Carbon Fiber!!

Lycosa

Lycosa

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Carbon Fiber is now my preferred handle material on a folder. Here's why: Extremely tough.
Light weight.
Easy to touch-up.
Does not shred the inside of my pocket like G-10.
Thanks, Warren! ;)
 
Lycosa said:
Carbon Fiber is now my preferred handle material on a folder. Here's why: Extremely tough.
Light weight.
Easy to touch-up.
Does not shred the inside of my pocket like G-10.
Thanks, Warren! ;)
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I always heard that CF is quite slippery when propertly polished. Telling by your statement (bold letter) it seems to be the case so... how do you like its grip when wet?
Mikel
 
I too quite like CF, Its great stuff but can be pretty pricy :thumbup:
 
Mike---The finish is 600 grit wd-sp. Not slippery at all. Although I try to keep my knife dry. :)
Thanks.
 
Lycosa said:
Mike---The finish is 600 grit wd-sp. Not slippery at all. Although I try to keep my knife dry. :)
Thanks.
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Ok, now I can see what you mean. Post a few pictures of the knife we are talking about... that would help clarifying things a lot.
Mikel
 
Carbon Fiber is one of my favorite materials for alot of different applications. It's just a Very Functional and Tough Material for just about anything! I am desperately trying to to get a Spyderco Kiwi w/CF since I have been hung on small clipless ~Pocket Knives~ these days. I have had several knives enhanced with Carbon Fiber, and all were better for it IMHO!!!!At this point in my life being able to maintain a death grip on my Pocket Knives is not a Gigantic issue for me. The feel of the knife when I am just sittin around playin with it is. And CF feels good in the hand to me and is Very pleasing to the eye!!!

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babakanoosh45 said:
...At this point in my life being able to maintain a death grip on my Pocket Knives is not a Gigantic issue for me...
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For me an usable knife must have a sharp blade and a comfortable/secure/non slipping grip. The lack of either one results in a non usable knife. Even with very sharp knives we sometimes need to exert a fair amount of force into the material being cut. Slipping your hand and that point could end up with a lot of stitches. But I can see your point of view, a knife that is designed for hard work may be somewhat usable without such a secure/non slipping handle.

BTW, beautiful knives you have there babakonoosh45!!
mikel
 
Mikel_24 said:
Ok, now I can see what you mean. Post a few pictures of the knife we are talking about... that would help clarifying things a lot.
Mikel
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If he's thanking Warren, it might be this knife right here...Beretta Avenger II.

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Thanks, Derek! That is a great knife. I just acquired a WT custom #2 folder. I'll post a pic later, when I have a camera!
 
:thumbup:for Cf. Here is one that has a slight texture but still shows the carbon fiber beauty.


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I was just wondering what the actual Griping difference is or is expected to be between Carbon Fiber and most other Non Textured Materials such as Micarta/ smooth G-10/Wood or even Horn or Bone???? I put the NS CF110 in the photo above in a wood-bit vice and soaked the handle and my hand in water and I gotta tell ya, it took a bit of pull force to get my grip to slide. I did the same with a wood and stone handled 110 and the grip all seemed to be about the same. Understand I am not using any type of metering device and my hands have not been Calibrated as of late. But there was no massive difference. I put a G-10 Byrd Cara Cara in the vice and moved the bench!!! So maybe the question in regards to grip retention is (Smooth vs Textured vs Grip Config) Just my two cents!!!
 
I'm tempted to get into some of that Spyderco carbon fiber goodness...Lycosa, looking forward to your WT custom pics!
 
babakanoosh45 said:
...So maybe the question in regards to grip retention is (Smooth vs Textured vs Grip Config) Just my two cents!!!
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You hit it righ in the nail... The problem is that *usually CF is polished good so as to show up the beautiful pattern (I also like how it looks, that's for sure!) while none cares about the G10 pattern (it doesn't have that much "wave" on it, or it is too small to notice anyway). The Micarta shows its pattern due to the contouring and not so much because of the "texturing" so you can leave a 100grit finish and as long as you contour the scales a little bit it will still look good (I make pseudo-micarta out of old jeans so I know what I mean). If you polish it more it will just get slicker. If you finish it with cianoacrylate... it is even worse!

Mikel

*The first Spyderco blade Haze posted seems textured... Not the usual looks I would expect from CF but cool anyway.
 
Greg Lightfoot BG 42 Fixed Blade


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Mayo TMX with Carbon Fiber inserts



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J Lee Williams Carbon Fiber Flipper


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I like my Sebenza's with Premium Woods and other knives with Carbon Fiber or a very grippy G 10 material.


:)
 
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