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dobervol

dobervol

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You Sebenzaphiles have now given me the disease. Until today, I never had the chance to actually hold a Sebenza. I've seen the incredible devotion to these knives on this forum and was extremely interested but able to resist pulling the trigger until I saw a small Crosshairs at New Graham, now out of production, and knew as a shooter, I had to get one.

It just arrived here at the office today, and as I looked at the box, with price stamped on the outside, I said to myself again, as I have so very many times in the past when reading the posts of the Chris Reeve addicted, "These knives can't be worth THAT much, can they?"

Ah, but then you mental deviants know the rest, don't you? I then opened the box, took it out, and held it in my grubby hands. I gazed, I fondled, I rubbed, and I flicked it open and closed. I immediately became obsessed, comprehending the old cliche, "you have to hold one to understand," as it applies to these knives. It must be what freebasing heroin feels like when tried for the first time.

I immediately made plans for purchasing my next 5 Sebenzas. So tell me--are these symptoms normal??
 
Completely not normal. You should have planned out the purchase of ten or more. :D
 
welcome to the madness! i only have one CRK at the moment but i am already planning a second, and possibly third :eek:
 
Wait until you hold an Umnumzaan. It's even better. My opinion, of course.
 
The Mnandi sickness is even worse :eek: - stay away :eek:!
Danger!! Danger! ;)
 
Yes, I forgot to mention that I was also afflicted with the "you must now own all the different CRK models" disease, too.
 
dobervol said:
Yes, I forgot to mention that I was also afflicted with the "you must now own all the different CRK models" disease, too.
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heh. beware, this is true.

got my small sebenza not too long ago, now trying to acquire an umnum (can't seem to get one i like).
 
The real fun (read: appreciation for it), comes after you take it apart and put it back together the first time... marveling at the absolute precision and simplicity of it. There is nothing like it, except maybe the Mnandi.
 
RobME said:
The real fun (read: appreciation for it), comes after you take it apart and put it back together the first time... marveling at the absolute precision and simplicity of it.
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That was me today. My first time. Incredible how long it took me to "learn" how to do it and the amount of tools needed for the job.

Liberal amounts of clean paper towel, CRK grease and - wait for it - yes, 1 (one) hex. 5 minutes later and voila! All back together and sparkling clean in the inside.
 
dobervol said:
I immediately made plans for purchasing my next 5 Sebenzas. ...
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Lets see, you need one with a nice inlay, an annual limited edition model, a tanto version, one with a unique graphic that is meaningful to you, a couple of older ones for model comparison, one with mammoth ivory, an Umnumzaan, a Mnandi for Sunday's, and an Insingo. Then you gotta try the fixed blades - pick up one of the discontinued One Piece Knives, a Pacific, and Nyala hunting knife, a Sikayo cooking knife, and ...........



wait, that's more than five, right :D :D :D
 
Congratulations on the Crosshairs, that is a great design. As a shooter I have also been drawn to the Crosshairs Sebenza and keep thinking about getting one.
 
DallasSTB said:
Lets see, you need one with a nice inlay, an annual limited edition model, a tanto version, one with a unique graphic that is meaningful to you, a couple of older ones for model comparison, one with mammoth ivory, an Umnumzaan, a Mnandi for Sunday's, and an Insingo. Then you gotta try the fixed blades - pick up one of the discontinued One Piece Knives, a Pacific, and Nyala hunting knife, a Sikayo cooking knife, and ...........wait, that's more than five, right :D :D :D
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Yeah, that's more than 5, but so was my mental "list" when I started actually thinking about it after starting this thread. And your list is almost identical to mine--I really think this "disease" affects people in exactly the same way! :D
 
pjmaxm said:
Congratulations on the Crosshairs, that is a great design. As a shooter I have also been drawn to the Crosshairs Sebenza and keep thinking about getting one.
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Thanks. They have one more NIB in stock at NGK, in case you're interested, but it's another small. Otherwise, I think you're limited to the secondary market.
 
knappster007 said:
Yes, you NEED an Umnumzaan...... and a Mnandi, and .....
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While I agree completely, I am rather upset at you. You see, every time I try to read a thread you have posted in, I naturally glance at your avatar.

Then, I forget what I read, and have to re-read or skip to the next post.
But PLEASE don't change it!!:D
 
Lol, yes, I have almost changed my avatar for the same reason - but won't. Nice combo of a brunette and a Ducati. :-).
 
Well to the family! I have the "Crosshairs" on my list as well. I just bagged one of my "elephants" of have to have sebenzas this week. It's funny and silly but I check the tracking number every so often to see my newest addition to my growing family (I only have 3 sebenzas). A Zaan & Mnandi are also on my list, I just haven't pulled the trigger on them yet. Congrats and welcome to the madness!
 
knappster007 said:
Lol, yes, I have almost changed my avatar for the same reason - but won't. Nice combo of a brunette and a Ducati. :-).
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+3 I love her, and I do mean both of them, together!:D

Edited to add: You messed me up again, I am actually scrolling up to look at it. I'm sick!;)
 
How many CRKs To accumulate? Just look at how many variations there have been for the plain Sebenza. Many different models, and two sizes. The options are many.
 
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