gap between thumbstud and blade? sebenza

I wouldn't worry about, obsessing over tiny minute details will only give you gray hair :)
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My Sebenza is the same way...the stud was cocked just slightly when it was pressed in. So "technically" its crooked. If you look at the flat on the other side of the blade you will notice that it is also not parallel with the blade.
 
1SHOT1KILL said:
My Sebenza is the same way...the stud was cocked just slightly when it was pressed in. So "technically" its crooked. If you look at the flat on the other side of the blade you will notice that it is also not parallel with the blade.
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Yea your right. Seems like a 4-500$ knives wouldn't have this issue. Maybe I'm just an asshole idk lol.
 
$400-$500 shouldn't have issues like a crooked stud imho. Good thing I got a seamless one.
 
lol my sebenza has that too dont worry about that its pressfit ... i have a used sebenza which is 8 years old and it has the same "gap" :D no problem. peace
 
Most people would never notice...or look for it if it wasn't for this thread. Consequently...it was this thread that caused me to look and notice it...and being a little OCD it will now bother me. I'll ask CRK to fix it when it goes back for sharpening later...til then I'm ok with it and it'll still get used. Honestly getting that stud in dead nuts is a little difficult unless CRK uses a fixture to hold the stud perpendiular to the blade before setting it. If its done by eye...then thats where one runs into trouble.
 
You're certainly right about that first statement. I still haven't checked any of mine, and there's one well within arms length as I type this. I doubt I'll find the motivation to check any of them. :D

1SHOT1KILL said:
Most people would never notice...or look for it if it wasn't for this thread. Consequently...it was this thread that caused me to look and notice it...and being a little OCD it will now bother me. I'll ask CRK to fix it when it goes back for sharpening later...til then I'm ok with it and it'll still get used. Honestly getting that stud in dead nuts is a little difficult unless CRK uses a fixture to hold the stud perpendiular to the blade before setting it. If its done by eye...then thats where one runs into trouble.
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It's def not a major problem. Just surprising to me they can't get it right everytime. These aren't 100$ knives.
 
If they're still doing it like back in 2006 then they are press fit by hand using a manual press machine which has custom dies.
The thumbstud is sandwiched between the top die and blade (which is mid air) then pressed by a hand operated lever. Probably the only way I can think of to press fit a part.
This installation requires the installer to have to eye the evenness of the thumbstud.

Higher end manufacturers that use press fitting on precision CNC cases (usually high WR casings however sometimes because they just want to have high precision machining) have to do it by hand using pretty much the same tool as well.
 
Luis G. said:
If they're still doing it like back in 2006 then they are press fit by hand using a manual press machine which has custom dies.
The thumbstud is sandwiched between the top die and blade (which is mid air) then pressed by a hand operated lever. Probably the only way I can think of to press fit a part.
This installation requires the installer to have to eye the evenness of the thumbstud.



Higher end manufacturers that use press fitting on precision CNC cases (usually high WR casings however sometimes because they just want to have high precision machining) have to do it by hand using pretty much the same tool as well.
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So this means what? There is always room for error?
 
That picture makes it look way worse that it really is, it is perfectly flat unless you hold it up to the light at the perfect angle.
 
Yes there is room for error, however it's a given for precision fit parts unless someone wants to spend a ton of money developing machinery for that particular task.

The reason I got CRK is not because they are using machines for everything but because there is so much hand labor and oversight that goes into each individual Sebenza. It's awesome to know there are companies out there that still give that amount of attention to each individual product instead of just pumping out mass produced blades with little to no individual fitting and quality control.
 
After a couple of weeks of pockef carry the gap will fill up with gunk and you will not notice it anymore. Use it.
 
coop1957 said:
After a couple of weeks of pockef carry the gap will fill up with gunk and you will not notice it anymore. Use it.
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I do use it. This isnt my first crk or seb for that matter. It will never fill up with "gunk" however, I clean all my knives daily.
 
Kyle78 said:
That picture makes it look way worse that it really is, it is perfectly flat unless you hold it up to the light at the perfect angle.
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That's pretty much how mine is. Just a hair of gap. Only on one side not all the way around.
 
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