The perfect Terotuf trifecta

[jlauffer]

And now the Utility Fighter is here
What's the word now? Quadfecta? Superfecta?

Nice! Have a UF on the way too and was wondering the same thing...had the trifecta with the BC, MC, and HDFK (but all different scales). Looks like superfecta or quadfecta are acceptable, but have a feeling before too long I'm gonna need the next term...quinfecta?

 

[jlauffer]

Similar to Jonny's question about TeroTuf, how are those who've gotten the Ebonite liking it? Love the look of it, but the disclaimer about being "experimental" has kept me from trying it.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

It does have a nice feel to it. Ebonite is derived from the rubber tree. It is real natural rubber that was vulcanized to hell. Things that damage rubber will damage ebonite, such as certain solvents and oil as well as extended exposure to UV and ozone. There are antique pens made with ebonite that have aged fine for 100 years, but they weren't used to scrape head gaskets. It has proven to be reasonably durable but we know it won't be as durable as micarta. So the jury is still out.

 

[Casinostocks]

Are we going to see any green terotuf handles to match the K18?
For the UF and HDFK specifically

I was hoping that matching colors would be an option for the Behemoth'er

 

[Casinostocks]

And now the Utility Fighter is here
What's the word now? Quadfecta? Superfecta?

I'm now even more glad that I ordered at least one pre-ordered UF in Terotuf. From the posted photo, I can't tell if the diamond quilt pattern was done on the bottom 1/3 portion of this scales though! Maybe the TT is hiding it well in a 2-dimensional photo. Lastly, the little EDC with Terotuf handles has so far eluded me; ah well, can't win 'em all. Take care of her well, it's a very rare bird

 

[patrickguignot]

From the posted photo, I can't tell if the diamond quilt pattern was done on the bottom 1/3 portion of this scales though! Maybe the TT is hiding it well in a 2-dimensional photo.

I confirm the pattern is here...and in hand it's very efficient!

 

[Fullflat]

Those who are using Tero Tuf, what do you think of the handles? Are they darkening with use? Grippy? I'm thinking of picking up some Ter Tuf to try out on my own CPKs...

Jonny,
Just my $0.01 (it ain’t even worth .02), but TT is very grippy, more so than unbuffed micarta, and doesn’t seem to darken just from hand oil/sweat as easily, but it does hold dirt. I’m sure it’d wash off with no issue, but I haven’t even bothered trying. I dig it

 

[Fonedork]

Similar to Jonny's question about TeroTuf, how are those who've gotten the Ebonite liking it? Love the look of it, but the disclaimer about being "experimental" has kept me from trying it.

Ebonite is a cool material. It's like what you might expect rubber to be if it were a mineral that came out of the ground, like a rubber rock. It feels hard, much harder feeling than micarta, I think the texturing edges feel sharper in ebonite than in any other handle material CPK offers. But, it's contradictory and also feels soft when you squeeze the handle in a full grip, like it might have some rubber give. Feels more like a mineral than a plastic but kind of similar to a mineral, or plastic, or metal, but not really rubber....yet it does feel like rubber. Mainly in terms of its friction. The friction of it is also confusing. As far as grippiness, ebonite is neck and neck with Terotuf I think, but it's smooth, so if the fuzzy Terotuf is one one end of a smoothness spectrum, ebonite is on the other. It's smooth as can be but your hand sticks to it once you apply any meaningful amount of pressure to your grip. It's nice to have such a confident secure grip that's due to the handle material itself rather than a rough texture. Anyway out of my several ebonite knives I've only used the Medium Chopper. I chopped off a few branches that were above my head and took down some trees along the border of my yard and along a retaining wall, wailed on some dead wood and tried to focus on the handle and how my hand felt. I am certain the ebonite absorbed much of the shock from impact, and it gave superior control over the blade, making me undeservedly accurate. If Terotuf is like velcro hands, ebonite is kind of like tree frog hands I guess. My ebonite is usually wet immediately once I start touching it, because any hand sweat just sits on it, versus micarta, where it immediately absorbs into and darkens it. But even if its all covered in sweat it grips the same. So I have super limited experience in using ebonite handles, but my opinion is it's approximately as good as Terotuf, there are significant tactile differences, ebonite looks really good while Terotuf looks rather ugly, but Terotuf is nigh indestructible while ebonite is mortal.

 

[betzner]

I'm sorry, but;

Nowhere above is there a line that rhymes..........

Disclaimer: Only read the first two limes...........

 

[mb>]

I was talking to a maker who writes for Blade yesterday, and he had not heard of Terotuf. That was surprising. Or not I guess.

Terotuf may be my favorite handle material. I love unbuffed or bead blasted micarta, but there is nothing like Terotuf for warm feel in hand plus grip.

I haven’t received mine yet for the UF, but I think the UF may benefit as much as a chopper from the extra grip. There’s just that little bit of insecurity I feel on a UF handle in the tapered, thin butt. Looking fwd to trying the scale swap.