Has anyone used Dragonplate's Artisan Carbon Fiber?

[GDOK]

I'm in the market for about 2 square feet of CF (0.125" or thicker, 2x2 twill) and need a decent price and plates with dimensions divisible by 4". Dragonplate seems alright but there's one negative review here on BF here: (first post, second paragraph) http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-pieces-of-carbon-fiber?highlight=dragonplate

From the sound of it, they were using the "economy plate"

Have you tried out Dragonplate's "artisan" stuff? If so, what were the results?

Thanks

EDIT: To anyone hoping for an answer to this question, I ended up buying 1 square foot and found no noticeable voids. Note that I use 3D milling to shape my inlays, which may make very small voids less noticeable

 

[Alpha Knife Supply]

We used to sell Dragonplate CF. We switched to LVA (low void aerospace) carbon fiber because it is higher quality with much fewer voids.

LVA is a checkerboard pattern rather than twill.

Chuck

 

[GDOK]

We used to sell Dragonplate CF. We switched to LVA (low void aerospace) carbon fiber because it is higher quality with much fewer voids.

LVA is a checkerboard pattern rather than twill.

Chuck

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for the reply. Had you been stocking their Artisan plate or a different product? I've worked with twill CF before and it is what my customers are expecting (which is why I didn't go to AKS for this order).

 

[Alpha Knife Supply]

The Artisan CF has the best surface finish I've ever seen on CF. However, as soon as you contour the scale or bevel the edges, the voids appear. I don't know how you will keep the surface finish from getting scratched as you make knife scales. We noticed surface scratches when we cut big sheets down into smaller sheets.

Chuck

 

[Marko3]

I have used some of Alpha's LVA CF . I have purchased a few blocks of it. Very nice stuff. I like it a lot and will certainly buy it from them again.

 

[GDOK]

The Artisan CF has the best surface finish I've ever seen on CF. However, as soon as you contour the scale or bevel the edges, the voids appear. I don't know how you will keep the surface finish from getting scratched as you make knife scales. We noticed surface scratches when we cut big sheets down into smaller sheets.

Chuck

I ended up buying some. I guess we'll see how it goes. Hopefully my luck regarding voids continues. I'll be buying some LVA for the next batch (or sooner if the dragonplate doesn't work out)

Thanks!