the problem I can see with bamboo is its a grass, the grain will be really dull in short pieces and it isn't stabilized. were I to make a handle of bamboo I would cut it out of flooring. the problem with leather is it rots and molds. I like synthetics, not nice to look at etc. but a knife is a tool and it gives me the best grip. by the way the sharpest knife I have ever purchased was a CRKT brand, but I am real fond of Randalls, just cant afford one yet.
Eric
"Complexity is easy; Simplicity is difficult."
Georgy Shragin
Designer of ppsh41 sub machine gun