Announcing the NEW 15080BK-191 Gold Class Crooked River!

Slightly off topic...This fascination with "Drop shutting"....?
 
dano said:
Slightly off topic...This fascination with "Drop shutting"....?
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I have to agree here. I don't see the extreme interest in "drop shutting".

Anyway , this GC Crooked River sure is a looker but the price (to me) is just unrealistic.
 
Wolverine666 said:
I have to agree here. I don't see the extreme interest in "drop shutting".

Anyway , this GC Crooked River sure is a looker but the price (to me) is just unrealistic.
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For me, it's that tinkering hobby aspect of it where I want to get that pivot adjustment just right where the blade is locked up solid when deployed, swings freely and smoothly, is centered up and no movement when closed... you know, the way they should be from the factory.

It's a personal preference, so if you don't care, you don't care.

Either way, to the point, yes, this is ridiculous price for the offering!
 
dano said:
Slightly off topic...This fascination with "Drop shutting"....?
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A knife with no blade play that drops shut is a sign of good tolerances and well-machined/polished parts. One of the selling points (read: additional costs) of this model is the "hand polished and jeweled liners". The only reason I polish liners is to improve pivot action, and I assume it's the same for Benchmade.
 
357snubnose said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't having voids basically mean its low quality stuff or can this happen with any carbon fiber?
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From Wikipedia:

A void is a pore that remains unfilled with polymer and fibers in a composite material. Voids are typically the result of poor manufacturing of the material and are generally deemed undesirable. Voids can affect the mechanical properties and lifespan of the composite. [1] They degrade mainly the matrix-dominated properties such as interlaminar shear strength, longitudinal compressive strength, and transverse tensile strength.[2] Voids can act as crack initiation sites as well as allow moisture to penetrate the composite and contribute to the anisotropy of the composite.[3][4]
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357snubnose said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't having voids basically mean its low quality stuff or can this happen with any carbon fiber?
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voids are just a byproduct of lamination and what process is used in the making of it. I have seen my fair share of knives with voids in the cf.
 
northside1 said:
I don't agree. Voids is lack of QC and not inherent in CF parts.
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depends how its made! is it vac-formed, layed up and pressed, free hand-formed and what type as some kinds of cf just don't lay up that well and depending on the resin and ambient temp as this can affect wetting of the cf.
 
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