First Sebenza

[Ajack60]

I should probably give the knife fondling a break over here? My thumb is really starting to killing me from all the opening and closing of the thing...

Yeah, you probably need to give your thumb a rest. We've all been there, your very first CRK is the one you can't put down.
I've learned that the tolerances are so tight, it took a while for my thumb to toughen up.
Now, after owning several CRK's, a new one is as smooth as the first one that I couldn't put down and opened/closed a bazillion times.
Congratulations on your first, she's quite stunning!!!!!

 

[JSMcustoms]

Yeah, you probably need to give your thumb a rest. We've all been there, your very first CRK is the one you can't put down.
I've learned that the tolerances are so tight, it took a while for my thumb to toughen up.
Now, after owning several CRK's, a new one is as smooth as the first one that I couldn't put down and opened/closed a bazillion times.
Congratulations on your first, she's quite stunning!!!!!

That she is. And my thumb already seems to have gotten used to the blade. Working at a hardware store handling lumber all day does have it's merits in the fairly tough fingers department. The knife already seems to be a lot smoother and easier to open than when it first came.

 

[JSMcustoms]

An interesting observation on my Sebenza... It's most certainly the smoothest opening and closing knife in my collection. Where as knifes like the Paramilitary 2 simply fall shut once you've gotten past the detent ball, with a Sebenza, it seems to be more a sort of consistent, even pressure. I've heard that they get a little more glassy smooth having broken in, but the fact is, this requires effort throughout. Really nice and different.