CF Sebenza Stop Pin Design

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I received my small Insingo CF from knife art today and, well, it's absolutely perfect in every way. If you are considering buying this knife just throw your money at knife art. You won't be disappointed!

Anyways, I had a small plane jane 21 before this one and the stop pin was different. It was flat, symmetrical and had two grooves running around its circumference.

I noticed that my CF Insingo has a completely different stop pin. It appears to taper outwards on the presentation side increasing the contact area interacting with the CF scale (I know there was a recent discussion about the CF sebenzas recently which got closed - please keep this one civil). It also has no grooves running around he circumference.

Either way, this knife was made on Dec 4th 2014 so it's most likely one of the most recent sebbies made.

Here are a few pics:

You can see that the stop pin flares out towards the cf scale but remains flat on the ti side.

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Here's another picture of the flare:

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Anyone else's CF Sebenza like this?
 
If I remember correctly, someone stated that Chris used that flared out pin for more surface area on the cf. Not sure if Chris had stated that or if it was just what someone gathered/opinion. Pretty easy conclusion that all of us could make I'd say. Never noticed mine.

As for the stop pin, I thought they were still using the ones with the grooves:confused: wonder why they went back.
 
lemmuhj said:
If I remember correctly, someone stated that Chris used that flared out pin for more surface area on the cf. Not sure if Chris had stated that or if it was just what someone gathered/opinion. Pretty easy conclusion that all of us could make I'd say. Never noticed mine.

As for the stop pin, I thought they were still using the ones with the grooves:confused: wonder why they went back.
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Thanks for the info. The reason I brought it up is that I saw the "normal" stop pin on some sebenza CF pictures floating around. Interesting nonetheless.
 
Interesting observation.

I can only speculate that it offers more contact to spread the load over the CF. I'd also speculate that it's unnecessary for most, but there are people that flick and use their knife like worry beads....so I think Chris begrudgingly builds for those usages (and speaks out against them;))

Nice knife, thanks for the pics/info.
 
unit said:
Interesting observation.

I can only speculate that it offers more contact to spread the load over the CF. I'd also speculate that it's unnecessary for most, but there are people that flick and use their knife like worry beads....so I think Chris begrudgingly builds for those usages (and speaks out against them;))

Nice knife, thanks for the pics/info.
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Good points on the serial flickers!

And yes this knife is incredible. It's a perfect example of functioning art. Glad to see that every detail (load spreading on the cf scale) has been considered in designing this knife. Love CRK for that!
 
Yep, noticed this myself when I first took mine apart. The grooved stop pin is on older models. My 2012 small micarta has them. I think there are a few threads that discuss the switch to the new pin. Very nice knife, enjoy!
 
I keep trying to decide between the CF and the Micarta. That is a nice looking knife. Would you say it has blade bias (balance) or is it neutral?
 
zl1 said:
I want one :p
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Then get one!! I paid a hearty premium living in Canada (unfavourable exchange rate, higher shipping costs and import taxes all in all, around $525 CAD) yet still feel that it's well worth the price of admission.

unit said:
I keep trying to decide between the CF and the Micarta. That is a nice looking knife. Would you say it has blade bias (balance) or is it neutral?
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Oddly enough, the centre of gravity is right at the lock bar cutout, so it's slightly handle heavy.

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One thing I will say is that the left to right balance threw me off a little bit at first. The CF scale weighs next to nothing and you can definitely feel that the lock side is much heavier. It almost feels like there is no scale on the presentation side.

I wasn't sure if I liked that initially as my small Sebenza felt heaftier but the carbon scale is very strong. There is absolutely no flex or give on that side. I'm used to it now and the knife just disappears completely in the pocket because of the weight. Plus I find that the combination of CF, CRK stonewashed blade (the best out there IMO) and the blue anodized hardware is probably the most attractive CRK design to me.

It's a perfect marriage of design, functionality, premium materials and craftsmanship found nowhere else in the knife world, in that price range at least.
 
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