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Favorite Color and Handle Material on a Stockmam

Now is your chance, vote for your favorite color and handle material. Is it traditional stag, maybe bone or a synthetic? What about color, red, green, brown, black or blue?

Tags: Stockman, color, handle

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on March 23, 2011 at 11:06

Its amazing really, I think stag is the vast choice of the majority so far anyway! Thanks for posting that opinion,HMB.

Hand Made Blades said:

Stag , Stag , Stag I love Stag. I really like the was case and Great Eastern cutlery do their stag. Its just beautiful to me. It doesnt usually carry well though.

Permalink Reply by jim Hayes on December 14, 2013 at 21:30

Old posting but I am new here. I agree with the Steve on stag. Stag with a red case crest or stag with a Damascus blade.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 15, 2013 at 9:31

Thank you Jim, I know you just can't get away from it! Here is the thing though, in recent times and since I started this "unofficial poll" on handle materials, there has been a shortage of stag and knife companies have looked for alternatives. What is interesting to me, things like Stag and Ivory are increasing in price and becoming more rare and in their place you are seeing materials like bone, horn and wood. We are seeing a change in the industry. Wonder how many notice that!

jim Hayes said:

Old posting but I am new here. I agree with the Steve on stag. Stag with a red case crest or stag with a Damascus blade.

Permalink Reply by Ricky L McConnell on December 23, 2013 at 7:42

Hi Steve,

I like stag handled knives, but the bone ones are fine by me also. You mentioned yellow, I love the Case yellow handled knives. Wood is ok, but I prefer Delrin or bone.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 23, 2013 at 9:28

Thanks Ricky you have my favorite in yellow yes, and bone I know is fast becoming a favorite with some really nice jigging.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on December 23, 2013 at 11:43

I like a dark brown bone handle on my stockman.

Permalink Reply by Rusty R Halsey on December 24, 2013 at 8:42

Rams horn, to me, has even more character than stag. Then stag, followed by birds eye maple, are my favorites.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 24, 2013 at 19:51

Thanks Ken I do too although second to yellow in my book!

Ken Spielvogel said:

I like a dark brown bone handle on my stockman.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on December 24, 2013 at 19:52

Rams horn sure can be pretty, color, texture makes it attractive. I wonder how much of this we will see in the coming year.

Rusty R Halsey said:

Rams horn, to me, has even more character than stag. Then stag, followed by birds eye maple, are my favorites.

Permalink Reply by John Bamford on January 12, 2014 at 12:18

African Blackwood is my favourite, but then again it is the only one I have , that wood is so smooth !

KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Dave Taylor on January 12, 2014 at 19:19

I guess I am in the minority because I am personally not a great fan of Stag. My handle material of choice is nicely jigged bone in a pleasing shade of brown, tan or a deep blood red. Everyone has their favorite.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on March 18, 2015 at 17:40

Well said Dave and I like the brown as well!

Dave Taylor said:

I guess I am in the minority because I am personally not a great fan of Stag. My handle material of choice is nicely jigged bone in a pleasing shade of brown, tan or a deep blood red. Everyone has their favorite.