Carbon fiber on a traditional knife?!

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For years I avoided traditional knives because all I knew of was Case. Not only are those generally too small, it seems like they all feature jigged bone or stag. Just not my cup of tea. Anyway, I stumbled onto Canal Street Cutlery last year and they changed my mind about traditional knives..... Good, modern steels with modern materials for handles and decent sized knives that fill my mitts and don't make me think I'm using a pair of nail clippers.

I'll try to get some more pics up with G10 and micarta versions, but for now, here's some carbon fiber!






Anybody else have carbon fiber or G10 traditionals? Let's see em!
 
Call me old fashion but I've never been able to get my head around a traditional in CF. I love my CF modern folders but most traditionals in CF or G10 seem kinda like cross-dressing.

That said, I have seen a couple of customs in CF that I would not turn down given the opportunity. But they've got to really have that special indefinable "something".
 
Glad to see those. That neon iguana pinch is one of my favorite knives. Their kirinite offerings are pretty awesome too.

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Todd Davison uses modern materials on his traditionals quite often. I would kill to get one of his sway backs.
 
I'm right there with you not liking jigged bone or stag and not knowing there were other options. I just picked up a canvas micarta that I'm really liking.
This isn't a great photo but it's my only one right now.
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gooeytek said:
Todd Davison uses modern materials on his traditionals quite often. I would kill to get one of his sway backs.
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Todd's are the ones I had in mind when I said I had seen some nice customs. But then everything he produces is drool-worthy.
 
Todd Davison in orange g10. I also have a mammoth from him. Next will an iron wood.

But this is my usual daily carry and use knife. It's now scratched, dinged, sharpened many times, scuffed and used. I LOVE it.

The material was recommended by Todd to be the best for use. Blood, water, chemicals, oils, greases, dirt, chicken guts and acids from foods shouldn't hurt it where others materials (more traditional materials) may be affected.
 
SVTFreak said:
Todd Davison in orange g10. I also have a mammoth from him. Next will an iron wood.

But this is my usual daily carry and use knife. It's now scratched, dinged, sharpened many times, scuffed and used. I LOVE it.

The material was recommended by Todd to be the best for use. Blood, water, chemicals, oils, greases, dirt, chicken guts and acids from foods shouldn't hurt it where others materials (more traditional materials) may be affected.
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That is a sweet knife! I still have way more modern knives, but I have to say, lately the traditional styles are the ones I love most. I like being able to have them with modern flavor and not feel like it's a grandpa's knife. G10 is amazing stuff!
 
JustinR said:
Glad to see those. That neon iguana pinch is one of my favorite knives. Their kirinite offerings are pretty awesome too.

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That's pretty much the holy trinity of CSC carbon fiber! I didn't pick up the Midnight Galaxy because I already had the ivory micarta and Jade G10.... just too small for me.
 
Not very flashy, but one of my favorites. I think the linen micarta bridges the gap well.
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those canal streets are nice, the CF scales go well with the extremely high polish on blade and bolster.
 
I like the combination of traditional patterns with more modern materials. One of my favorite knives is the AG Russell CF lock back. It makes use of the strength and weight of the material to make a knife that is incredibly lightweight and easy to carry.

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Nothing wrong with a bit of Carbon Fibre on a traditional…………..:)

This one was made by one of our local makers, JD Ellis.

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Steven65 said:
Nothing wrong with a bit of Carbon Fibre on a traditional…………..:)

This one was made by one of our local makers, JD Ellis.
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That looks great, I like the improved trapper pattern. What steel was used for the blades?
 
I personally feel anything that moves away from traditional materials takes away from the true feeling in hand as being a traditional. My most traditional feeling knives are actually vintage though. Carbon fiber, to me, is very untraditional. It doesn't make me like the knife less, it just makes it less traditional and therefore takes on a different soul and start of a story.

Yes, knives have a soul :p

One material I wonder about is micarta. Its not a very new material and I wonder if it was ever used on knife handles? Production or just some electrician with missing handle covers DIY project??? Now this would not range back far enough to be considered really traditional range.

When was carbon fiber first developed?

First uses in a knife?

Beautiful knives being posted for sure :)
 
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Maybe not a purely traditional rendition of the Case Backpocket, but at 4 5/8" closed and 2.2 oz., with only seven parts, in total, to make the knife, it's a triumph of engineering design because of the superior, non-traditional material used in the making of it. As light as a feather and as solid as a rock. I can't argue with success.
 
Looks sorta traditional, but it's not. Jigged black paper micarta covers, all stainless construction.
 

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