The CRK Anticipation Thread - Show Your 'Inbound's!

Kettleman said:
I’ll pass on that. I’ve owned 3 CF Inkosi and the CF defeats the entire purpose the Inkosi was designed to be. They sure are pretty but pretty doesnt get the job done. The Inkosi is a hard use knife and the CF scale will never out last or work the Ti.
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That’s why ya gotta have both! One for pants and one for gym shorts!
 
mitchnola said:
That’s why ya gotta have both! One for pants and one for gym shorts!
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More like one for pants and one for the shelf. Im sorry but I just see the CF scale on an Inkosi as lipstick on a pig. I get the collectors and pocket jewelry guys wanting the shiny and pretty and I can see the value in a small sebbie in CF for shorts and or dressed up, but for a work knife I just don’t see it. The last thing I want at work is to worry about where I can sit my knife down or dropping it.
I love my CF Mnandi and I use it like it’s a rental but it’s all ti with inlays.

But of course thats just my opinion and I don’t begrudge anyone having what they want.
 
Kettleman said:
I’ll pass on that. I’ve owned 3 CF Inkosi and the CF defeats the entire purpose the Inkosi was designed to be. They sure are pretty but pretty doesnt get the job done. The Inkosi is a hard use knife and the CF scale will never out last or work the Ti.
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I'm not too worried about that. My desk job doesn't put nearly the stress on a knife as your usage. And, if I ever do need heavier usage, I already have the micarta inlay version to use for that.

Edit: Of course, I wouldn't object to this in a large Sebenza either.
 
Kettleman said:
I’ll pass on that. I’ve owned 3 CF Inkosi and the CF defeats the entire purpose the Inkosi was designed to be. They sure are pretty but pretty doesnt get the job done. The Inkosi is a hard use knife and the CF scale will never out last or work the Ti.
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I carried a CF Inkosi as my EDC for a couple years, it held up just fine and looked good doing it.

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Kettleman said:
More like one for pants and one for the shelf. Im sorry but I just see the CF scale on an Inkosi as lipstick on a pig. I get the collectors and pocket jewelry guys wanting the shiny and pretty and I can see the value in a small sebbie in CF for shorts and or dressed up, but for a work knife I just don’t see it. The last thing I want at work is to worry about where I can sit my knife down or dropping it.
I love my CF Mnandi and I use it like it’s a rental but it’s all ti with inlays.

But of course thats just my opinion and I don’t begrudge anyone having what they want.
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I don’t think carbon fiber is as brittle or weak as you think. It’s actually very strong especially at the thickness it comes.

I would venture to say that anything your doing that would break the carbon fiber scale is probably misuse and should have been done with the proper tool. It is just a knife after all. But as far as not being as durable as ti, you’re absolutely right. As always, like you said it comes down to personal preference.
 
TimButterfield said:
Similar, but not quite. That's just part of what I envisioned. Start with the KnifeArt large CF Inkosi. (On the KA site, navigate to CRK, Inkosi, large Inkosi, then to the CF large Inkosi - currently out of stock.)

To me, that model is PJ (though CF) because there are no inlays on either side. Now, add the CF inlays as your images show to both sides of that CF/PJ. So, it would have CF inlaid on titanium on one side and CF inlaid on CF on the other side. This would give the additional texture of the inlay to both sides, but still keep the lighter weight of the all CF side.
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Gotcha. I'd buy one too.
 
TimButterfield said:
This makes me think of those challenges where someone carries one knife for a whole year or even a month. I'm not sure how they do it. :)
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Sorry to go off topic, and maybe it should be a new thread...

This was me most of my life.
I have generally had a knife of some kind in my pocket since grade school, but it was just a tool, not a hobby (much less a collection or obsession).

If anything, knife sharpening was a hobby/obsession of mine.

Until September of this year, I had the same Spyderco Native 5 LW in my pocket daily since July of 2020 when I bought it.

I don't even remember why I bought it.

Before that for 8 years or so I had a David Boye folder with a Marlin spike (I wish more companies would put these on, I used it more than the blade).
At one point I thought I had lost the Boye, and within a day or two I ordered another one. I felt that attached to it.

I found the original a week later, and felt glad to have two of them.

Before that was a series of Spyderco Delica's. I bought an original in the 90's and would buy a replacement every few years as they got beat up and a new color would come out.

I was buying a CRK as a special occasion knife after reading write ups on them in gun magazines over the years.
I started reading and researching and that fueled a flame.

In the same recent months I have also picked up a Spyderco PM2, Manix 2 LW and a Pocket Machete... er, carbon fiber Subvert.

Burn on !
 
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EOS One said:
Sorry to go off topic, and maybe it should be a new thread...

This was me most of my life.
I have generally had a knife of some kind in my pocket since grade school, but it was just a tool, not a hobby (much less a collection or obsession).

If anything, knife sharpening was a hobby/obsession of mine.

Until September of this year, I had the same Spyderco Native 5 LW in my pocket daily since July of 2020 when I bought it.

I don't even remember why I bought it.

Before that for 8 years or so I had a David Boye folder with a Marlin spike (I wish more companies would put these on, I used it more than the blade).
At one point I thought I had lost the Boye, and within a day or two I ordered another one. I felt that attached to it.

I found the original a week later, and felt glad to have two of them.

Before that was a series of Spyderco Delica's. I bought an original in the 90's and would buy a replacement every few years as they got beat up and a new color would come out.

I was buying a CRK as a special occasion knife after reading write ups on them in gun magazines over the years.
I started reading and researching and that fueled a flame.

In the same recent months I have also picked up a Spyderco PM2, Manix 2 LW and a Pocket Machete... er, carbon fiber Subvert.

Burn on !
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Beware!! It’s the Bladeforumn effect! I also joined BF this year and have bought more knives this year than I have bought in my entire life! Good luck bro, you’re already in deep, resistance is futile! Lol
 
mitchnola said:
I don’t think carbon fiber is as brittle or weak as you think. It’s actually very strong especially at the thickness it comes.

I would venture to say that anything your doing that would break the carbon fiber scale is probably misuse and should have been done with the proper tool. It is just a knife after all. But as far as not being as durable as ti, you’re absolutely right. As always, like you said it comes down to personal preference.
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I have carbon fiber bits on cars and a motorcycle that have put a ton of miles on and it looks new. I'm surprised at the concerns about how well it holds up too. In my opinion, you buy the carbon fiber version for weight loss without sacrifice of durability. If someone thinks it looks fancy then all the better.
 
Kettleman said:
More like one for pants and one for the shelf. Im sorry but I just see the CF scale on an Inkosi as lipstick on a pig. I get the collectors and pocket jewelry guys wanting the shiny and pretty and I can see the value in a small sebbie in CF for shorts and or dressed up, but for a work knife I just don’t see it. The last thing I want at work is to worry about where I can sit my knife down or dropping it.
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I don't think you'd have anything to worry about. Just my hunch.

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Didn't I read somewhere that the CF handled knives eventually drift off center because of the CF breaking in over time?
 
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