirdJewel]

DCBCustoms makes some great looking western micarta handles IMO