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What's Your Favorite Wood for Knife Handles?

There is so many different types of wood for knife handles now days I was wondering if there is one that's favored more than all the rest. My favorite is Dessert Ironwood but there is alot of others that are so nice.

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Comment by Le Coutographe on December 11, 2012 at 8:49: My favorites are :

- WALNUT from Turkey

- OLIVE

- COCOBOLO

- ZIRICOTTE

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Comment by Kit Adams on June 25, 2012 at 12:10: I actually found it at a local gun and knife show. A guy was getting rid of a bunch of wood scraps and had those in the bin. I asked him about them since they didnt look like leftover bits, and he said they wernt supposed to be in there but since thats where i found them i still got them for the price of 5 bucks for 2 pieces of scrap. Still waiting on something to use it on.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 29, 2011 at 19:10: Gary, I love that Maple

Robert...The woods of GEC

Mexican Bocote

Bubbinga

Cocobolo

Ebony

Ancient Kauri wood, check this out at http://www.ancientwood.com/

Brazilian Cherry

American Cherry

Snakewood

Curley maple

Coconut Palm

Rosewood

Dymond wood

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 29, 2011 at 7:34: I like it, Gary, nice work.

Comment by Gary Nelson on August 29, 2011 at 1:32: This is a stablized quilted maple handle I put on a skinner.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 28, 2011 at 18:23: There's so many nice woods, I love Snake wood also. I think GEC uses it.

Comment by Jan Carter on August 28, 2011 at 18:15: Robert,

I have recently seen some diamond wood. I really like it once the polish is done, the colors are distict and the wood comes to a high polish

Comment by Jan Carter on August 12, 2011 at 19:12: Kit,

I like that black palm, interesting Grain pattern

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 12, 2011 at 16:55: Wow Kit, that is great, I have never seen it before but I am really impressed. Thanks for posting. If you know anymore about it, let us know.

Comment by Kit Adams on August 12, 2011 at 7:31: Here you go Robert, this is some crosscut black palm, and some on a knife. Love the way it looks cross cut and the way it polishes up.