It does, but it could easily look rubbish had you not painted the fork.
Either way, it save you some money and give you reassurance that it's worth getting something like a Columbus Minimals fork in the near future when you can afford to.
The other and possibly more expensive option is to get a steel fork made specifically (fillet brazed unicrown?) and painted to match the original carbon fork.
It does, but it could easily look rubbish had you not painted the fork.
Either way, it save you some money and give you reassurance that it's worth getting something like a Columbus Minimals fork in the near future when you can afford to.
The other and possibly more expensive option is to get a steel fork made specifically (fillet brazed unicrown?) and painted to match the original carbon fork.