Can't carry it!!!

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Scoop65

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I'm sorry but I've had my Sebenza for a year now and I just can't bring myself to use as an EDC. It's not like I can't afford it or couldn't get another one but I seem to be nervous about "usin or losin". Mainly ,I'm pretty sure I will not be able to properly re- sharpen the blade. There must be others out there that have the same problem.
 
Well, I'll tell ya, I'm not worth a damn at sharpening either. I'll only sharpen my work cutlery at the BBQ shop and it ends up sharp but not pretty with the sides scratched all up. Should my collector knives ever need sharpening, they will be sent to the appropriate SPA or sharpening service.

As far as EDC with any knife above, say $400 or so, is I fear more of chunking change & keys into the same pocket throughout the day and even more so on the weekends after out having drinks until I'm about blind (then losing it), or getting in one of my drunk(not always) "good giving moods" and end up giving one away, only to wake the next morning and wonder who got it.

Well, those are my fears, as inmature as they appear......:D :D
 
I have two sebenzas, well actually 8 or 9 I lost count. But with two you use one until it gets dull and send it to CRK for sharpening and you use the other one while the first is in the shop.
 
or just learn how to sharpen. . . get a spyderco sharpmaker and watch the video, a monkey could do it.
I see no value in a production knife sitting unused.
 
Sorry, I don't have that problem and never have. I love using my Sebenza, my small is basically my only folder at the moment and I'm cool with that. Every day it's in my pocket and gets used. It also gets scratched up and eventually dull. I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker I use to maintain the edge and it's working pretty well for me. You'll never fully appreciate the knife until you start using it in my oppinion.
 
If you can't sharpen or don't want to, send it back to Chris Reeve & Co. to get the spa treatment for a nominal fee. If you are a DIY guy, get a Spyderco Sharpmaker and learn to sharpen with that system.
 
Well...

Is it a plain Sebenza or a graphic one?

If it's a plain one, what you need to do is buy a GRAPHIC one to NOT carry, and then you'll feel just fine about carrying your pain one.

How's THAT for a solution?

I'm a freakin' genius.:cool:

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Although I bought my small classic blackwood to carry and use,I just picked up a small regular for "beater duty" at work.The woody will be my off duty EDC,and the reg.will be my no remorse,bring 'er on knife.
 
whatever the owner decides to do with their knife is their business whether to use it or keep it as a safe queen, i have a regular and a classic with wood inlay, i use them both. If they get dull i sharp it. I'll probably get more sebies next year and will use them all. They are not limited edition or irreplaceable knives. Whats the point of not using it? sure they are perfect but if you don't use it you will miss the other half of owning the knife.
Now i don't abuse my knives, i do my daily duties and i enjoy every time i pull out my sebie and serves me well. I dont see myself using any other knife anytime soon. I'm not a sebenza fanboy its just sebenza fits my needs 100%, the knife is not too fancy or not too "tactical". If i needed to go hunting i'd carry the classic ka bar.
 
I do not have that problem either, as I DO love using mine!! It is a great knife built for work. Get another one, and keep it for a safe queen.
 
Why not just go buy another Sebenza, and use it, learn to sharpen it, and cut everything you can with it? Do that and put your favorite Sebenza in your non using knife display. That way you have the best of both worlds, one knife to admire, and one to enjoy using. You cannot fully apreciate a knife simply by just looking at it, it has to be used,loved, enjoyed, and bearing wear from use to really bennefit from it.
 
Carry and use it. There's absolutely no way you can fully appreciate or enjoy a Sebenza until you do.

I'll second the recommendation about getting a Spyderco Sharpmaker.

As an alternative, a few people here swear by stropping. That works too. Here's a cheap stropping block that works great:

http://www.knivesplus.com/KP-STROP8-STROPBLOCK.html

Let it get scratched up -- it adds character. After a year or 2 send it into CRK for a refrub and it will look like new. Or better yet just leave it scratched up.
 
Does anyone have personal experience with the compound they work into that strop? How is that specific strop in general?
 
Naaa, I wouldn't use it. Your wife or kids will get more money for it when you're dead if it's mint:rolleyes: ;) ....
 
Django606 said:
Does anyone have personal experience with the compound they work into that strop? How is that specific strop in general?
Click to expand...

I have that strop and it works very well. The green stuff is chromium oxide.

One poster mentioned worrying about scratching the blade. One advantage of stropping is that it doesn't scratch the blade at all (well, I guess it does microscopically). It further polishes the edge.

I've found a very light touch works best for me for stropping. YMMV.

Having said that, I've come to prefer just a little more toothiness on my Sebenza. I prefer the edge the Spyderco white rods give -- about 1200 grit -- still pretty polished.
 
Using and abusing is part of the joy of owning such a knife. Its not jewelry its a functional piece of equipment.

I'll admit though that on a brand new knife the first couple of scratches can be a bit bothersome but after that they usually go unnoticed. Just keep 'er clean and sharp and you're good to go!
 
As others indicated it is up to the owner of the knife to decide how to use it...

Personally speaking I have been LOOKING for things to cut since I got my Sebenza this fall. In the first couple of weeks I noticed I pile of unused cardboard at a friend's place. With a noticeable look in my eyes I asked if he would be "needing those boxes", and when I got the green light I started cutting happilly like a kid playing in the sandbox.

Fruit now tastes better and smoked meat more satisfying now that I use my Sebenza in the kitchen as well, I think it is just psychological, but S30V might just be a delicious spice...

Gotta go... I think I see some rope that hasn't been cut yet lying around...
 
I can totally relate. I got my first Sebenza (large Classic with Mammoth Ivory inlay) about 6 weeks ago, to replace my old EDC. Well, I have been carrying it since, but am really anal about wear and scratches. I havent been using it a lot either, because Im not good at resharpening and dont want it to dull.

I thought about getting a plain large Classic for EDC, and just saving up the Ivory Inlay model. However, I thought the plain one would be a bit too plain, and besides I like carrying a nice and fancy knife for a change.

So what to do? Heres what I did : I got another, identical, Sebenza. I will keep on carrying my first one as an EDC, and use it more now (or well, force myself to do so ;)). I was lucky and got it for a good price, so it made my decision a bit easier.

The second will be kept in mint condition, and will also serve as a backup in case that Ill send my EDC back to CRK for a re-sharpen/re-furb job.

I know that it is an expensive way to go, but hey, thats what you pay for being "crazy". :rolleyes: ;) :D
 
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