I wish there is a mid-sebenza

[JH225]

No, it wouldn't be slick. It has a similar blasted texture to a Sebenza. .

Thanks.

With all due respect none of the knives discussed here (CRKs, Laconicos) are hard use folders. Too expensive and too pretty. I’m thinking of a comparison to the hard folder uses I read about in other threads here. Cutting Sheetrock, cutting sheet metal, lath, etc. Even among the backpackers, who will baton hardwood with one? YMMV

First off, this thread was not about a hard use folder. But even if it was, are you saying that a Sebenza can not be used and abused? It most certainly can. Just remember that a folding knife the size of a "medium" Sebenza was not intended to be a fixed blade.

Secondly, cost is relative. Just because you don't use and carry a $400-500 knife doesn't mean that the next person doesn't. PLENTY of people have no issue using the crap out of their $500 or even a $1K knife.

 

[marchone]

First off, this thread was not about a hard use folder. But even if it was, are you saying that a Sebenza can not be used and abused? It most certainly can. Just remember that a folding knife the size of a "medium" Sebenza was not intended to be a fixed blade.

Secondly, cost is relative. Just because you don't use and carry a $400-500 knife doesn't mean that the next person doesn't. PLENTY of people have no issue using the crap out of their $500 or even a $1K knife.

You seem nice. Read the entire thread and you will see what I responded to.

And I do use a $700 folder daily. So you're off base there. Maybe you'd like to tell me what else I'm doing wrong.

 

[Peter Hartwig]

More seriously, Ihave been quite excited some years ago about getting a flipper or mid size sebenza
Nowadays I am over it.

I am not sure I would like a mid size CRK, but here we are discussing personal test so each of us will have his own opinion

Concerning flippers I think that it won’t make much sense
Maybe a front flipper in the way South African designer make them can be a “why not “ but I am even not sure about that

What will CRK add to the market that a Reate, ZT or evenWE doesn’t offers?
They are all premium material framelock with great bearings and a fine tuned detent

CRK is more about washers and smooth action.. that is their trademark where the market often wait for stronger detent and snappier action


I think there will not be much benefits for CRK to endanger its brand by going into a “red ocean”

The company is in new hands, so it is not easy to say where the future is going, but CRK(Chris Reeve) has always been innovators not followers, so it seems unlikely they would make something already out there. All their knives have offered something a little different in mechanism. They have never been about just producing knives, though of course that is ultimately the business.

 

[TheEdge01]

I wish there is a mid-sebenza that hit the sweet spot for me where the blade length is around 3.2 inch. For my personal taste, the small is a bit too small and large is too large. What do you think View attachment 1049739

I think you have an awesome collection there. I agree that 3.2 inches is the ideal blade length. I don’t like going below 3 inches or above 3.75.

 

[James Y]

Besides just being the company's business model, another good reason why CRK makes additions or changes at a much slower pace compared to other brands is the size of the company itself. CRK is quite small compared to other companies (like Benchmade, for example), in terms of the number of workers, manufacturing capabilities, etc. It's not really feasible for them financially to produce every size variation of a given model. Sal Glesser has said that, compared to a company like Benchmade, Spyderco is a very small company. I'm sure that CRK is very small compared to Spyderco. And all are minuscule compared to a giant like Victorinox.

I think I mentioned earlier that I wouldn't mind seeing a medium Inkosi, since the small version is smaller than a small Sebenza, but I won't criticize them if it never happens (which I'm pretty certain it won't).

As far as using CRKs, oddly enough (or not), they are among the knives I'm more likely to use for some things I might keep some other knives from. They're great users, and very durable. Although lately, out of my one-handed folders, I've been carrying and using my Spyderco Caribbean the most.

Jim

 

[Lance Leon]

Besides just being the company's business model, another good reason why CRK makes additions or changes at a much slower pace compared to other brands is the size of the company itself. CRK is quite small compared to other companies (like Benchmade, for example), in terms of the number of workers, manufacturing capabilities, etc. It's not really feasible for them financially to produce every size variation of a given model. Sal Glesser has said that, compared to a company like Benchmade, Spyderco is a very small company. I'm sure that CRK is very small compared to Spyderco. And all are minuscule compared to a giant like Victorinox.

I think I mentioned earlier that I wouldn't mind seeing a medium Inkosi, since the small version is smaller than a small Sebenza, but I won't criticize them if it never happens (which I'm pretty certain it won't).

As far as using CRKs, oddly enough (or not), they are among the knives I'm more likely to use for some things I might keep some other knives from. They're great users, and very durable. Although lately, out of my one-handed folders, I've been carrying and using my Spyderco Caribbean the most.

Jim

You're absolutely right. Tim Reeve has mentioned on his podcast how making a new model would mean they wouldn't be able to put out the same volume of current models at the current rate. Since there's still a high demand and orders to fill, they see no reason to stop production of those and switch to a differently sized sebenza.