Alexkuzn,
I agree with cricket. Skip the cheap materials. If you are mass producing and want to sell lots of things for little $ OK. But for hand crafted stuff, spend the bucks. Even beginner knives (that you are making to keep) have more satisfaction when good materials are used.
The cheapest stuff I use is G10. I use that, because I think it's the perfect material for kitchen blades - not because it's cheap.
This is not to say I don't scrounge. Getting good materials for free is way cool.
Steve
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