my next crk will be orxered tomorrow, help

[thefamcnaj]

Ok I have a large plain seb.
Tomorrow I will be ordering a small 21.
I'm leaning heavily toward a cf handle, but am also considering a small seb with micarta i lays.
So my questions:
Can a cf handle develope snail trails like plain titanium?
Do inlays prevent snail trails since their are not flush with the handle.
Is c.f. a bad choice over full titanium.
Thanks in advance for any responses?

 

[HwangJino]

None of my inlays have the snail trail except the poxket clip.

 

[TxTechRaider]

What the heck is a snail trail?? Is that a way of saying marks on the titanium handles?

 

[Ajack60]

Yes, the inlays will develop snail trails clos to the inlays.. I've read that the micarta inlays can be blasted and look like new. Don't know about the Carbon Fiber though. You can always call CRK before ordering to find out if the same spa treatment can be done on the CF inlays. Can't go wrong with either choice.

 

[Ajack60]

What the heck is a snail trail?? Is that a way of saying marks on the titanium handles?

That is correct, the marks look like snail trails, they're not scratches, just scuffs on the Ti

 

[flyingjon]

I have a small cf insingo and it seems that the CF does not show scratches nearly as easy as Ti.

 

[Scott Dog]

No ,yes and no.

 

[thefamcnaj]

Thanks for the info guys. I'll be getting the full cf handle.

 

[red mag]

OK Scott you got me curious.
Why the last "no"? Please explain.

@ OP: once you have the first mark on the Sebenza you are good to enjoy the full potential of the knife.

The CF handle makes the knife real light which is cool, but then the haptic impression makes me think i miss something.
The difference between the smalls are not so much compared to the difference of the large models.
I think the CF scale will do it's job, otherwise Chris Reeve wouldn't offer it.
There are many knives out there (considered hard users) that do not have 2 Ti scales.

hope this helps.
red mag