Is a CRK Sebenza worth it???

I bought one and I would say it was absolutely worth it. I sold it later just because I preferred carrying my axis lock Benchmades. That's not to say I wouldn't get another Sebenza...

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hamachikama said:
Get that bad boy ! ! ! Don't hesitate, I don't own one, but I wanted a Strider folder for five years, and finally said f**k it , and bought TWO ! ! ! I have no regrets. So your new to collecting, who cares ? Might as well start off right. I swear you will not regret it. Let us know what you do.
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Nobody said it better so I'll just quote it again! :D

There comes a time when you just have to decide what you really, really want to do -- then jump !!!

Look what DaveH is posting -- making me crazy ... :eek:
 
hamachikama, I've got a few Sebbies myself, and I just picked up an SnG recently. NICE knife. Why carry less when there's such good stuff around? :D

OK. They do cost. Hold off on a few mid-range knives that you know you won't EDC long and buy one that's going to do the job forever.

Now I have to sell myself on an SMF. :cool:
 
Dave,

I'm sittin' here squirming over $300 and this is the "help" I get from you??? Sick, sadistic, and twisted.
 
Buy a Sebenza. They’re great! It’ll cost you $305 for a small or $345 for a large. This time next year, I suspect you’ll have the same amount of money whether you buy the knife or not. So you might as well have the knife. Why torture yourself? Buy the Sebenza! Don’t just sit there. Jump up. Run out and buy one. Run! Run!
 
I certainly think they are worth it. Best thing to do is to buy one used and try it out. If you don't end up liking it you can always sell it for what you payed for it. When you fall in love with it then you can start saving up for another one :) Another advantage for buying a used one is that it's easier to put a knife to use if it alreadh has a few marks on it. Some people seem to have trouble using expensive knives....luckily I got over that problem a long time ago.

It seems to me that the large majority of people who have actually owned a Sebenza love them. There are a few who used to own one and no longer do that will still tell you how good they are and that they are worth the money. Fewer still who didn't like them and don't think they are worth the money. I also think a good portion of the people who say that they are not worth the money have probably never owned one, though certainly that doesn't apply to everyone.
 
When I said the Sebenza was butt-ugly, I was obviously referring to the plain-jane version. Those tricked-out Sebenzas are stunning, DaveH.
 
Short answer:

If you really want one, then nothing we can say will dissuade you from getting one. They would then be "worth it" to you.

If not, then it wont be "worth it" whatever everybody else says about it.

Like any expensive toys out there, you really got to want one to appreciate them. Nobody but us knife folks will understand why somebody would (for example) pay $500 plus wait 2 years to buy a custom knife...

Andrew Limsk
Sebenza owner and proud of it :)
 
I am a Sebenza owner but have to say that I don't think that they are worth the price tag.
The name Sebenza has an air of snobbery surrounding it, just like the Rolex Submariner has.
The Sebenza is a great knife, but great knives can be aquired for less money - just as great watches can be.

I bought my Sebenza a few years ago, but if I had to choose again today I opt for a Benchmade Ritter Griptilian, and I'd take a Omega Seamaster Professional over a Rolex Sub.....but that's a different thread... ;)
 
Steven Andrews said:
The name Sebenza has an air of snobbery surrounding it, just like the Rolex Submariner has.
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This is what we mean when we say it's all in your mind :D

The whole idea of the Sebenza (meaning "Work") is that it's a tough, reliable, sharp cutting tool, for real use, not for sitting in a glass display case -- it's the very opposite of snobbery for many of us.

The Ritter Grip has gotten a great reputation right from the start, as it should. It's the confluence of great ideas: the Benchmade Griptilian, which is a fine knife in all its many manifestations, Doug Ritter, a wise and most helpful gentleman himself, and ... Chris Reeve, whose Sebenza inspired Doug to work out a less expensive knife that would bring some of those Sebenza-like qualities to the common buyer.
 
I think the Sebenza is worth the price. Even on the plain versions the fit and finish is immaculate. Solid lockup from the start and blades are honed razor sharp. That's not to say that others aren't any good. There are alot of good production folders on the market for much less money, but once you handle and open a Sebenza you can immediately feel the difference. The knife is a solid workhorse that's meant to be used, not babied or put away in a display case. You can use it with confidence and when it gets all scuffed and scratched and needs a good sharpening, you can send it back to CRK and get the blade retumbled, sharpened and the handle refurbished to like new condition for a small fee. How can you beat that?
 
ya'll are torturing me!!! if anyone has a sebbie going cheap i'll be at BLADE 2005 :p but seriously I've never wanted a folder so bad! i just cant afford it ATM being an apprentice and all. :(
 
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