EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

[TheFactor]

LOL I hope not. Two 24s in the last week. My wife will kill me

That’s definitely something you should factor into your decision lol

 

[silvaticus]

 

[Lapedog]

Shamwow day didn’t last long. I just picked this up today locally from an excellent bf member.

Walking to the car

On the journey home

Safe and sound. Stock CRK grease removed edge made very sharp (this one came with a pretty good edge). This is my first insingo and 4th CRK.

I would really love to see a medium Sebenza but that looks like something we will never see.

 

[TheFactor]

Back home from the oil change and popped a cold one spinning some vinyl waiting for Some UFC action to come on.
Man I love the weekend !!!!

 

[xraso]

got my camping fixed EDC blade out to put a new edge on it (still needs to be done in pic). Usually camp with this, my RAT5 and a super slicey folder of some kind.

 

[Edgeoflife]

Shamwow day didn’t last long. I just picked this up today locally from an excellent bf member.

Walking to the car

On the journey home

Safe and sound. Stock CRK grease removed edge made very sharp (this one came with a pretty good edge). This is my first insingo and 4th CRK.

I would really love to see a medium Sebenza but that looks like something we will never see.

Very nice! I too wish for that goldilocks medium Sebenza. I bet CRK would sell lots of them also. Congrats on the new acquisition.

 

[Lapedog]

Very nice! I too wish for that goldilocks medium Sebenza. I bet CRK would sell lots of them also. Congrats on the new acquisition.

The 3.25 inch shamwari is about the closest I have seen to a medium sebenza but the build quality is no where near the Sebbie.

 

[fq55]

 

[evanofcain]

 

[91bravo]

 

[thefrank]

Nice image and handy carry combo you've got there. The Atlas is on my very very very short list to get.

Thank you! The Atlas is a great knife. From a design point of view I like the old Nomad better but this one has more functionality and offers a lot more knife for the buck!

 

[Fullflat]

A knife gifted by a good friend is far more valuable to me than any blade I’ll ever purchase for myself. Thanks so much @T.L.E. Sharp! It’s a hit with me

 

[Edgeoflife]

The 3.25 inch shamwari is about the closest I have seen to a medium sebenza but the build quality is no where near the Sebbie.

Ill have to check that shamwari out. I dont own any sebenzas bc i just cant justify spending that much on a small one and the large, while a good size, i think would be a little hefty for my tastes. Maybe it carries well but i havent handled one yet. A medium would fit the bill for me if it was say 3-1/4" to 3-3/8" blade and under 4oz. We can hope right? All i have for now to hold me over is my spydiebenza...Sage 2 lol. Of course its closer to the small sebbie in size but was affordable in comparison.

 

[Spikediesel]

Ill have to check that shamwari out. I dont own any sebenzas bc i just cant justify spending that much on a small one and the large, while a good size, i think would be a little hefty for my tastes. Maybe it carries well but i havent handled one yet. A medium would fit the bill for me if it was say 3-1/4" to 3-3/8" blade and under 4oz. We can hope right? All i have for now to hold me over is my spydiebenza...Sage 2 lol. Of course its closer to the small sebbie in size but was affordable in comparison.

Lol I own sebenzas because I can’t justify the price of a shamwari!....but I’d love to own one!

 

[Edgeoflife]

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They sure are, brother!

Thats a sweet collection! Heres my sages.

Hey how does your sage 1 and 5 cf scales look comparing them? My 5 scales look much more flat/matte than my 1 which are shinier cf. Maybe they are different cf or my 5 is just worn as i did get it off the exchange. It does feel a lot more grippy/textured vs the 1.

 

[Lapedog]

Ill have to check that shamwari out. I dont own any sebenzas bc i just cant justify spending that much on a small one and the large, while a good size, i think would be a little hefty for my tastes. Maybe it carries well but i havent handled one yet. A medium would fit the bill for me if it was say 3-1/4" to 3-3/8" blade and under 4oz. We can hope right? All i have for now to hold me over is my spydiebenza...Sage 2 lol. Of course its closer to the small sebbie in size but was affordable in comparison.

Truth be told the large sebbie is quite large and the small 21 seems to be the best size. It is just small enough that it is almost a gentleman’s knife and just large enough for me to barely get 4 finger grip on.

I would really like to see more 3.25 inch knives which I find is a perfect sweet spot where the knife isn’t so big its scaring people and isn’t so small it feels dainty. Truth be told i have actually heard that CRK fears creating a medium sebenza would swallow sales of their large and smalls which I find a little bit insulting in a way.

 

[Edgeoflife]

Lol I own sebenzas because I can’t justify the price of a shamwari!....but I’d love to own one!

That is a good looking minimalist design! Love the unique over travel stop and the size is to my liking. A sebbie or shamwari would be great and I would like a sebenza one day but Ill be honest putting size aside, my grail knife is a Shiro if im gonna drop that much coin!

 

[ChazzyP]

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Thats a sweet collection! Heres my sages.

Hey how does your sage 1 and 5 cf scales look comparing them? My 5 scales look much more flat/matte than my 1 which are shinier cf. Maybe they are different cf or my 5 is just worn as i did get it off the exchange. It does feel a lot more grippy/textured vs the 1.

Thanks for the appreciation.

The CF on those two models is indeed very different. My Sage 1's scales are textured, but the CF has a nice sheen to it, while the 5's is matte and grippy. The 1's scales are full-thickness CF over full liners and the 5's CF is laminated over G10 with nested liners. I have both versions of the 3 and the CF version is also laminated over G10 with a thick solid G10 back to oppose the bolt-lock. The CF layer on that one is glossy in a sorta checkerboard/lightning-strike combo. Something I really enjoy about the Sages is all the subtle differences amongst the models other than the locking mechanisms.

 

[ChazzyP]

This morning I put a lanyard and bead on my new Crooked River and pocketed it for its first full workday. I managed to grant it true ownership by cutting my right ring finger closing it.

K gave me his Saturday and we were finally able to get my wall-hung units out of the shop and installed in my client's studio. Been a long time comin'.

 

[Edgeoflife]

Thanks for the appreciation.

The CF on those two models is indeed very different. My Sage 1's scales are textured, but the CF has a nice sheen to it, while the 5's is matte and grippy. The 1's scales are full-thickness CT over full liners and the 5's CF is laminated over G10 with nested liners. I have both versions of the 3 and the CF version is also laminated over G10 with a thick solid G10 back to oppose the bolt-lock. The CF layer on that one is glossy in a sorta checkerboard/lightning-strike combo. Something I really enjoy about the Sages is all the subtle differences amongst the models other than the locking mechanisms.

Thats good news as I thought maybe my sage 5 scales were worn down so thank you as that info was helpful. I did know they used a cf laminate which i think actually does look good. After owning three different sage versions and you pointing out other small details there are definitely some more subtle differences than just the lock mechanisms. Great little knives!