Daddy, why are you burning your knife? Charred Sebenza.........it's inflammatory.

Zeta33 said:
Cody, a little off topic but I was wondering about something while looking at some of your pics in here and the scenery thread. How do you carry your 21? Clipped to the front pocket, back pocket, loose in your pocket? The reason I ask is, the polished Ti shows some fine scratches from wear but both your clip and inlays looks more or less unscathed. I know you use this knife whenever the need arises but, for being a pretty much daily carry (correct me if I'm wrong), it stays looking close to pristine.
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Harris,

I almost always deep-pocket (front) the small 21, so your observation is correct. I clip my large 21s to my right front, but almost never clip the smalls. I don't use a pocket sheath, and make no real effort to separate the keys and change from the knife. I find the small feels a little odd clipped to jeans, but sits nice in pocket, with the opposite for the large size.

The polished Ti is misunderstood I think. It really is the more durable surface (in terms of not showing scratches) when compared to the bead-blast, which shows scratched readily as we all know. I also feel the same about the polished blades, which I think again have a greater resistance to any sort of marring. That of course is open to debate, but I can attest that anyone who is considering a polished Ti CRK handle or a polished CRK blade as a daily carry really has no worries. Polished titanium is pretty tough stuff. I gets fine scratches for sure, but they don't really stand out. Even my old Spyderco Sage 4, with it's TI bolsters, looks pretty good still after living in my tool pouch for a few months (it is currently on my future project bench ;) ).

I should also add that these inlays do not scratch, or even burn that easy :D. The box elder (hard rock maple burl) is very hard and durable. Even after all Ive done to this knife, including using it at work, dyeing and burning it, the surface of these scales is still smooth and true. They are not any ordinary wood, and no worries in the pocket.
 
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That was a risky experiment, but the reward was worth it, as you ended up with a very attractive and personalized knife. Well done!
 
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