Cost of fixing broken Sebenza tip (hypothetical)

[kawr]

I feel like one day I might break the tip on my Large 21 on accident and not by prying in any sort of fashion. The tip is just so delicate even compared to some of my other knives with 2-2.5 mm thick blades. So I've been wondering how much would it cost to send it in to CRK to either fix a broken tip or replace the entire blade?

I was planning on using the 21 hard but I think I'll just baby it till I can get my hands on an Umnumzaan or possibly a Regular Sebenza which has a much thicker tip supposedly.

 

[PropThePolecat]

It sounds like your fear is totally irrational. I mean, breaking a tip on your 21 by normal cutting chores?

But try emailing CRK and hear what they charge for such a thing, theyll give you a definitive answer.

 

[slimshaneee]

I've never broken the tip on a victorinox swiss army knife during normal cutting chores.
Believe me, you will not break it during normal cutting chores.

 

[krazichinaman]

Last I checked, the cost to replace a small sebenza blade was around $120+. I can't recall the exact price.

 

[DallasSTB]

A new S30V blade will run you about $125 more or less. Call or email the shop and they will give you a quote. However, if you are planning to "use" the knife hard enough to potentially break the tip, I would strongly suggest you look for alternate tools for the job at hand - such as a hatchet, chisel, awl, or screwdriver. I would assert that if you use a Sebenza as a knife, the tip should never be in jeopardy. Even an older Seb blade isn't going to substantially differ in terms of tip strength. CR does a fine job of with selecting blade steels that are very uniform and then heat treating them correctly and consistently with no "soft spots".

Don't worry and just use the knife. You'll be fine.

 

[RussB]

I broke the tip off my original sebbie a couple years back... it's pretty easy to do on any knife if you use them the wrong way.

I reprofiled it a bit and sharpened a new tip, it looked a little rough but did the job.
If in the off-chance you happen to break yours I'm sure CR could grind a new one
without replacing the blade, it'd be a little shorter than before but still look like it
should.

 

[marthinus]

Reading this thread made me realise just how much times have changed. I have a few pocket knives from my Grandfather (now 85) and if he broke a tip he would just reprofile it since it is a tool and as he says "it is only happy when it is being used".

CRK will take care of you if you ever broke a tip, but for me, I would reprofile and use it. Give it even more character.

We are fortunate to be able to replace a blade then buy a whole knife compared to years ago. Its a nice to have, but I dont know why I feel a bit sad thinking how times have changed......weird mood today.