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Old 11-16-2005, 14:12   #2
Peregrino
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Originally Posted by El Cid
From being a car-nut I must admit I am a carbon fiber junky. I love the material from a weight, strength, beauty combination of points... but I always thought CF was fairly brittle. Sure I have seen the fiberglass knives some manufacturers offer... but they seem more like novelty items where this looks like it is supposed to be a combat blade.

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http://truenorthknives.com/tnk_1main...02639.htm~main
That's because the blade is stainless. CF has been used for handles, sheaths, holsters, etc. for a while. Personally I'm not sure the "cool factor" and the "cost factor" have reached parity yet. My .02 - Peregrino
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