Natural Buck Knife Handle Materials

Wood:

One of the types of wood used for a Buck Knife Handle is laminated dyed birch wood.

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Another wood Buck uses is Cocobolo, a very beautiful tropical rosewood from South America

It has a dark color that can range from brick red to dark brown.

It is tough, has a fine texture and a natural luster, and makes a beautiful knife handle.

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Buck also uses obeche.

The obeche used for a Buck Knife handle will have a dark grained appearance.

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Antler & Horn

Buck uses black buffalo horn for some handles.

When this is used for a Buck Knife handle, it is carved in a way that makes it look like Impala horn.

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Buck also uses Elk antler for the handles of some limited edition and custom knives.

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Synthetic Buck Knife Handle Materials

One of the synthetic materials Buck uses is an almost indestructible, ebony colored phenolic that has been proven to be tough over years of use.

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You'll also find a variety of high quality thermoplastics used for Buck Knife handle material.

Some of these handles have a hard, textured surface, and some are softer, also with a textured finish.

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Some of the synthetic materials that Buck uses for knife handles combine different thermoplastics to provide a contrast in the handle, and improve the handling qualities of the knife.

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Kraton® is a Buck Knife handle material that is perfect for fishing knives.

It is slightly soft and rubber-like, and provides a secure grip, wet or dry.

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G10 is a laminated handle material that can take all the abuse anyone could dish out.

It can handle cold, heat, chemicals, impact... you name it.

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Metal Handle Materials

Aluminum
The aluminum used for a Buck Knife handle is machined, premium quality 6061 T-6.

It can be anodized in a solid color, or the anodizing can be customized in a variety of ways.

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Titanium
The titanium used in a Buck Knife handle is lightweight, tough, and corrosion resistant.

It's probably the toughest material you could use for a knife handle.

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