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by bbcreative
Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:45 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Re: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Where did you get the knife? I would see if the dealer would let you return and replace it at no charge. Spyderco would credit them and everyone is happy. Spyderco probably wants to study the knife for future issues I would think so. It’s worth mentioning that the affected scale is pretty much a di...
by bbcreative
Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Re: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Where did you get the knife? I would see if the dealer would let you return and replace it at no charge. Spyderco would credit them and everyone is happy. Got the knife from a local outdoors shop in Seattle. I’ll most likely see if they’ll do a return/exchange since it’d be a whole lot quicker than...
by bbcreative
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:44 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Re: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Here is a picture of the second place the CF laminate is peeling.
by bbcreative
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:40 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Re: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Here are a few pictures of the CF laminate peeling off of my Sage 5. This is the first spot it started peeling. This bit of CF flaked off a few days later, leaving a bare spot on the handle where it originally was.
by bbcreative
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:03 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Re: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Thanks everyone for responding. It's been difficult for me to get back on the computer to reply. Basically, the top layer of CF has begun to peel off the non-lock side scale. I've seen the CF on the Sage referred to as peel-ply on other posts so I assumed that "peel-ply" and "CF-lamin...
by bbcreative
Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:14 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?
Replies: 19
Views: 3289

Peel-ply Carbon Fiber Peeling?

Hello, I'm new to the forum and new to Spyderco knives in general. Earlier this year I purchased a Sage 5 and immediately knew it was a solid knife. 4 months later under light use the carbon fiber scale on the non-lock side began to peel off pretty severly, about 1/16" in the groove behind the ...