Durability of CRK satin finish titanium

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I noticed that the wood-inlay Sebenzas don't have the typical bead-blast finish on their titanium, except for the lockbar and clip. The rest of the titanium looks like some kind of satin finish. How does that hold up under use?

I've owned some satin-finish titanium before and hated the way it picked up hundreds of fine scratches. Soft metals like titanium and aluminum would seem like bad candidates for bright finishes, unless they're anodized or coated.
 
They are as you expect- They sand the finish on to a fairly fine polish- Any scratching will show up- but it usually isn't all that bad.
If you have had that kind of finish before and didn't like it, then this probably isn't going to be any better for you.
 
I actually don't mind the polished titanium handles, it's the polished blade primary grinds on the inlay knives (excluding micarta and Insingos) that I don't care for. I just got this wood inlay Classic and called CRK about replacing the blade with an Insingo or at least a stonewashed drop point...they said it's a no-go on both. I'm a sucker for Classics so I'll live with it on this one. I sold all my others with polished blades though. I really like the carbon fiber inlay with polished titanium and a fully stonewashed Insingo blade.

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TYPE-R said:
I've only had mine for about a week but I'm really liking it. It does attract finger prints like a magnet but that's never bothered me with polished blades.
Kidcongo did a very good review of how they hold up. http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/...-use-of-a-small-wood-inlayed-sebenza.1163889/
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Thanks. This photo from the other thread basically answers my question. Finger prints don't bother me either, but the thousand tiny scratches on the titanium really bug me. I love how most materials wear, but for me the way this kind of wear shimmers in the light always just looks like damage.
 
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