What does Carbon Fiber feel like?

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drake225

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I' ve never had a carbon fiber handled knife and im planing and buy a Spyderco sage CF. So what does Carbon Fiber feel like?
 
on the sage, it is smooth, no ridges or texturing.

the feel will just depend on the texturing.
 
there are a lot of different kinds of CF; here are the ones I own. The sage has a raised textured as opposed to a sanded or blasted texture.

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here is a caly 3; it is smooth

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and here is a sage with the texture.


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oops, mixed up the bradley with the sage, which i sold a while back.

bradley is smooth.

sage is mildly textured, more like bumpy, as the above poster says.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
oops, mixed up the bradley with the sage, which i sold a while back.

bradley is smooth.

sage is mildly textured, more like bumpy, as the above poster says.
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Actually, the bradley and sage have the same carbon fiber.
 
i know what i was thinking of!

the cf scale i had for an xm18 was smooth, no bumps.

i promise.
 
Besides weight, what is the benefit of carbon fiber?
I'm not sure if I'm a fan of it or not.
It would be nice if it were a bit grippier, but I have that complaint about most knives. I like it when I grab a knife/tool, and it feels like it's grabbing me back. It's one of the things I love about the ZT 301 and 121. Very solid to hold - no slippage.
 
termiteslayer said:
Besides weight, what is the benefit of carbon fiber?
I'm not sure if I'm a fan of it or not.
It would be nice if it were a bit grippier, but I have that complaint about most knives. I like it when I grab a knife/tool, and it feels like it's grabbing me back. It's one of the things I love about the ZT 301 and 121. Very solid to hold - no slippage.
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the cf military has the peel ply texture, its pretty grippy.

i think most makers smooth out the cf for the visual effect, but the cf itself is not inherently smoother than most g10.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
oops, mixed up the bradley with the sage, which i sold a while back.

bradley is smooth.

sage is mildly textured, more like bumpy, as the above poster says.
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Actually the Sage and GB use the same CF I believe. There is a mild texture (the weave of the carbon fiber). It's not grippy like G10, but it does provide more purchase than say a stainless steel handle. :D
 
RevDevil said:
Actually the Sage and GB use the same CF I believe. There is a mild texture (the weave of the carbon fiber). It's not grippy like G10, but it does provide more purchase than say a stainless steel handle. :D
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sure, point out how stupid i am.

again.


:p
 
MORIMOTOM said:
sure, point out how stupid i am.

again.


:p
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LOL!
Erm, uh...aren't you into the fixed blades more than folders? that is what I meant...:o Yea, that's right - Morimotom is a FIXED blade guy....He was just testin me is all....


*/runs and hides...:thumbup:
 
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