Question, will a pair of 5"x1" material usable as handle scale for some knives?

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Background: I am learning to trade/deal knife suppliers but not a knife maker. Here my supplier has a type of very nice-looking, but size-limited carbon fiber material. They can manage to cut only 5"x1"x1/4" or 6"x1"x1/4" pieces.

Question: Is a pair of 5"x1"x1/4" too narrow to use as knife handle blanks in most cases? My gut feeling is they can still be used in small folders. What is your opinion? Thank you.

P.S. my understanding is 6"x2" should work in most cases, and 5"x1&1/2" is also often considered as the "standard"?
 
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5"x1.5" is common and fits a wide variety of handles without too much waste (often leaving bits big enough for bolsters).

1" width is narrow. That would fit only my paring knives, or work as bolster stock.
 
On folders, the 6X1X.25 would make two 3X1 scales. The 5X1 would cut into 2.5X1 scales, which would also fit many pocket knives.

The 5X1" sets would work for small handled kitchen knives and a few small bird and trout field knives. I use a lot of 5X1" strips of micarta and G-10.

As said, 5X1.5 is a very useful general knife size.

The 30% lower cost of the smaller ones would be a savings for folder makers and those wanting a smaller handle. I suspect they will sell well.
 
I think these would be useful for kitchen knives, which tend to have narrower handles. Although I suppose CF is an unusual material for kitchen knives - dunno why.
 
1" wide will do for small fixed (pocket) blades, but that narrow is usualy a lot cheaper then 0,5" wider
 
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