Carbon Fiber is made in sheets and then filled with resin. Forged Composite uses a paste of fibers (500,000 fibers per square inch) mixed with a resin that is squeezed out to make almost any shape. Since the fibers aren't oriented in any particular direction, the finished part is strong all around, while remaining light. Our Forged Carbon, Forged Ember, Forged Gold and Forged Pacific wallets have the same weight and strength as the Carbon Fiber model just with a different visual appearance.