Carbon Fiber texture

[gull wing]

I saw at the Knife Art site, mention of textured Carbon Fiber.
Now I have an old carbon fiber 21 and it is not textured, not polished, but I could say a matte finish.
Is this "textured" a new finish?

 

[gull wing]

Do I have bad breath?

 

[James Longstreet]

Not at all

Tried to look at KnifeArt site, to figure what you are talking about, but couldn't find anything. Maybe you could post a link to the particular description you are refering too?

Stefan

 

[EvilBoffin]

I have both large and small Seb 21's from KA with CF slabs.

They are both the newest design (CF laid down at a 45-degree angle...), and have nothing more than a very nice, smooth, matte finish throughout.
Extremely pleasing to look at and to touch - very holographic and LIGHT weight <-- a BIG deal for my needs...

I will concede that the smooth CF slab does not offer as much grip as the titanium side, if that much would bother you for 'real world' use.
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[gull wing]

This one:
http://www.knifeart.com/lgcarbonfiber.html

I like my carbon fiber Sebenza a lot, but just wondered if the "texture" is new.

 

[EvilBoffin]

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I saw KA's statement of 'textured carbon fiber scales' on their site . . .

My new Small Seb 21 Insingo is VERY fresh - - - - BOD is May 31, 2017.
It is definitely NOT textured.

I think that is a very poor descriptive word, as this CF has always been a more 'Matte' finish, and very subtle at that.
To me, "Textured" would insinuate a surface has been deliberately roughed-up, scalloped or altered in some way to improve grip, which their CF slabs certainly do not do.
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[Wavicle]

Looks to me like they used the word textured in place of the proper adjective: patterned?

 

[EvilBoffin]

Looks to me like they used the word textured in place of the proper adjective: patterned?

Yeah, that's probably a more accurate description.

... and KA's web pictures still show the old CF pattern/style anyway, that no longer applies to current production...