Can someone please explain the allure of Sebenzas?

great, here we go again..

and sending the knife back and forth to the company that makes them would definately suck, i dont see me doing that

well, xcept if it was a ebenza maybe because i "prepaid" for it
 
A. G. Russell said:
I do not understand why no one has mentioned that the Seb is the best engineered folder around. The only folders that approach it are the Dozier's and the Klotzlie's
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Considering the source and the number of knives this gentleman has handled in his lifetime...

This endorsement should carry some weight. ;)
 
You'll probably need to handle a Sebbie, or any CR knife, in order to begin to appreciate the allure. Reading his philosophy, and other stuff on the CRK site, helps, too. CRK is probably the only knife I'd want to pay over $150 for.
 
Thanks for comments, guys. I'm not sure a sebenza is in my future, but I'm definitely curious.
 
mongomondo said:
They should be sending that DVD out for free. Say what you want about Cold Steel but they send out a catalog and 2 DVDs at no cost.
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And these days that is the best thing you will get from Cold Steel. At least it is worth what you paid for it unlike the rest of their product line.

The Sebenza is a wonderfully made knife that I carry almost every day and I see very few others out there at this time that would make me change that practice. Certainly nothing that Cold Steel has ever made.
 
What if you want to pay $30-40 for a knife? Cold Steel has good options in that range. For $30 from CRK you can afford a clip insert for your Sebenza.
 
Well I disagree that all cold steel knives are worthless like the guy above said. At certain price points they are pretty good for the money.
 
Lets leave CS out of this thread. The topic is Sebenza.

I don't have a Sebenza and probably never will. But if I did have $400 to spend on a knife, I would spend it on a Sebenza. I understand fine tolerances and what they can do for fit, finish, and function. I also understand that cost goes up exponentially as tolerances tighten.
 
I still have the Sebenza I carried for the last four years of duty before I retired from the Army. I choose the "tools" of my trade very carefully. I chose a regular large Sebenza in BG42 and used it constantly. I lived near the Chris Reeve shop so I took it in for a tune-up and it came out looking new! I always carried three knives in the field. They were my Sebenza, a Fieldmaster SAK, and a fixed blade (CRK Green Beret or Randall – backed up by a Camillus "fighting/utility" [kabar to you USMC types]).

There are other good knives out there but the Sebenza is "working tool" quality.
 
As much as I would love a Sebenza, I don't see myself ever putting $300+ out for a knife. If I did put that kind of money out, it would definitely be for a Sebenza.
 
knarfeng said:
Lets leave CS out of this thread. The topic is Sebenza.

I don't have a Sebenza and probably never will. But if I did have $400 to spend on a knife, I would spend it on a Sebenza. I understand fine tolerances and what they can do for fit, finish, and function. I also understand that cost goes up exponentially as tolerances tighten.
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Then get a F¨llkniven U2, it got zero blade play and perfect tolerances!

Fit
Finish
Function

all perfect!
 
One must remember that native American indians used flint quite well for thousands of years for all of their cutting purposes. I know a guy that likes to kid me about my collection and brags that a $1.00 barlow does everything he's ever needed to do. I have nothing higher priced than mid range knives. That said, I could see how someone with the means and who is really into knives wanting a Sebenza. It isn't a need, it's a want. Kind of like the finest of car or firearm. Sure cheaper stuff will work, but if you are into something and afford it, why not have the best, which would be a Sebenza
 
Silverdagger said:
One must remember that native American indians used flint quite well for thousands of years for all of their cutting purposes. I know a guy that likes to kid me about my collection and brags that a $1.00 barlow does everything he's ever needed to do. I have nothing higher priced than mid range knives. That said, I could see how someone with the means and who is really into knives wanting a Sebenza. It isn't a need, it's a want. Kind of like the finest of car or firearm. Sure cheaper stuff will work, but if you are into something and afford it, why not have the best, which would be a Sebenza
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dont forget:
Because of the lack of crystal structure, obsidian blade edges can reach almost molecular thinness, leading to its ancient use as projectile points, and its modern use as surgical scalpel blades.

so this means if u give a broken beer bottle to a prehistoric american native he'll accept it as a treasure of most pure obsidian ever and give you his daughter or something in return

yes! it even outcutz a mora!!
 
there is more to knives than just the cutting ability

or we'd all be satisfied with plain broken glass
 
nephildevil said:
so this means if u give a broken beer bottle to a prehistoric american native he'll accept it as a treasure of most pure obsidian ever and give you his daughter or something in return
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An Anthropology teacher of mine told us about driving through the Southwest and stopping at a roadside stand, where an old man was selling souvenirs. Chipped arrowheads, some of which were of some dark green glass, not obsidian.

Coke bottle bottoms.

Like the "real" arrowheads, they were cheap and plentiful, nothing exotic for the locals who could make them in minutes, however valuable they once were as hunting tools.

Way back when, you might get dinner out of it but you'd have to do much better than that to get his daughter.
 
My small classic Sebenza makes a fine EDC. This one is in my pocket frequently.

It works really well as an EDC. From a user's point of view it cuts well, it's simple, it's rugged, and it's reliable. It is also
nice that it doesn't seem to scare most non knife people.

 
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Esav Benyamin said:
An Anthropology teacher of mine told us about driving through the Southwest and stopping at a roadside stand, where an old man was selling souvenirs. Chipped arrowheads, some of which were of some dark green glass, not obsidian.

Coke bottle bottoms.

Like the "real" arrowheads, they were cheap and plentiful, nothing exotic for the locals who could make them in minutes, however valuable they once were as hunting tools.

Way back when, you might get dinner out of it but you'd have to do much better than that to get his daughter.
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hahaha, thát poor old man wasn't going with the changing of times, i bet he was blind and deaf to or getting slowly there

i wa talking of way more back then :p
 
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