Can someone make a list of knives that utilize carbon fiber in their design?

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FliGuyRyan

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And this can apply to blades, handles, or anything that makes the knife "better" or upgrades it's potential.

I see that Spyderco makes some knives with carbon fiber handles and that is just one example (and about the only example I know of).

Thanks...
Ryan

P.S. Inlay doesn't count (i.e. Chris Reeve - only if part was made of it, and not added on for decoration).
 
#33 looks like a nightmare grind Strider with some kind of customization.

You want production or custom knives?
 
Benchmade made a CF handled Ares. I've been looking for one for a while now. Sweet knife.
 
Bark River makes many of their fixed blades with carbon fiber scale options. Also, Benchmade makes a few. Here's a photo of a Benchmade-Snody 210TK (in S30V) with carbon fiber (black) and silver G10 (with a beautiful carbon-fiberish look to it)

BM-Snody210TK-01.jpg
 
I have 5 different models of CRKT M16's with carbon fiber handles. The Benchmade 770 could be had in carbon fiber ( mine is G10). There are some William Henry's in carbon fiber also.
 
CRKT made a Veile with carbon fiber scales, they also made a smaller version of the M16s in CF, Spyderco also did a Military and a few others in CF I believe, the BM Snoody pictured above is a sweaty, and BM also did a Stryker gold box knife with CF overlay and did a Terzuola also, Boker/ Koltzi had a few. I know someone use to replace handle scales with CF but I don't remember their name, maybe someone else will.
They're more but I can't think of them right now.

Good luck
Helle
 
Smith and Wesson also did some of the Swats in CF.
BM also did a Pardue in CF and how could I forget William Henry.

Helle
 
Benchmade 690 has cf bolsters. Spyderco harpy, delica, police, civilian, and millitary have been made with cf handles.
Caly3 also.
 
There are several custom makers that use CF. Brad Duncan & Mike Obenauf are two off the top of my head. Warren Thomas uses Titanium & CF.
 
FliGuyRyan said:
And this can apply to blades, handles, or anything that makes the knife "better" or upgrades it's potential.
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I don't see that CF is an improvement over G10 for a knife.

The reason aerospace manufacturers use CF composites instead of Fiber Glass composites is the difference in strength to weight ratio. It allows them to use a lighter composite to get the same strength. But for a knife, there is so little material you would never notice the weight savings without the use of a scale that measures in grams.

CF looks cool and sounds cool. Performance improvement? I don't think so.
 
John79 said:
How does carbon fiber hold up as a blade material?
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Carbon fiber as blade material?
Artistically speaking: it's gorgeous.
Technically speaking: it sucks. Suppose you could make an OK pig sticker out of it, but you can't cut anything with it.

Good as scales or handle material, the intent of my previous post.
 
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