benchmade crooked river vs crk sebenza or something else?

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Well, i know that they are not in a same league probably. but what do you think about them? and what are you suggest beside crooked river?
 
nwmetalbug said:
Klotzli Swiss Border Guard, my choice over CRK
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Why?
Im not inferring you are wrong in your choice but I have neither and a little background is always nice instead of just a name of a knife.
Looked up the Klotzli SBG - not a bad looking knife.
 
Either one works. The crooked/mini crooked river is one of benchmades absolute best knives. And the Sebenza is the Sebenza.

It all depends on what you feel like spending.
 
BladeScout said:
Why?
Im not inferring you are wrong in your choice but I have neither and a little background is always nice instead of just a name of a knife.
Looked up the Klotzli SBG - not a bad looking knife.
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The workmanship is second to none, perfect size for me,button lock is perfect, its not a CRK like every knife knut has.
 
You can get a Crooked River and a Mini Crooked River for the price of one Sebenza.

Then I would save up money for an Inkosi instead.
 
BladeScout said:
Both the BM and the Sebenza are nice knives. Just very different.
As for suggestions, what do you plan to use the knife for - light/hard use, office/outdoors, cardboard killing etc?
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that is true,tnx.in fact Not real use, just to keep in pocket as edc.indoors and light use only.
 
I like the Mini Crooked River. The full size one is BIG. You dont realize how big until you get it in hand. The Mini is about as big as a typical full size folder.

The clip point blade though is usually a turn-off for me.

Sebenza does nothing for me, but if it does for you, you should just go for it now, instead of wasting money on lesser knives in the interim. It'll cost less in the end. Just dont get a big one, I don't think you'd carry it in the long run.
 
vulcan2 said:
that is true,tnx.in fact Not real use, just to keep in pocket as edc.indoors and light use only.
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In that case each and every knife mentioned thus far in this thread will do stellar work.
As others have mentioned, its now only a matter of how much money you want to spend.
Also how much you value pride of ownership/craftsmanship etc.
As for suggestions, here is one out of left field; as you want it mainly for light use/EDC pocket carry, how about the Isham Blackstar?
I havent handled it but dang, it looks good.
Note; not a locking folder.
Good luck and post pics of your chosen knife.
 
The Blackstar slip joint not only looks good but seems to be also well made from the (very) few reviews, that Ive seen. Its also from a known maker, if that means anything to you.
The blade is M390 which has nice wear resistance, which is good if you are not overly fond of sharpening your knives
Very nice Bowie clip and G10.
Ambi flipper and titanium clip - sounds good to me.
Not everybody likes flipper knives but I dont mind. I have several and they all work.

Anyway, here is the Blackstar
www.bladehq.com/item--Isham-Bladeworks-Blackstar-Slip--87714
(Currently out of stock at BHQ though).

Also check out the Spyderco PM2. Cant go wrong with a PM2
 
BladeScout said:
In that case each and every knife mentioned thus far in this thread will do stellar work.
As others have mentioned, its now only a matter of how much money you want to spend.
Also how much you value pride of ownership/craftsmanship etc.
As for suggestions, here is one out of left field; as you want it mainly for light use/EDC pocket carry, how about the Isham Blackstar?
I havent handled it but dang, it looks good.
Note; not a locking folder.
Good luck and post pics of your chosen knife.
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My budget is about 400~500$ but i love the way those crooked rivers look at the half price.do you know any thing similar to them?
I also mentioned sebenza for those wooden models too.
 
vulcan2 said:
My budget is about 400~500$ but i love the way those crooked rivers look at the half price.do you know any thing similar to them?
I also mentioned sebenza for those wooden models too.
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The Crooked River looks great and the lines were also the reason, I recommended the Blackstar (that and the light use angle).
Alternatives to the BM CR - you seem to like the upswept clip: Spyderco Chinook, BM Bedlam, ZT0462

(All well within you budget).
 
It really depends on what you want to do and what’s locking mechanism you like better

I am biased since the large sebenza 21 is my favorite knife
 
Crooked River is great, you won't go wrong with it.

I'm a big fan of the design and the Axis lock. BM knows what they are doing with the steel as well.

Sebenza does nothing for me, never did really. But if it is something YOU want, don't let me dissuade you.

If you get a CR, I'd suggest the mini for your intended purpose.
 
Custom Mini Crooked River?

Mine would have 20CV, wood handles, dark gray bolsters, black axis lock and screws, satin liners, black back spacer, and mini black deep carry clip. Topped of with brass pivot collar for $240.

My 2 cents on size would be to get the mini CR, or the large Sebenza. I think the large Sebbie fits better in hand.
 
I can tell you from experience, if there's something you really want but you settle for something cheaper, it's not going to fill that want. You'll just spend more money in the long run. That being said, I think I personally would go for the custom CR because that is my favorite Benchmade do far.
 
If you don’t have a real purpose and if you like the BM, then go for the BM

As it is possible to customize the mini crooked river on the BM website, you can make it unique to your taste
 
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