Heads up - interesting thread in "General Knife discussion"

[Haze]

Another bit of knife tradition:

Reading about the old French Laguiole, I found they are made without a "kick", the small extension under the ricasso that keeps the edge from slamming into the handle when closing it quickly.

One solution is to put a strip of cork or some other cushioning material inside. Another is to close the knife slowly, not releasing the blade until it has gently touched down. At that point I realized that's how I always close slipjoints, even those with a kick.

Look out for your tools, and your tools will look out for you.

(Look out for your employees, and your employees will look out for your business. )

I think people who used or use older knives tend to pick up good habits from them generally.
While I my self am not exactly old I did start out with slip joints and the like that were old.
It seems the modern knives we have now tend to encourage bad habits like flicking the blade open and closed.

 

[Bucky]

It was a good decision to close that thread. It had certainly run its course and nothing constructive was being added.

I think it's pretty clear the knife was abused.

 

[TimmyBoston]

I just purchased a Sebenza, what constitutes abuse to CR?

 

[Bucky]

If you use your Sebenza for any reasonable task that a folding knife could be expected to handle, you'll be fine.

If you use it as a hammer, pry bar, sword, etc., then that is abuse.

 

[Ankerson]

+1, initially I was on the side of the original poster, but the pics really make you change your mind after you see the shape the knife is in and the apparent abuse which it was subjected to.

I also gave him the benefit of the doubt at 1st, but I wanted to see photos of the knife in question. The flicking thing kinda threw me a bit also because I wasn't sure exactly what that ment as far as the warranty was concerned. A Sebenza is on my short list also so I was just a little concerned.

Well that was a mistake, I should have known better.

Sorry Chris.

I just couldn't believe how bad that knife looked once Chris posted the photos, don't know what the kid did to that knife, but it looked like it went though more that a folding knife should.

 

[DallasSTB]

Ow. Need aspirin. Tired Head. But I read the entire thread! should get a medal or a cookie or something....

On a serious note - I'm really really really thankful that we have Mr. Reeve in our country to keep the bar elevated with regard to service, craftsmanship, and company integrity.

my $.02

 

[RICKSTER]

Ow. Need aspirin. Tired Head. But I read the entire thread! should get a medal or a cookie or something....

On a serious note - I'm really really really thankful that we have Mr. Reeve in our country to keep the bar elevated with regard to service, craftsmanship, and company integrity.

my $.02

Plus 1 on that Steve.................:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Thalestin]

That knif looked worse that the beaters that I used when I was just a kid. I threw my knives and totally abused them. I also didnt know how to sharpen well and these knves were used for years. NONE of them look as bad as the seb he had. There is hard use and then there is just dumb. I think you all know what category are friend was in...

 

[u812]

Well I have not read all of this but he is lying about the scratches.No way those came from sharpening,some of them look like they are backwards unless he was trying to sharpen the spine.Also they are not uniform and not at the right angle for sharpening free hand.

 

[DaveH]

I want to know how the washers got dinged up. They're 99.99 protected unless you somehow stuck a screwdriver in the pivot or something.

 

[DallasSTB]

I want to know how the washers got dinged up. They're 99.99 protected unless you somehow stuck a screwdriver in the pivot or something.

...or took the thing apart himself to try a heavy-handed, amateurish repair job on the pivot action. I actually suspect the kid picked up a broken knife in garage sale or something and tried to pass it off as new to get it fixed for free. Then, being a compulsive liar, tried to talk his way out of the whole situation. As a professional, Mr. Reeve picked up on this abuse in about 2 seconds after getting the knife apart and called him on it.

That knife had the hell beat out of it from the pictures I saw. I've got 20 year old Buck knives that look better.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I reserve my opinions on stupid comments as made in that thread, I've handled and used CRKs products and still hold them to be the measuring stick all others are held to.

Don't own one, (Sebenza) yet but I will someday.

 

[u812]

I want to know how the washers got dinged up. They're 99.99 protected unless you somehow stuck a screwdriver in the pivot or something.

And the lock face,how does that happen,only way I can think to do that is to spine wack it in a vise with a hammer.

 

[Arpaio]

That knif looked worse that the beaters that I used when I was just a kid. I threw my knives and totally abused them. I also didnt know how to sharpen well and these knves were used for years. NONE of them look as bad as the seb he had.

I know exactly what you mean. I've thrown some knives through the mangler and they never came out looking like that...

 

[SteelSnob]

At first I was somewhat on his side because I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Then when I saw those pictures and he continued to post I saw that he IMO was being deceptive about a few things. I bet he didn't realize CRK would post pics of the damage to the knife.

He dissambles and reassembles all his knives/ multitools and can't do it to a Sebenza one of the easiest knives to disassemble/reassemble? He likes his knives razor sharp but obvioulsy can't sharpen? The damage to the knife was obviously not from the things he claimed to have used the knife for. Then he claimed it happened because he left it in his garage. Changed the amounts of times he claimed to have done things to the knife. And frankly I wouldn't be suprised if he made up the whole graduation gift story for sympathy.

With how that knife looks I think he's getting a decent deal for 150.00

 

[u812]

At first I was somewhat on his side because I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Then when I saw those pictures and he continued to post I saw that he IMO was being deceptive about a few things. I bet he didn't realize CRK would post pics of the damage to the knife.

He dissambles and reassembles all his knives/ multitools and can't do it to a Sebenza one of the easiest knives to disassemble/reassemble? He likes his knives razor sharp but obvioulsy can't sharpen? The damage to the knife was obviously not from the things he claimed to have used the knife for. Then he claimed it happened because he left it in his garage. Changed the amounts of times he claimed to have done things to the knife. And frankly I wouldn't be suprised if he made up the whole graduation gift story for sympathy.

With how that knife looks I think he's getting a decent deal for 150.00

I saw him make a post about Spyderco saying he was OCD about his knives.
Don't look like it to me.