Carbon Fiber Police Coming

[rico]

Coming out in fall. Both left and right, plain or serrated. Rico

[patogordo]

wow, more saving for me then, well the star wars dvd trilogy may wait for next year

[java]

Rico,

Give em the whole story, dude. Lot of Rescue fans would love to know about the C14SBL, Blue Rescue 93 mm SpyderEdge; a remake of the old C14 with additional features. A crescent portion bitten from blade's spine in front of the hole gives perfect control over the blade's tip. Behind the the round hole is a row of textured serrations to position the thumb for command over the entire cutting edge.

Serious &lt;img src=&quot;spyder.gif&quot; width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0&gt;ites let we want to know! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

The PE Almite Cricket is safely esconced within the &lt;img src=&quot;spyder.gif&quot; width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0&gt;vault. Thanks for the opportunity to own one of these babies and good luck on your Mission!!

Stay safe! Stay sharp! Stay informed! &lt;img src=&quot;spyder.gif&quot; width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0&gt;

Edited by - java on 7/15/2002 4:35:12 PM

[Al]

A Carbon Fibre Police PE will be a definite purchase...Aye!

Java ~ How many Crickets ye got now?

[jaxon]

<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>Drooooooooolllllllll<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Jaxon

Weekend yet?

[jjcoolay]

Is this the real deal??? Can it be?? I have been searching for the g10 version for the longest time. I found one but it is the fully serrated one.
How much will this puppy be and what are the advatnges of g10 vs Carbon fiber and vice versa??

[rico]

MSRP will be 189.95. Carbon Fiber looks dressier. I have carried both and they seem to wear evenly. Rico

[Blades]

Carbon Fiber is lighter then G10, but is considered &quot;slick&quot; compared to G10. Carbon Fiber will slide right out of your pocket, quick, giving you a fast draw. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> G10 may grab on the draw. Spyderco's G10 that they have used is a better G10 then some other knife makers use. Or they use a different finish. Either way I've always liked Spydie G10 better.
I believe the G10 Police weighs 3.4 oz, my Ti-Police weighs 4.4 oz, so I'm hoping the carbon fiber Police weighs under 2.9 oz. Lightweight with a nice sized blade. Sweeeet!! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


Blades

[Carlos]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade>Carbon Fiber is lighter then G10, but is considered &quot;slick&quot; compared to G10. Carbon Fiber will slide right out of your pocket, quick, giving you a fast draw. G10 may grab on the draw. <hr height=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2>

I should point out that this isn't an inherent property of the materials, but goes to how they are used. CF is usually polished to show the weave pattern, while G10 is beadblasted to raise the cloth texture in relief.

However, you can sandblast CF, and you can polish G10. It just isn't the common usage.

Edited by - Carlos on 7/16/2002 12:22:33 PM

[scolby]

How very true Carlos.

There are companies that have used polished G-10 very well I think (Kershaw Ken Onion series).

There are companies that have used matte-finished (not sandblasted) Carbon Fiber very well (Microtech LCC).

Hopefully, Spyderco could consider a CF finish other than polished (I believe Sal once said it was water-jet cut). Klotzli uses this same process (as does SOG on their JetEdge knives). I have always found it objectionable.

Any reasons that a matte-finish CF has not been used?

"Chance favors the prepared mind" - Louis Pasteur

[liko]

My take is, why make matte-finished CF when bead-blasted G-10 lasts longer for hard use knives, and bead-blasted Micarta is cheaper for gentleman's knives. Bead-blasted CF would lose the fiber pattern look and wouldn't gain anything that couldn't be done cheaper and better with another epoxy composite.

[dialex]

Better and better knives keep rolling at <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>! This one is a jewel!

[Blades]

Well a &quot;tacky&quot; feel carbon fiber would be nice. The CF Civilian had a &quot;slick&quot; feel compared to G10. That's where my opinion came from on the CF/G10. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


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[toothed]

A CF Police with the same finish as the CF Civilian is fine with me. It seems as though the graphite weave is sealed with a clear coat. Imo, I think that the CF handled Civilian would feel better as an EDC than the G10 version. (If I were to carry the Civilian daily). Would make my pockets last longer, too.

The CF finish on the MT LCC somehow make it seem like I'm touching pencil lead (but that's just me). It is an otherwise satifactory finish but I wouldn't want to see it on the Police.

[jaxon]

Sal,

I'll buy a CF Police if I can afford one<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. Maybe if not<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.

Jaxon



Weekend yet?

[kraziekurtis]

I'll definitely get one!

It will be my first Carbon Fiber knife <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[Raden]

Anyone know if these are going to be hollow ground or flat? Please hollow <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Personally, I think the flat ground was a far better cutter and moved a hair faster in the hand for me.
I hope they choose one last flatground run.

Ken

[kraziekurtis]

Any updates/pics/anything?? <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

*patiently waiting* <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


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[knifepunk]

180$???????!!! geez.. i guess ill be dreaming .. again

[kraziekurtis]

knifepunk, you can always order from GlassHartt <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>


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[sam the man..]

all I can say is : W<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>W!!!

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[toothed]

I'd like mine PE hollow ground if possible. But Spyderco's recent trend seem to be toward PE flat ground as on the G-10 Police. Bottom line: I'll take whatever comes out.

[toothed]

Oops, forgot to also mention that since the CF Police will be a &quot;gentleman's knife&quot; (on steroids, of course), I hope the pocket clip won't be too macho such that it will eat up my pocket in short time. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[Blades]

Carlos or anyone,
Anybody know what the weight of the CF Police will be?? 3 oz or so?? Just wondering.


Blades

[kraziekurtis]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:<hr height=1 noshade>The Grind will be the traditional sabre in VG-10. That seems to be the preferred blade style among the majority of the ELUs. 1200 pieces, one time run like the one time CF Civvie run.

sal

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...Yes, there will be some lefties in plain &amp; serrated.

sal
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