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You think if I tried pushing through it wouldn't fray the carbon fiber?
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This is my first knife with the carbon fiber, is it just me or is the knife a little bit lighter than standard g10 ?
Also I absolutely love the look of the carbon fiber scales
I will definitely try and grab some more knifes with the CF in the future
Also I absolutely love the look of the carbon fiber scales
I will definitely try and grab some more knifes with the CF in the future
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According to Knifeworks it is .05oz lighter, being 3.7oz vs 3.75oz for the g-10. On paper it may not seem like much, but I can feel a difference as well.
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I also feel the difference - and I like it.
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It's not a perfect grind on mine but looks great
Just another justification for wicked edge
And it's shaving sharp and will slowly slice paper easily
Just another justification for wicked edge
And it's shaving sharp and will slowly slice paper easily
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Mine came on Friday and I haven't even got a chance to play with it yet.
I gave it quick visual inspection and it's a real fine piece. Dead-on centering, vault lockup, meticulously ridiculously sharp.
Carbon fiber sprints are the funnest, especially in tool, bearing, or HSS steels! Great job Sal & Company. :thumbup:
I gave it quick visual inspection and it's a real fine piece. Dead-on centering, vault lockup, meticulously ridiculously sharp.
Carbon fiber sprints are the funnest, especially in tool, bearing, or HSS steels! Great job Sal & Company. :thumbup:
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Well at least one made it to NZ.
Nice smooth action and lock, centering just slightly off. I like the grippiness of the CF, better than I expected.
Pretty happy with this :thumbup:
Nice smooth action and lock, centering just slightly off. I like the grippiness of the CF, better than I expected.
Pretty happy with this :thumbup:
I'm curious - what causes the blade to be off center? The ones I have that are off center are to the left, the opposite of Cursum's. I once received a Military that was so far to the left that it rubbed on the inside of the scale when you opened it. I sent it back to Amazon and got a replacement that has been perfectly centered over thousands of openings.
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Not sure what causes that.
Of my 7 Para2s this is only the 2nd that wasn't dead center out of the box.
The other was my S110V, it came a bit off center and the action a bit stiff.
But then I pulled the blurple off it and fitted the RGT scales, and when I had it back together it was mint in every way. Maybe something to do with wiping all the parts with an oily rag while it was apart, though I didn't see any grit or anything in there.
Of my 7 Para2s this is only the 2nd that wasn't dead center out of the box.
The other was my S110V, it came a bit off center and the action a bit stiff.
But then I pulled the blurple off it and fitted the RGT scales, and when I had it back together it was mint in every way. Maybe something to do with wiping all the parts with an oily rag while it was apart, though I didn't see any grit or anything in there.
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All of the above. Personal choice.
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There are a number of different possibilities. In some cases the blade grind might be asymmetrical. In others it might be minor variations in the part tolerances.
I think the most common thing is that loctite spills out of the pivot bushing and gets lodged in the parts somehow. I had a PM2 that was off center, and after taking apart and cleaning all the surfaces it was much better.
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I think the difference is a bit more than .05oz
Spyderco site has the G10 Para 2 listed at 3.9oz
I haven't weighed them, but I would think the difference would be about .2oz
Like you, I can definitely feel the difference. Same with the CF Military's.
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One cause is warped blades. This is rare but it does happen. In the last 15 years I've owned two Benchmade knives and two Spyderco knives that had visibly warped blades, confirmed by disassembling the knife and putting the blade on a machinist's straight edge. As I said, rare, but definitely occurs. I'm not saying any of the reports above were warped blades.
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I just received my M4 today after sitting on the fence. No snags on the QC so it's a keeper. One question I have is this: the scales are noticeably rougher than my CTS-204P. Anyone have experience smoothing the scales out a bit? Any particular grit of sand paper? Wet or dry sanding?
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On my scale for those curious:
Digicamo G10 S30V 3.870 oz
CF M4 3.800 oz
Jade G10 M4 3.935 oz
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I just received my M4 today after sitting on the fence. No snags on the QC so it's a keeper. One question I have is this: the scales are noticeably rougher than my CTS-204P. Anyone have experience smoothing the scales out a bit? Any particular grit of sand paper? Wet or dry sanding?
If you dry sand them make sure you use a respirator mask, not just a dust mask.
I would love to sand them smooth, glossy with rounded edges. Like this. But I doubt I will.
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With my experience most of my carried G10 blades smooth out with use but if you don't want to wait just take a little 600 grit to it. It'll be more forgiving than a lower grit.
I just received my M4 today after sitting on the fence. No snags on the QC so it's a keeper. One question I have is this: the scales are noticeably rougher than my CTS-204P. Anyone have experience smoothing the scales out a bit? Any particular grit of sand paper? Wet or dry sanding?