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CF Military ??
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If Spyderco is going to run a CF Military - they should figure out how to do a matte finish on the CF.
The ongoing practice of doing the CF runs with a gleaming finish is not only very non-military, but it leads to some pretty nasty-looking work at screw, pivot and thong holes.
Sal, is this a choice, a price-point thing, or what?
Benchmade put out their 770's with a a two-tone CF finish, matte on the sculpted areas, gleaming on the flats. :barf:
The more recent 940 models had fully sculpted CF handles, so the gleaming finish normally found on the flats was not there - good. Unfortunately, the 940 has a lot of surface detail work which is not well suited to CF and so there was a lot of leftover surface splinter, white areas where the CF was chopped up by a milling machine - etc. You get the point. I loved the design by was very put off by the way the CF was finish. So, good tool, but I didn't like the details.
I know we can't have everything, but is there a good reason why the CF is left with that plasticky finish?
The ongoing practice of doing the CF runs with a gleaming finish is not only very non-military, but it leads to some pretty nasty-looking work at screw, pivot and thong holes.
Sal, is this a choice, a price-point thing, or what?
Benchmade put out their 770's with a a two-tone CF finish, matte on the sculpted areas, gleaming on the flats. :barf:
The more recent 940 models had fully sculpted CF handles, so the gleaming finish normally found on the flats was not there - good. Unfortunately, the 940 has a lot of surface detail work which is not well suited to CF and so there was a lot of leftover surface splinter, white areas where the CF was chopped up by a milling machine - etc. You get the point. I loved the design by was very put off by the way the CF was finish. So, good tool, but I didn't like the details.
I know we can't have everything, but is there a good reason why the CF is left with that plasticky finish?
Sal Glesser
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Hi Westicle. No immediate plans for any CF models at this time.
The bead blasted CF is easier and cheaper. We put a special finish on the CF models that we've made for those that like the appearance of the CF (which is lost in the bead blasting). It is always possible to bead blast a shiny version, but making a bead blasted version shiny is most difficult.
If we were to do a CF Military, it would be bead blasted. The main problems with a CF millie is 1) cost, they would be expensive (milling the CF pocket) and 2) we've got to catch up with the demand on the current model before adding another one. (which is improving)
sal
The bead blasted CF is easier and cheaper. We put a special finish on the CF models that we've made for those that like the appearance of the CF (which is lost in the bead blasting). It is always possible to bead blast a shiny version, but making a bead blasted version shiny is most difficult.
If we were to do a CF Military, it would be bead blasted. The main problems with a CF millie is 1) cost, they would be expensive (milling the CF pocket) and 2) we've got to catch up with the demand on the current model before adding another one. (which is improving)
sal