Carbon Fiber Pommel?

[JohnR001]

What are your views on having carbon fiber as a pommel for a personal design knife in terms of durability compared to a protruding stainless steel pommel?

 

[Fixedwing]

I wouldn't use this in your close combat setup as carbon fiber is known to fracture spectacularly.

 

[DocJD]

CF is tough , but not compared to steel .

 

[Alone]

Yup. CF is considered "tough" when weight is a factor.

When it comes to CF versus steel, there is no contest in my humble opinion.

 

[tltt]

What kind of knife is the question.

 

[knarfeng]

"Carbon Fiber" would be epoxy laminate with carbon fiber reinforcement, just as "G10" is epoxy lamate with glass fiber reinforcement.
Epoxy laminates are strong but not tough. I would use metal for the pommel of any knife which is going to see field use.