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Some thoughts on a Sunday afternoon:
Honestly, the small Sebenzas have never been my thing, however, I have a few S21’s so I feel compelled to carry them from time to time. I’ve been a little lazy lately in swapping out my present pocket knife for something different, so ended up carrying my personally customized (or ruined, depending on your point of view) ‘faux jigged-bone’ small 21 for a couple months. This little guy started life as a box elder burl 21……long story.
Anyways……..it took a couple months to really learn to love the small 21, which now I do. A very capable blade for such a discreet size. I have done all the usual abuse to this knife that I subject most of my knives to as a tradesperson. I haven’t been much for photographing my knife in action of late, so I’ve just included some shots of it as it is.
What I have learned:
- The small 21 is the right amount small. It can ride loose inside your pocket, or clipped in place, equally well.
- The small 21 is totally non-intimidating and I feel no reservations “deploying” it around people. At the same time it’s enough blade for a lot of tasks.
- I actually prefer the drop point blade on the small in comparison to the arguably more capable small insingo, that I also own. Something about that small drop point blade works really well for lots of things, and is beautiful and sexy, especially in its polished format.
- Like all Sebenzas this thing is a tank. I’m not an idiot, so I don’t try to cut concrete, pry open paint cans, or spine-whack this knife, but for everything else, it gets the job done.
- I have not warmed up to the thumbstud on the smalls. It looks great, and is a perfect scale model of the thumbstud on the Large CRKs, but let’s face it, it’s super pointy and kinda annoying even for a dedicated CRK fella like myself. It might look goofy, but I’d be curious to see a Small Sebenza, with a Large Sebenza thumbstud if they could make that work with the grind.
In closing, I will be very curious to see if I feel at home with a Large 21 back in my pocket after finally getting into carrying a small. At the moment, I’m feeling kinda lazy so I might rock this knife another month or two! Sorry to OCD type people for not wiping down the blade for the photos
Honestly, the small Sebenzas have never been my thing, however, I have a few S21’s so I feel compelled to carry them from time to time. I’ve been a little lazy lately in swapping out my present pocket knife for something different, so ended up carrying my personally customized (or ruined, depending on your point of view) ‘faux jigged-bone’ small 21 for a couple months. This little guy started life as a box elder burl 21……long story.
Anyways……..it took a couple months to really learn to love the small 21, which now I do. A very capable blade for such a discreet size. I have done all the usual abuse to this knife that I subject most of my knives to as a tradesperson. I haven’t been much for photographing my knife in action of late, so I’ve just included some shots of it as it is.
What I have learned:
- The small 21 is the right amount small. It can ride loose inside your pocket, or clipped in place, equally well.
- The small 21 is totally non-intimidating and I feel no reservations “deploying” it around people. At the same time it’s enough blade for a lot of tasks.
- I actually prefer the drop point blade on the small in comparison to the arguably more capable small insingo, that I also own. Something about that small drop point blade works really well for lots of things, and is beautiful and sexy, especially in its polished format.
- Like all Sebenzas this thing is a tank. I’m not an idiot, so I don’t try to cut concrete, pry open paint cans, or spine-whack this knife, but for everything else, it gets the job done.
- I have not warmed up to the thumbstud on the smalls. It looks great, and is a perfect scale model of the thumbstud on the Large CRKs, but let’s face it, it’s super pointy and kinda annoying even for a dedicated CRK fella like myself. It might look goofy, but I’d be curious to see a Small Sebenza, with a Large Sebenza thumbstud if they could make that work with the grind.
In closing, I will be very curious to see if I feel at home with a Large 21 back in my pocket after finally getting into carrying a small. At the moment, I’m feeling kinda lazy so I might rock this knife another month or two! Sorry to OCD type people for not wiping down the blade for the photos
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