CRK Sebenza vs Strider SnG for EDC?

Sonnydaze said:
I have an CRK Umnumzaan and a ZT 0550. Both are excellent knives, but the Umnum is twice the knife that the 0550 is, and it's also twice the price.
My 0550 is smooth, but heavy, thick and large.
My Umnumzaan is smooth, excellent blade design, slim in contrast to the 0550, and I really enjoy it. It's my EDC. I will buy a large Sebenza one of these days, as it also has a great rep.
I never carry the 0550 and will likely sell it one of these days.
Sonnydaze
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I tried a 560 at the Orlando gunshow today, and it seems to be a much larger knife than my 0550. Too big for me to EDC.
 
The Logical One said:
Depends on what you use the knife for. If you work in an office where most of your cutting involves envelopes and opening boxes, the sebenza would be the one to get. If you work in jobs where you're hard on the knife (construction/warehouse/LE/military) you definitely want to go with the Strider.

The sebenza is a gentlemen's knife, it is not made for prying on stuff and hard use. The strider on the other hand can take a good beating and still go on and on. It all depends on what you want the knife for.
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While I've had a number of Striders and do think they are great knives, I wouldn't exclude the Sebenza as a hard user. I regularly carry my Sebenza while on duty and it's seen plenty of hard use. Just because it doesn't scream hard use when you look at it doesn't mean it's not.
 
RemyKaze said:
Neither. Both are over-hyped and if you buy a knife for $400+ on the say so of others without handling it, you're crazy. If you think price equals quality, think again. There are many knives in the $150-$400 range that would better fit your bill as a gentleman's user. Hell, some are cheaper than that. Or, you could get a real custom and not just an overpriced production knife, if you are inclined to spend a bit more money. Just saying...if you're ok beating up such an expensive knife, you should be looking at something unique, not at the mid-tech "rip-off" point between production and custom.
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That's your take on it, but others(plenty of others) would disagree. I actually think these knives offer something most customs don't, in that you can actually order one pretty much any day of the week without going on a long waiting list or having to pay even higher prices while waiting by the computer to grab a custom when it comes up for sale. I've had a number of customs and can also say none I've owned were any better in terms of fit & finish than any of my CRKs. That's the great part about "mid-techs" to me.
 
flipe8 said:
While I've had a number of Striders and do think they are great knives, I wouldn't exclude the Sebenza as a hard user. I regularly carry my Sebenza while on duty and it's seen plenty of hard use. Just because it doesn't scream hard use when you look at it doesn't mean it's not.
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yup the crk mnandi is a gentlemans knife, the sebenza imo is not.
 
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I've got 4 Striders, 3 SMF, 1 AR. I haven't had any problems yet. 2 of them are 2012 production so new lockup. I have no interest in CRK, don't like the looks of them.
 
I'm really wanting an SNG CC in black or green. 2012 model. Talked me into it. Now...to try and find one. hmm (Stonewashed blade)
 
Sebenza all the way, function, quality and beauty all in one. I love the look of the Striders but they are not very good slicers. One other thing I love about the Seb is the more used and wear and tear it gets, the better it looks.
 
As far as EDC use out of those 2 the Sebenza would be the pick, but I prefer the Umnumzaan personally.
 
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