Watch: How Tough is Carbon Fiber?

Carbon fiber: We see it used in our outdoor gear, from tent poles to arrow shafts. We know it is quite strong for its weight, but how well does it stand up to a hydraulic press?

Whoa now! Don’t click away from this page just yet. I was surprised at just how entertaining this video turned out to be, especially watching the way the cylindrical carbon fiber (the same form used for arrows and tent poles) reacts when placed in the press vertically. It even prompted the thickly-accented narrator to exclaim, “Vot der vook!”

And seeing a large hex nut pressed onto (maybe into; watch and see) a slab of carbon fiber was also cool.

Heck, I even laughed out loud at the end of the bonus video.

“The cheese is mine!”

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.