FRN strength?

[dirtpig67]

And it won't delaminate like G10 or Micarta if dropped on end.

I was 34 feet up on a sailboat mast, and I dropped my Saver Salt onto cement.

It dinged the FRN and spine.

Oh no!

This was more in line with the kind of destruction I was thinking about. The most common accident you are probably going to see a knife handles subjected to is dropping or impact related and I think that FRN has an edge in those areas compared to a lot of more expensive materials.

Either way, FRN is pretty good any way you look at it and quite a value considering the amount of durability you get in the "budget" models made from it by Spyderco.

 

[THG]

The tension of the bar is so great and the FRN is so flexible that it bends the piece apart, making it extremely difficult to put the knife back together.

You're putting it together incorrectly. You should assemble the handle with the spring and blade first, and the last thing you should do is put the lockbar in.

 

[Itch Blade]

This was more in line with the kind of destruction I was thinking about. The most common accident you are probably going to see a knife handles subjected to is dropping or impact related and I think that FRN has an edge in those areas compared to a lot of more expensive materials.

Either way, FRN is pretty good any way you look at it and quite a value considering the amount of durability you get in the "budget" models made from it by Spyderco.

Absolutely.

The randomization of the 43% glass in FRN means it's not as stiff, but it's way more robust than G10, especially with on-end impact.

 

[The Deacon]

Absolutely.

The randomization of the 43% glass in FRN means it's not as stiff, but it's way more robust than G10, especially with on-end impact.

That may help, but the difference in brittleness between nylon and the polymer resins used in G-10 and CF is probably an even bigger factor.

Paul

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[Noctis3880]

There are other reasons I would want to take apart my Spyderco.

Say my Endura 4 in ZDP-189. I've been using it mostly to trim vegetables at work. I suspect that some internal components might have rusted because of that(especially the part of the blade not exposed inside the handle). I might want to take the knife apart to clean the rust off or even polish up the metal components to make it more resistant to further corrosion.

As soon as I get the proper torx driver, I plan to take apart my Gayle Bradley and do just that:thumbup:.

 

[Itch Blade]

That may help, but the difference in brittleness between nylon and the polymer resins used in G-10 and CF is probably an even bigger factor.

Paul

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G10, as the knife industry uses it, is not brittle stuff. I thik it is probably inaccurate to call it G10, because I'm almost certain it's not the same as circuit board G10. It might be any number of Garolite products, of which there are many grades.

I think it probably uses Polyester resin instead of epoxy. Either way, I still don't worry about laminates snapping (From lack of flexibility) as much as delaminating from on-end impacts.