Anyone else have a knife with carbon fiber blade?

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panoz77

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Not scales but blade. My brother gifted me a carbon fiber neck knife a couple years back. It is a neat little thing, lite as a feather but mostly a last ditch item. I can't see these being used for much other than a letter opener or maybe opening boxes, and I think even those limited functions might be too much over a long period of time. I've not really used it much, does anyone else have one and what are it's uses and how long will it hold an edge for the above uses? Also, anyone ever sharpen one?


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I don't have hands on with a carbon fiber blade . Should be plenty strong for stabbing SD . But I don't believe any of the composites can be made very sharp . Some of the SE type can sort of cut stuff , maybe . How sharp did yours come from the box ?
 
Wasn't there an expensive custom carbon fiber bladed folder in the 90's which had a steel insert or something ?

As far as that s thing to think it would work fine for a letter opener as most aren't very sharp anyways.
My grandmother used a plastic letter opener with integrated pen for years which was an advertising freebeee and it always worked fine.
Remember you can often use your finger like a letter opener and sharpness isn't really needed.
 
I believe I read that that this specific one (Bastion 05) won't pass a metal detector, it seems the manufacturer added some metal powder or something to the CF. I have not tested it, but I do have a Schonstat and another metal detector that I could test to see I get a detection on it.
 
DocJD said:
I don't have hands on with a carbon fiber blade . Should be plenty strong for stabbing SD . But I don't believe any of the composites can be made very sharp . Some of the SE type can sort of cut stuff , maybe . How sharp did yours come from the box ?
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It came sharp enough to cut most things but is nowhere near "shaving sharp", I just question with use how long the edge would hold up, I'm guessing not very long.
 
Josh K said:
Edge is probably made of the epoxy or resin that bonds the CF layers together. Expect it to last the same amount of time as a sharpened piece of glue.
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Well I can say it lasts longer than that, I have used it some on cardboard and paracord to see what it can do and it is still "sharp". Elmers or gorilla?
 
panoz77 said:
Well I can say it lasts longer than that, I have used it some on cardboard and paracord to see what it can do and it is still "sharp". Elmers or gorilla?
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More like an epoxy, so gorilla glue would be closer.
 
panoz77 said:
I believe I read that that this specific one (Bastion 05) won't pass a metal detector, it seems the manufacturer added some metal powder or something to the CF. I have not tested it, but I do have a Schonstat and another metal detector that I could test to see I get a detection on it.
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Any non metallic knife ( not counting rubber and practice knives ) is legally required to have a certain metal content to it if I'm not mistaken.
I know for a fact that Ceramic knives have to have metal powder in their make-up.
I was mistaken
 
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shinyedges said:
Are you sure about that? Any literature on that?
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Sorry, I don't.
I was watching a show about how ceramic kitchen knives are made and they said that being non metallic most countries legally required them to have a certain metal content to ensure that they would set off a metal detector.

I believe I Saw something about plastic knives such as the " CIA letter opener " as well.
After all there was an airplane hijacking years ago that involved some kind of plastic knife.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Sorry, I don't.
I was watching a show about how ceramic kitchen knives are made and they said that being non metallic most countries legally required them to have a certain metal content to ensure that they would set off a metal detector.

I believe I Saw something about plastic knives such as the " CIA letter opener " as well.
After all there was an airplane hijacking years ago that involved some kind of plastic knife.
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Ah, gotchya.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Any non metallic knife ( not counting rubber and practice knives ) is legally required to have a certain metal content to it if I'm not mistaken.
I know for a fact that Ceramic knives have to have metal powder in their make-up.
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The only requirement in US Code dealing with non metalic weapons has to do with firearms.

A firearm must contain 3.7 ounces of stainless steel to be legal for manufacture,sale, or importation.

You are welcome to search the US Code (it's online) to check on your memory of the tv show
 
Hickory n steel said:
Sorry, I don't.
I was watching a show about how ceramic kitchen knives are made and they said that being non metallic most countries legally required them to have a certain metal content to ensure that they would set off a metal detector.

I believe I Saw something about plastic knives such as the " CIA letter opener " as well.
After all there was an airplane hijacking years ago that involved some kind of plastic knife.
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There's always an EDC shard of glass to beat the system.

And it's known to actually cut...
 
i have a boker one. i keep it kinda sharp with one of the wifes old fingerfiles. not the metal kind more like a sandpaper on plastic sort of kind. i do it outside with a fan blowing away from me. i dont really use it. its more for collection. mine was cheap bought it back in 2012 i think or a year later something like that.

i dont beleive it has any metal powder or anything in it. i havent tried to take it through metal detectors but its non magnetic and is so light i seriously doubt it has any metal in it. could be wrong though.
 
Todd21969 said:
The only requirement in US Code dealing with non metalic weapons has to do with firearms.

A firearm must contain 3.7 ounces of stainless steel to be legal for manufacture,sale, or importation.

You are welcome to search the US Code (it's online) to check on your memory of the tv show
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Ok, thanks for the correction.
maybe this only pertains to ceramic kitchen cutlery which aren't weapons and law regarding this may be found somewhere else.
Could be wrong about this as well.
 
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