Carbon fiber spydies

[dsmegst]

The polished surface is smooth, kinda like a varnished table surface. It's not as slippery as say the Gorilla glass panels on smartphones though.

[The Deacon]

Are those Nishijin knives slippery? I love the looks but the material appears rather slick.

Yes, it's slick, just like glossy CF.

[BladeChick777]

It's Slick.

Oh, And Out Of Those You Listed.. CHOKWE!!!! Get The Chokwe. I'm Telling You. It Looks Different, It Is Different, And It's AMAZING. It's Beautiful Wonderful Great Ergos And Excellent Materials. Just Got Mine In Today And It's My New Favorite.

[stickymeat]

awesome! yeah the chokwe looks really different but nice, let me know how you like it after you have used it for a bit to see if its still your favorite!

[Shakyamuni]

I've had my Chokwe for 3 months now, and it is my favorite by far out of 20 Spydies and 1 Sebenza. It's that good. Check out http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...ame?p=10722545

[EZ Bake]

!@#$. Now this thread is making me want to go buy a Chokwe. Hadn't even been on my radar up to this point.

[stickymeat]

Same here! There are so many right now that i want its almost overwhelming!!

[mr_anderson]

This!

Hold out for the Caly 3.5 in CF!!

[mr_anderson]

I'm sorry, but I won't buy a knife unless it has awesome steel, even if it is a cool design.

[EZ Bake]

I'm sorry, but I won't buy a knife unless it has awesome steel, even if it is a cool design.

What post are you referring to and what is an "awesome steel"?

[stickymeat]

guys ive got to go with the sage1 here played with it today and its amazing!

[mr_anderson]

People talking about the Chokwe. I've just kinda decided to collect knives in steel "other" than what is standard. Sorry, I know, that just came out of nowhere.

What post are you referring to and what is an "awesome steel"?

[dsmegst]

Chokwe is probably the smoothest opening knife I own apart from the CRKs, Hinderer or knives with a ball bearing pivot system. For a regular production knife, it's amazing.

[komondor]

It looks like Spyderco has a type of carbon fiber that looks like G-10. ? I'm sure the texture is not the same, but it looks just like it on some of those models.

[EZ Bake]

It looks like Spyderco has a type of carbon fiber that looks like G-10. ? I'm sure the texture is not the same, but it looks just like it on some of those models.

That's Peel-Ply Carbon-Fiber and the surface texture is almost exactly the same as their G10.

[The Deacon]

It looks like Spyderco has a type of carbon fiber that looks like G-10. ? I'm sure the texture is not the same, but it looks just like it on some of those models.

That's Peel-Ply Carbon-Fiber and the surface texture is almost exactly the same as their G10.

Better really. For one thing, you can still see the CF pattern, although it's not as obvious as on the other styles. Plus, the resin used on the peel ply CF seems to stand up better to use than that on their G-10, so the texture doesn't smooth out with use. They also use two different pattern of peel-ply CF. The stuff on the US made knives has a checkerboard pattern, while that on the Japanese models has what I'd call a herringbone pattern.

[timberweasel]

Don't forget the CF Terzuola!

[stickymeat]

isnt the sage 1 a peel ply cf?

[The Deacon]

isnt the sage 1 a peel ply cf?

No, it's not. It, and the rest of the CF handled knives made in Taiwan like the Chaparral and Terzuola SlipIt, have a surface texture that could best be described as basket weave. Looks kind of like a bulky knit sweater would look. Doesn't provide quite as much traction as peel-ply but provides a good be more than matte or glossy CF and, IMHO looks as good or better than glossy CF.

[stickymeat]

ok, one of my friends who has a sage1 said that, so thanks for telling me!