Quote Originally Posted by Razorbeam View Post

I don't want to know what you find aesthetically pleasing; I can judge aesthetics on my own. What scales material is the best - functionality wise - and why?

***Be reasonable here, I'm probably not going to find a SR with scales made of compressed armadillo hide, regardless of how "unbelievably incredible" you think it is

Grip, Weight, Maintenance, Durability, and any other argument you can think of should be included!
Traditionally scales were made out of Horn, etc. Plastics later replaced horn. All these materials are flexible & can be shaped by heat around a warped blade or asymmetrically ground tang, which is more common than you may think..
In this regard timber & G10 are not so great... unless your straight is really straight. Yo ! .. enough rhyming for one day