Favorite factory carbon fiber scales?

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What's your favorite factory carbon fiber scale? I'm personally not a fan of the shiny stuff (fradon lock delica) or the stuff they put on the watu/chaparral, but I do really like peel ply, the fluted cf native type scales and the drunken (matter, kinda like Benchmade's carbon fiber)
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My favorite would be the kapara.
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I have a Knifecenter Exclusive Manix 2 Cruwear in carbon fiber that I love. I'm pretty sure it's solid cf.
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No contest....the contoured fluted carbon fiber that's on the 40th Anniversary Native 5 (also S90V/Satin N5)
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My favorites ranked are:

1. Drunken
2. Native Chief
3. Every other Solid CF
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10. G10/CF Laminate
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Sharp Guy wrote:
Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:11 am
No contest....the contoured fluted carbon fiber that's on the 40th Anniversary Native 5 (also S90V/Satin N5)
I completely agree. Those fluted CF scales are simply a work of art...
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I was tempted by the Chief, but when I realized that the G10 was pretty much just replaced by carbon without any 3D structuring, I did not see the point (or value). So I would probably pick Native or maybe Kapara ... or simply get a custom made scales (Aratech or similar ... I wish they would make scales for the Chief)
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Dazen wrote:
Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:29 am
My favorites ranked are:

1. Drunken
2. Native Chief
3. Every other Solid CF
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10. G10/CF Laminate
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Oddly, I like the GB2 more than the Chief. The one on the Sage is the least attractive to me. Happy to learn the contoured Native 5 is nice, it is my next purchase.

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I like shiny, contrasty CF, not muted, grey stuff.
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Easily the Kapara and Fluted Native 5, but any solid carbon fiber is great. I tend to scale swap G10 laminate if I have the option.
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The fluted CF Native is pretty hard to beat. I really like the peel ply CF on my 52100 Military.
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The proficient and kapara look amazing.

Havent played with any fluted cf.

If its just going to be a flat slab of carbon fiber then I like peel ply.

Really wish that native chief was peel ply or had some milling like the diamond arc pattern.
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So far I like the chief the best, and looking forward to the CF lil native if it follows suit
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Is the native chief that nice matte cf or is it the shiny stuff that looks like it was peeled off someone's 90s honda?
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GarageBoy wrote:
Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:14 pm
Is the native chief that nice matte cf or is it the shiny stuff that looks like it was peeled off someone's 90s honda?

In my opinion the Chief is a perfect balance between Peel-Ply CF and Smooth CF. I hope Spyderco does more of it.

Left to right: Peel-Ply CF Military - CF Native Chief - Smooth CF Yojimbo - Smooth/Contoured CF Shaman

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Kapara and 52100 PM2.
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Native Chief S90v version
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Fradon Locks Marbled CF Manix
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Kapara and perrin ppt
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