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Hatuletoh
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Jul 1, 2018
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This is one that's been on my list for a while, and $114 would beat the BladeHQ price by ten bucks; shipping would be free through either retailer.
While perusing the BHQ site, however, I noticed they have an exclusive model w/ marbled carbon (vs the usual weave offered here) for $99. Which provides a nice context for me to ask a question I've often wondered: do you all folks prefer one style of carbon fiber over another? Or to be more specific, given the choice between woven and marbled carbon fiber, do you usually prefer one or the other (for the sake of this query, I'm not asking about the more premium varieties out there, i.e., "lightning strike", just the standard woven type)?
My observation of the public's knife buying habits would suggest the woven is the preferred style, but I wonder if that has more to do with familiarity than anything else, since the woven type is more common; perhaps people are afraid the marbled type isn't as light, strong, non-reactive, etc., having no personal experience with it themselves? Personally, I love the look of marbled carbon--I find it more aesthetically pleasing, and just classier looking overall. But the first knife I ever bought with carbon scales had the marbled variety, so maybe I'm biased. That was a the BladeOps exclusive Boker/Burnley kwaiken w/ duplex-ground, high satin finished blade and I still think it's one of the best looking knives around, esp for <$200.
Anyhow, I'm genuinely interested: give me all your thoughts on carbon fiber. Do you like it or not? Are you willing to pay more and how much? Is it a gimmick to jack the cost? Does it look stupid but is worth it for weight reduction? Or looks great but not worth the loss of strength in the knife's frame? And of course, woven or marbled?
Jul 1, 2018
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