can't trust my sebenza anymore

The only conditions I have observed that cause the lockup to decrease (and these have been surprisingly many) are the following:
  1. The blade has been swapped. This is a no-no with the CRK folders -- the locks are custom fitted due to the high sensitivity to blade/lockbar dimensions.
  2. Debris (like pocket lint) has built up on the stop pin or the back of the blade, causing incomplete opening.
A very distant 3rd possibility that comes to mind is that the lockbar is fractured, or has been over extended such that the lockbar bias towards closure is reduced. I have never heard of this happening.
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Another possibility is if you're not the original owner the previous owner pushed the lockbar back slightly. Some owners do that to make closing the Sebenza easier.
 
always remember this one rule for knife safety: the only knife that will never accidentally close up on your finger, is a fixed blade. always use a folder carefully; no matter who makes it.

do not fear the sebbie, jut respect it. give crk a call and see what they have to say. it might have had some gook in there or something like that. the spec does not look off to me. true, it is earlier than i would like, but it looks like something that would pass quality control. :)
 
Fooj said:
If you insure that the knife is clean and it still has the lockup that you show in the picture, I would wonder if the blade has been swapped with another Sebenza. Are you the original owner?
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yes, bought it new from knivesshipfree and have made zero mods and keep her clean:confused:
 
Below is the best solution to the problem 'pittsteele'...... :thumbup:

You will never have to doubt the knife again.... ;)

teacher said:
pittsteele,

I am sorry this happened to you and hope you heal up quickly..... :thumbup:

From what you have said above, you will never be happy with this knife again..... much less trust it. No matter what.

Tell me if it is a large or small, what kind of shape it is in, and how much you want for it.

I will buy it "as is"..... :thumbup:

Just PM me with the details please.

Regards,
Cp
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I'm very sorry that happened to you.

As others have said, spec is 50%-75%. So yours is out of spec.

CRK will fix it, and I'm sure after that it would be fine, but at the same time I'd understand if you would still have a trust problem with it.

I think what happened to you is extremely rare, and I trust mine, which all have lockup within spec.

I've been bitten by 2 lock failures, not too badly, fortunately. Neither were CRKs.

If you're going to sell it, the right thing to do would be to have CRK fix it first. No need to pass along a knife that may fail on someone else.
 
KeithAM said:
If you're going to sell it, the right thing to do would be to have CRK fix it first. No need to pass along a knife that may fail on someone else.
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Negative on he above IF you will sell it to me. I will buy it "As Is"... end of story for you 'pitt', on this episode; at that point. :thumbup: No more worries and the offending knife can be out of sight / out of mind......... ;)
 
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I would bet as pointed out before that it had lint in the lock. I've seen my Sebbie have questionable lockup a few times even not too long after being cleaned. Each time there was a bit of lint in the lock. I usually go by the sound it makes when the lock engages to know if it's secure. If it's a loud click, I know I'm good. If it's soft or sounds like it was padded by something, I inspect it further until I know it's secure.
 
Was the wound really bad?

pittsteele said:
this sucks. this has been my edc for almost a year now. never used it hard at all. the lock failed on me this morning. i was scraping a small channel of ice along my jeep's driver's side window seal so i could roll it dowm. the only other time i had a lock fail was on a kershaw boa during a hurricane and i haven't bought another kershaw since...i have to be able to trust my knives and unfortunately it only takes one bad experience to burn me :mad:

does this look outta spec to anyone? i'd appreciate input.
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envy my medical skills ;) she bled pretty good
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The Seb is one of the best knives around. I can't help but thinking that something else was at play here. Perhaps water from the melting ice, or maybe it didn't ever lock up properly in the first place.
When you have a lock bar that doesn't lock up too far over, a light opening might mean that it barely engaged, and is just ready to slip off.
 
teacher said:
Negative on he above IF you will sell it to me. I will buy it "As Is"... end of story for you 'pitt', on this episode; at that point. :thumbup: No more worries and the offending knife can be out of sight / out of mind......... ;)
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Sorry but your cracking me up. But your right, no need for that dog to bite the hand that fed it all this time. I am sure you could find use for old yeller so she don't get put down.

:D
 
Sammax said:
Sorry but your cracking me up. But your right, no need for that dog to bite the hand that fed it all this time. I am sure you could find use for old yeller so she don't get put down.

:D
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:D
No problem......... ;)

He has already made it clear he is not happy and even if he gets it ""fixed"" and keeps it; he is never gonna completely trust it again.

That one episode is always gonna be in the back of his mind..... eating away at him.

He has already stated it "happened to him once with a Kershaw and he has never bought a Kershaw since... because he has to be able to trust his knives and unfortunately it only takes one bad experience to burn him".

Hey, I can completely understand how he feels and I am trying to give him an out. :thumbup:

So far no response from him though.........

Maybe he thought I was kidding.
If he did, maybe this will help him to understand I am serious. :thumbup: ;)
 
SteelSnob said:
Was the wound really bad?
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it wasn't real big, just deep, look at your index finger and picture just to the left of the nail getting cut about 3/4 of the way down your nail in the meat of your finger...as soon as the bleeding stopped (about half a day) it's been healing up good. thanks
 
update: I have been contacted and will be sending it back for inspection/work. thanks Anne

p.s. i sent an email to CR customer service when i made this post and never received a reply :(

hello,
i need to send my sebenza in for warranty work (the lock failed). can you give me the warranty department's address.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727457


thanks,
..........
 
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pittsteele said:
p.s. i sent an email to CR customer service when i made this post and never received a reply :(

hello,
i need to send my sebenza in for warranty work (the lock failed). can you give me the warranty department's address.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727457


thanks,
..........
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Dont exactly know what the time zones are, but they only work from Mondays to Thursdays. I believe Monday is only starting for you? You emailed and posted on the Friday I presume? Resend the email. Emails get lost. It happens.
 
pittsteele said:
p.s. i sent an email to CR customer service when i made this post and never received a reply :(

hello,
i need to send my sebenza in for warranty work (the lock failed). can you give me the warranty department's address.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727457


thanks,
..........
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CRK is closed on Fridays, as the sticky in this forum indicates.

Anyway, call CRK and ask for Heather. She'll take care of it.

Once its fixed you can keep it or you can responsibly sell it for a non "fire sale" price.
 
Glad you're ok. And yes they're closed on Fridays. Hopefully you've heard from them by now because they're usually fast to respond.
 
Sorry about your cut finger, Pittsteele, and hope you heal quickly. Your knife is most definitely out of spec so please return it to us as soon as possible so we can check it over. We have always and adamantly quoted 50 – 75% of travel. Without seeing the knife, it is impossible to know the reason for the position of this particular lock.

By way of addressing other discussion and comments in this thread, there are a few reasons why a lock could be out of spec. Fooj addressed a couple of them correctly, but there is also the situation of adjustment to the lock after it has left our shop. There have been a variety of posts over the years where Forumites have discussed how to accomplish an early lock up. There is absolutely no benefit to an early lockup and unfortunately, Pittsteele’s experience is evidence of this. We set our spec to ensure a safe lockup – if the knife is out of that spec, it should be returned to us. Missin_hobo – please return your knife to us for inspection. You should not have to loosen and tighten screws the way you describe. The design of the knife requires the lock to be in spec with all screws securely tightened, and that is the way it leaves our shop.

We certainly encourage our customers to disassemble their knives for cleaning but please remember the line in our warranty that reads “Any modifications that are made to the knife after it has left our workshop will void this warranty”. Please also remember that our knives are cutting tools; they were not designed as rapid deploy weapons.

Anne
 
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