yea - that makes sense. it seems most wood handles for kitchen knives happen to be dark. guess i'll stick with dark wood.

thanks.

Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
The joins are only perfect when new.

The wood eventually moves and gaps/cracks do open up, but they get filled with dirt/grime while being used/washed, which gets hidden by using dark wood.

My mum has a wooden handled set of knifes that must be over 40 year old, and you don't want to look too closely at the handles if dirt upsets you!