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I have, and love my Lg. Classic Sebenza with micarta.... but there's a lot of love affairs out there with Strider. Tell be why I might cheat and have an affair behind my Sebenza's back 
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I LOVE my Sebenza, WHY go Strider?
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I have wondered this myself lately. Except from the opposite side. Perhaps I should have a fling with a Sebenza instead of my SnG. I really love the SnG, and have carried and used it daily for several weeks. I am just wondering now whether or not it is justified to owned such an expensive knife that is matched in utility to my Spyderco Paramilitary(
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Comparing the SnG to my old Sebenza, I would venture to say I trusted the lock up on the Sebenza more(I think the SnG may need a trip home to get a tune up due to the very thin contact area mark left on the engaging surface of the blade and also because the blade has a tendancy under hand pressure to 'pop' from solid lock up). In constrast the handle and grip positions of the SnG are much more user friendly and practical. The SnG edge geometry has a very nice combination of slicing ability and obtuse toughness.
I own a SnG, not out of need(or because it doesn't anything that much better) but because it is a cool design, has the best warranty, and it functional.
just $.02
I have wondered this myself lately. Except from the opposite side. Perhaps I should have a fling with a Sebenza instead of my SnG. I really love the SnG, and have carried and used it daily for several weeks. I am just wondering now whether or not it is justified to owned such an expensive knife that is matched in utility to my Spyderco Paramilitary(
).Comparing the SnG to my old Sebenza, I would venture to say I trusted the lock up on the Sebenza more(I think the SnG may need a trip home to get a tune up due to the very thin contact area mark left on the engaging surface of the blade and also because the blade has a tendancy under hand pressure to 'pop' from solid lock up). In constrast the handle and grip positions of the SnG are much more user friendly and practical. The SnG edge geometry has a very nice combination of slicing ability and obtuse toughness.
I own a SnG, not out of need(or because it doesn't anything that much better) but because it is a cool design, has the best warranty, and it functional.
just $.02
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Cheating scum? Well... it's true, there have been MANY knives. 
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I only have one Strider folder, a TAD SnG, so I don't know how reppresentative it is of other Striders. Anyway, I have nothing but good things to say about mine: it's become a part of my regular EDC rotation, along with several Sebenzas and Mayo TNTs.
Now I want to get an SMF ....
Now I want to get an SMF ....
Ritt
I don't mean that the lock fails(but I haven't done anything forceful to it...so it may fail under stress). I'll try to describe this a bit better. Although this popping is becoming less frequent, the frame bar will still shift occasionally under hand pressure. This shifting or 'popping' of the frame bar does not occur while gripping. It happens when grabbing the knife in a reverse grip in the right hand and then carefully cupping the back of the blade in the left, and then pulling as if to close the knife(only without disengaging the frame bar). I started to do this to determine if there was a lockup issue. I wanted to decide if I could use this folder like a fixed blade.
Nathan S.
Could you describe how your SnG locks up? How wide and long are the wear marks on the lock engagement surface of the blade? Was there are wear in period before the lock gained optimal security?
Thanks
-L
I don't mean that the lock fails(but I haven't done anything forceful to it...so it may fail under stress). I'll try to describe this a bit better. Although this popping is becoming less frequent, the frame bar will still shift occasionally under hand pressure. This shifting or 'popping' of the frame bar does not occur while gripping. It happens when grabbing the knife in a reverse grip in the right hand and then carefully cupping the back of the blade in the left, and then pulling as if to close the knife(only without disengaging the frame bar). I started to do this to determine if there was a lockup issue. I wanted to decide if I could use this folder like a fixed blade.
Nathan S.
Could you describe how your SnG locks up? How wide and long are the wear marks on the lock engagement surface of the blade? Was there are wear in period before the lock gained optimal security?
Thanks
-L
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A deep hollow ground 1/8" blade and flat ground 3/16" blade have fairly different scopes of work.
DaveH did you have any of them looked at by Strider?
-Cliff
DaveH did you have any of them looked at by Strider?
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Why again are we comparing two completely different knives?
When Strider makes an all Ti knife with a 0.125" blade then we'll compare em.
They haven't yet. So why bother?
When Strider makes an all Ti knife with a 0.125" blade then we'll compare em.
They haven't yet. So why bother?
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TKD said:
Aside from tactical adventures in the sewers looking for CHUD's, there would also be of benefit to cutting hard materials like thicker plastics where you may want more edge support, as well as some woodcraft can benefit from thicker steel.
How is the servicing?
NervousXtian said:
By comparing and contrasting them to learn about various aspects of performance.
-Cliff
I have a large and a small Sebenza, and I recently bought a Strider SnG. I bought the SnG for the same reasons I got my Sebenzas. The fit, finish, quality of materials, smoothness of operation, and vault-like blade lock-up are all tops. I appreciate the simple but functional designs of both the Sebenza and the SnG and I truly enjoy having to decide which of these three knives I will carry on any given day.
Bob
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I had a strider for a month, and sold it. Ive had sebenzas for years and never sold any of them, need i say more. 
Ritt
I was pretty cautious when doing this. I braced against the blade choil with my thumb. Let me clarify though that the blade never actually folded as a result of my relatively light test. I am just quite surprised(and displeased) that a $400 was not for intents and purposes perfect in function.
Ergonomically the SnG is much better IMO than the sebenza(the choil is a very nice feature because it gives better up close control. Asthetically, I prefer the g10 and flamed ti. But the Sebenza is a fine knife and the lockup is ever so much more sturdy. I would be hard pressed to pry with either a sebbie or SnG, so the blade thickness is pretty much irrelevant. About the only folder I've messed with that could actually pry would be the ER MPC.
I was pretty cautious when doing this. I braced against the blade choil with my thumb. Let me clarify though that the blade never actually folded as a result of my relatively light test. I am just quite surprised(and displeased) that a $400 was not for intents and purposes perfect in function.
Ergonomically the SnG is much better IMO than the sebenza(the choil is a very nice feature because it gives better up close control. Asthetically, I prefer the g10 and flamed ti. But the Sebenza is a fine knife and the lockup is ever so much more sturdy. I would be hard pressed to pry with either a sebbie or SnG, so the blade thickness is pretty much irrelevant. About the only folder I've messed with that could actually pry would be the ER MPC.