Any long term Krein regrind reports

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JJPaul

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Hi All,

Considering getting a small Sebenza and getting a Krein regrind on it. Can anyone who has had one for a while let me know their long term impressions on it? As in edge retention, ease of resharpening, etc...

I've seen a few other threads on the Krein regrinds but am specifically curious about how the Small Sebenza holds up.
 
JJPaul said:
Hi All,

Considering getting a small Sebenza and getting a Krein regrind on it. Can anyone who has had one for a while let me know their long term impressions on it? As in edge retention, ease of resharpening, etc...

I've seen a few other threads on the Krein regrinds but am specifically curious about how the Small Sebenza holds up.
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I have a small classic that Tom reground. It has held up just fine. It performs very well. As far as edge retention and sharpening....it's about what I would expect from S30V.
 
I have a couple of Tom's regrinds, although not on a Sebenza blade. He does very good work.

A few thoughts:

Tom likes a fine edge, just like his old boss. These guys make knives to cut with, not pry bars. If you want something specific (like a particular shoulder thickness) tell Tom. If you just want "a little off the top" he can do that. If you want a scalpel, he can do that too.

You can always have CRK fit a second blade to your back slab. It's not like you're kissing off the whole knife if you don't like the regrind. You also don't have to commit to the regrind for everything you do with the knife if it has multiple blades. Maybe you want a super fine blade for fishing trips and a stocker for EDC. It's not that hard to swap blades.

I only have one Small Sebenza, and I'm okay with the way it cuts with just the stock edge laid back a bit; although definitely can see why you'd want Tom to do a blade for you. I like the stock primaries on my Large Sebenzas.

My recommendation is to go for it. I do not think you will be disappointed. Like I said, Tom does very good work.
 
I dont have a reground Seb but the TK regrinds I do own have all held up really well. :thumbup:

I'm actually off to the PO to send him another knife today :D
 
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes......

It's a pity CRK won't seem to take suggestions to make their knives sharper.
 
Tom reground my Small Classic Sebenza and it made all the difference in the world! This knifecuts like a light saber! When I first got my Classic I sent it back to CRK to be sharpened with a thinner edge. It came back a little sharper but they did not thin the edge edge. Kinda of shame I can get a better edge on a Spyderco but not the current CRK. I have earlier Sebenzas with thinner edges that cut very very well. Those knives are BG42 steel. I think CRK makes an incredible fine knife may be the best. But the edge needs to be thinner. It is not good that that I have to send a 330 dollar knife to be reground. My 2 cents. I own 2 fixed blade Tom Krein knives that are amazing in sharpness. A whole lot of knife companies could learn from Tom. BTW, Tom's knives and the regrind Sebenza of mine are very easy to resharpen.

RKH
 
tsiloics said:
You can always have CRK fit a second blade to your back slab. It's not like you're kissing off the whole knife if you don't like the regrind. You also don't have to commit to the regrind for everything you do with the knife if it has multiple blades. Maybe you want a super fine blade for fishing trips and a stocker for EDC. It's not that hard to swap blades.
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What's involved in getting CRK to do this? Do I have to ship the knife back to them to get the new blade or will they send me one out to install myself? And any idea the price of this?

That possibility really makes me more likely to do this. :thumbup:
 
JJPaul said:
What's involved in getting CRK to do this? Do I have to ship the knife back to them to get the new blade or will they send me one out to install myself? And any idea the price of this?

That possibility really makes me more likely to do this. :thumbup:
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You do have to ship the knife, because they need to hand fit the tang to the lock bar. Not sure if the price has changed, so just call the shop. :-)
 
Had a couple of folders Tom reground and it cuts like crazy ! I think the $35.00 was worth it especially on an expensive knife.
 
Give me a day or two and I'll put pics up of my small regular that I had reground.

I am thrilled with Tom's regrind! I noticed the same that I had been reading...my Sebenza really didn't cut as well as I expected it to. I carried it for about two and a half years before having Tom regrind it. After 6-7 months of using it, I'm thrilled. You can't get stupid with the knife...but if you use it for cutting and slicing jobs, the difference is amazing. If you are cutting through heavy material (like very thick plastic) and twist the knife (thus torquing the edge), you could potentially damage it, so you need to assess how you use the knife.

I was very concerned with the durability issues before having the knife reground, but after getting it back and using it, I consider it a non-issue. I was half-expecting it to come back fragile, but it's not like he grinds them THAT thin. Do it! :thumbup:
 
Is the thinness comparable to say a standard utility blade? (Sheetrock knife) Something that thin in S30V would make a sweeeet slicer, but you'd have to be careful about torquing the blade to the chip/break point. Hard plastics as mentioned above.
 
Josh K said:
Is the thinness comparable to say a standard utility blade? (Sheetrock knife) Something that thin in S30V would make a sweeeet slicer, but you'd have to be careful about torquing the blade to the chip/break point. Hard plastics as mentioned above.
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No, nowhere even close. My small Sebenza was .030" behind the edge bevel before sending it to Tom. He reground it to .010" behind the edge bevel. A utility knife is about .010" stock thickness, but it's much, much thinner along the edge.




Okay. I've got good pics of my regrind, but I no longer have the software to edit their size. If someone has this capability, I can send them to you and have you post them for me.
 
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blade man said:
No, nowhere even close. My small Sebenza was .030" behind the edge bevel before sending it to Tom. He reground it to .010" behind the edge bevel. A utility knife is about .010" stock thickness, but it's much, much thinner along the edge.




Okay. I've got good pics of my regrind, but I no longer have the software to edit their size. If someone has this capability, I can send them to you and have you post them for me.
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And here are the 800x600 resized photos:

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Thanks, Josh! If you look at the 3rd, 4th, and 5th pics, you can get an idea of how much the knife has been thinned down in comparison to the damascus Sebenza. It's much thinner and penetrates and cuts phenomenally better, but it's not so thin as to be fragile. Use it as a knife, and you'll be thrilled with its performance.
 
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