Carbon Fiber Insingo

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Not sure if this is old news are not ( I've been absent from here lately), but just saw that there is a CF Insingo now.Its like the KA exclusive 21, in that its a full front scle of CF.Just thought I'd let y'all know .If this is old news then by all means let this thread die :)
 
Pics? Ive never seen them. I know Blade HQ has a CF inlayed version with an insingo but I havent heard of the solid CF scale insingo.
 
Sweet, Thanks for sharing. I had asked CRK long ago about one and was turned down. Now I have other CRK wishes and deal in the works, so will have to pass. Too bad it costs more than a Sebenza 25. Since the Insingo is such a great utility blade, I am thinking a plain or Micarta Inlay might be better. Still looks nice though.
 
Kenny_Powers said:
Pics? Ive never seen them. I know Blade HQ has a CF inlayed version with an insingo but I havent heard of the solid CF scale insingo.
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Only pics I know of are on the KA site, not sure if they want me to re-post them, since technically its their property.
 
Just ordered a small CF insingo.. I think I EDC my CF Sebenza 21 more than any other, it's just enough lighter to make a difference, and I love the Insingo blade shape.
 
csiddens said:
Just ordered a small CF insingo.. I think I EDC my CF Sebenza 21 more than any other, it's just enough lighter to make a difference, and I love the Insingo blade shape.
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Do you find that the CF version is as smooth opening and closing as the all-ti?
I ask because I remember reading one post that claimed it was not.
Is there a difference?
 
flash900 said:
Do you find that the CF version is as smooth opening and closing as the all-ti?
I ask because I remember reading one post that claimed it was not.
Is there a difference?
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I wouldn't think there would be much difference because the blade rides between two washers and not right up against the CF.
 
Ordered one of these this morning. I would like to have something engraved on the ti side. Anybody recommend a good place to have this done short of sending it to CRK? Do regular shops that do engraving have the means to do titanium?
 
flash900 said:
Do you find that the CF version is as smooth opening and closing as the all-ti?
I ask because I remember reading one post that claimed it was not.
Is there a difference?
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frontline29 said:
I wouldn't think there would be much difference because the blade rides between two washers and not right up against the CF.
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I have not had the CRK CF Sebenza, but I do have a Barry H G10 scale. I absolutely love the look of it, but personally the G10 scale is much lighter than the Ti scale and it makes the knife feel kinda unbalanced if you will. The worse part is that it makes it feel Strider-like. I hate that feeling of Ti, then the weird feeling of textrued G10. Maybe its just me......!!! I know Carbon Fiber is slightly heavier, so perhaps the CRK version is better. The CF Insingo looks amazing. I even asked CRK for one about a year ago, but was denied. Nice to see they finally came out with one.
 
KA has been selling CF scaled sebenzas for a while as an exclusive. I've toyed with getting one; would like to hear feedback from an owner or two.
 
the cf sebs open perfectly fine. For the small sebenza though, the weight makes it feel like a toy. I've not had a large cf seb, though would love to get a cf scale for my large reg or umnumzaan.

So yeah, the cf does not hamper the sebs action, and holds up like any other cf scale.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
KA has been selling CF scaled sebenzas for a while as an exclusive. I've toyed with getting one; would like to hear feedback from an owner or two.
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김원진;12162494 said:
the cf sebs open perfectly fine. For the small sebenza though, the weight makes it feel like a joy.
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Fixed it. :) The fact that a knife with a heavy-duty pedigree like the Sebenza can be made to feel practically as light as a William Henry is a beautiful thing as far as I'm concerned. In my mathematics, Strength + Lightness = Elegance.

I know how you feel about your William Henrys, Locutus. I therefore have no reservation in recommending the Small CF Sebenza to you. Get it before they're gone and you have to pay secondary market prices for one. You won't regret it.

PS: Thanks for reminding me that I haven't EDC'd my Small CF Sebenza for awhile. I threw it in the coin compartment of my wallet this morning. I'll carry it with me this week in honor of the mini-mighty Sebenza! :)
 
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The CF Sebenza I got from KA opens perfectly smooth.
This is a large regular style blade.

The light weight makes it very comfy to EDC - then, when handling it, I miss some weight.
Funny thing.
red mag
 
hah, yes a "joy" as well. though like red mag, i was missing some weight as well. no matter what, can't go wrong with a seb :thumbup:
 
The weight is nice in the hand but not so nice in the pocket . . . especially when you don't use pocket clips like me. (I've found clips to be hazardous to my knives' health. :mad: )
 
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bld522 said:
Fixed it. :) The fact that a knife with a heavy-duty pedigree like the Sebenza can be made to feel practically as light as a William Henry is a beautiful thing as far as I'm concerned. In my mathematics, Strength + Lightness = Elegance.

I know how you feel about your William Henrys, Locutus. I therefore have no reservation in recommending the Small CF Sebenza to you. Get it before they're gone and you have to pay secondary market prices for one. You won't regret it.

PS: Thanks for reminding me that I haven't EDC'd my Small CF Sebenza for awhile. I threw it in the coin compartment of my wallet this morning. I'll carry it with me this week in honor of the mini-mighty Sebenza! :)
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Post a pic of that wallet--you must be going George Costanza with that thing!
 
Although I like the all-ti Sebs, particularly the plain-jane ones, these user comments about the CF models are very helpful. Thanks.
 
MostMenAreRuthless said:
Post a pic of that wallet--you must be going George Costanza with that thing!
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I will. I've actually been on the lookout for more of them and I cannot find them to save my life. It's an inexpensive black ripstop nylon tri-fold with an external zipper coin compartment that measures approximately 5" by 4" closed. I bought three of them several years ago to use in my BoBs. I'd buy a dozen more for backups if I could ever find them.

The coin compartment is absolutely perfect for carrying knives with handles of 4" or less. In order to extract the knives easily, I use a lanyard that extends beyond the compartment opening. Closing the zipper holds the lanyard in place.

Extracting the knife is as easy as unzipping the compartment and pulling on the lanyard. And believe it or not, the wallet is only about 1" thick with a small Sebenza stored in the compartment.

I couldn't have created a better setup in my dreams!
 
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