CRK question...

[BellaBlades]

I regret selling my Blue Steam Ti Lock.

I've had 4 21 Larges and wanted another a few months later every time. Each time getting closer to the variation I wanted.

I have a 21 I love but miss the Ti Lock. Oh well . First world problems.

 

[Stumpy72]

I just got my first CRK last month and I think I see another couple coming my way in November. I’d never sell these. My kids will be divvying them up after I'm in the ground or a nursing home.

 

[Dogdrawz]

I just got my first CRK last month and I think I see another couple coming my way in November. I’d never sell these. My kids will be divvying them up after I'm in the ground or a nursing home.

Oh so you're not going to be buried with em? Oh yeah, grave robbers. Mah bad.

 

[tomsch]

I have peaked at over 10 CRKs and I'm now down to just three. I sold the ones that I was not using. CRKs are meant to carry and use so no regrets.

 

[steve.knight.792]

I just bought the large koi and love it it was one of the few I really liked. if it had a cool Damascus blade that would have been perfect. but I doubt I would by another because don't need another one.

 

[W. Anderson]

Oh so you're not going to be buried with em? Oh yeah, grave robbers. Mah bad.

Legitimate concern.

 

[Rhah]

I only have a Small and Large 21. I've sold/traded all of my other knives at some point, but I don't think these will ever go. The Umnumzaan is next on my list.

 

[353]

I only have a small 21 PJ.

And I willl NEVER sell it...

 

[Tseg]

I sold the ones that I was not using. CRKs are meant to carry and use so no regrets.

Interesting point here... I have an Umnumzaan tanto (my beefy outdoors knife) and a small micarta Inkosi insingo (my EDC). For a while I've considered springing for a Large Sebenza with wood inlays and Damascus blade to just ogle at my desk. But what I have loved about my CRKs is their absolute durability and rock solid feel. I keep wondering if I would regret getting a pricey CRK 'looker'? I understand with the Damascus blade they are not even as smooth an opener. Clearly I have some major decisions to make in my life.

 

[BellaBlades]

Another huge advantage is you can always count on getting perfect lock up, detent and F/F.

This is the only company that I know it's a 99.9% chance that it's perfect out of the box.
So searching for the correct large 21 was not painful. It was just a matter of style.

The only one I miss was a gift and at the time it had to go due to other priorities.

The quality is also amazing lately. It's hard to judge. But my current 2018 21CF and the 18 Inkosi I had were spot on in every aspect.
Great job to the Reeve family

 

[bhyde]

Now with that knowledge, it changes a few things for me. I've worked in customer service. #1 rule...(golden rule) , treat people as if they are kings or queens cuz you never know if you'll be talking to the real thing.

I think it was Abe Lincoln that said that you can believe 85% of what you read on the internet.

Personally speaking..I like the phrase "trust but verify"

 

[RBid]

Now with that knowledge, it changes a few things for me. I've worked in customer service. #1 rule...(golden rule) , treat people as if they are kings or queens cuz you never know if you'll be talking to the real thing.

I’m 41 now. I’ve worked in customer service for 25 years. I think, if you take a moment to pause and reflect, you will likely see the truth in what I’m about to say. First, there are two sides to every story. Second, there are those people in the world who believe that the saying “the customer is always right” is a license for them to be abusive or treat the person in front of them as a captive audience whose purpose is to accept whatever is thrown at them. I’ve learned over the years to treat all guests as human beings, with my first choice always being to try to work things out and help. If I make a sincere run at helping a person, and they demonstrate a greater interest in being insulting than in the problem solving process, I’m very cool with letting them go. This approach has helped everything from my guest satisfaction metrics, relationships with the community, and traffic numbers to my teams’ morale and retention.

People are people, and deserve to be treated with respect, on both sides of the table.

As such, I won’t pass judgement without knowing both sides of the story.

Another huge advantage is you can always count on getting perfect lock up, detent and F/F.

This is the only company that I know it's a 99.9% chance that it's perfect out of the box.
So searching for the correct large 21 was not painful. It was just a matter of style.

The only one I miss was a gift and at the time it had to go due to other priorities.

The quality is also amazing lately. It's hard to judge. But my current 2018 21CF and the 18 Inkosi I had were spot on in every aspect.
Great job to the Reeve family

Reate, Koenig, Olamic, WE... ?

CRK is a great company, but they haven’t been unmatched in QC for a few years.

 

[Dogdrawz]

If I make a sincere run at helping a person, and they demonstrate a greater interest in being insulting than in the problem solving process, I’m very cool with letting them go.

I've only had one person I just could not satisfy in my 28 years of customer service. That's when I handed this particular person off to my boss. I asked my boss if there was anything I could've done to satisfy this customer & she said, "Nope. Some people just love to be miserable. Damn, that woman was a b@$!*."

 

[RBid]

I've only had one person I just could not satisfy in my 28 years of customer service. That's when I handed this particular person off to my boss. I asked my boss if there was anything I could've done to satisfy this customer & she said, "Nope. Some people just love to be miserable. Damn, that woman was a b@$!*."

Indeed. It’s very rare that I’m not able to work it out, but it happens. Unfortunately, I’m currently in a location in a rough area, and the culture here is challenging. It’s not uncommon here, for example, to have a guest begin screaming profanity at a team member because their online order for in store pick up isn’t ready, only to figure out that the guest showed up to pick it up at the wrong location, or never completed the check out process online before coming.

When I get, “well, why didn’t that bitch just say that?” as a response, when the first team member never had a chance to get into the system to find that information because the guest escalated immediately, then I am uninviting that guest from my store.

People are people, and deserve to be treated as such. It’s important to me that my team knows that applies to them, as well.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I still have every one I’ve ever received. I don’t see myself selling any, maybe trade for a different one but not sell.

 

[BellaBlades]

I’m 41 now. I’ve worked in customer service for 25 years. I think, if you take a moment to pause and reflect, you will likely see the truth in what I’m about to say. First, there are two sides to every story. Second, there are those people in the world who believe that the saying “the customer is always right” is a license for them to be abusive or treat the person in front of them as a captive audience whose purpose is to accept whatever is thrown at them. I’ve learned over the years to treat all guests as human beings, with my first choice always being to try to work things out and help. If I make a sincere run at helping a person, and they demonstrate a greater interest in being insulting than in the problem solving process, I’m very cool with letting them go. This approach has helped everything from my guest satisfaction metrics, relationships with the community, and traffic numbers to my teams’ morale and retention.

People are people, and deserve to be treated with respect, on both sides of the table.

As such, I won’t pass judgement without knowing both sides of the story.



Reate, Koenig, Olamic, WE... ?

CRK is a great company, but they haven’t been unmatched in QC for a few years.

Good points. Also if you have a group of 10 people handling one knife everyone's going to have a different opinion as to what they would call Perfection.

Regarding other companies I don't like bearings . I don't like flippers and I attempt to avoid China Made knives . So I can't speak on those knives besides olamic which are very nice knives.

I am always open to try something new especially when it comes to knives and food. CRK just happens to provide the ideal knife for me with consistent quality every time .

Excuse my talk-to-text it's not very accurate but pretty close . My hands are busy.

 

[RBid]

BellaBlades well said. No arguments here.

 

[Sergeua]

I got a 21 and flick it all i want and in a year the lockup is the same. The steel has been resharpened and holds up great. I can slap it together and tighten all of the screws down, disengage the lock and the blade has no play whatsoever and it's free falling. It already has a detent ramp from factory...
Please don't machine or polish anything and then sell it, because the people who buy it from you are the ones who end up having regrets.

 

[BD_01]

I got a 21 and flick it all i want and in a year the lockup is the same....It already has a detent ramp from factory...

Are you sure about the detent ramp? On the blade tang? I don’t recall seeing one on my 21’s, but I’ve been know to miss an observation here & there.

 

[Sonnydaze]

I bought one lg sebenza 21 plain, used but in good condition. It had lock stick but a trip to CRK fixed the issue. Sold it a few weeks later and I dont regret. Its a great knife but just too plain. If I am going to buy another, it will be with wood inlay.

I've had maybe 30 small and lge Sebbies, a 25 and two Zaans...and never heard of lock-stick. CRK preferentially hardens the end of the lockbar to prevent this from happening. Maybe a previous owner messed with it.
All of the variants are nice; my favorite was box elder inlay....When it comes to carry, however, I've always stayed with plain-Jane titanium scales.
Let the spider-trails come and give my knife a history...a spa-job will always restore it to new if desired...
I just have NEVER owned a better folder than a CRK, and I've had a "whole bunch" up to 800 dollars.