Seki City G10 vs FRN

[jdw]

I was doing light maintenance on my knives over the weekend and I noticed a striking difference between the Seki models that use G10 and the models that are FRN. I was wondering if other people had the same experience? Specifically, does the Seki plant have trouble working with G10? In my completely non-expert opinion the Seki FRN models are far superior in quality of build to anything produced in G10. I think that I read on this forum that a lot of the skilled craftsmen there had gradually been retiring over the last few years but that could be complete rumor bait?? Thanks for the input.

[Evil D]

Can't say about quality but it's apparently much more expensive to work with G10 there. My Kiwi 4 was pretty dang perfect.

[garret]

My only seki model with G-10 (civilian) has a very high quality level, if it is true that it does not feel like the G10 of a manix that I have but in no case would say that it is poorly constructed. Only the sound it makes when it is blocked is enough to understand. regards