Is It Just Me..............

Lol. Mine has the potential to be jammed in a drawer somewhere so I don't have to look at it :)
 
ssblood said:
The angle is in the low 30s. My doings with the EP. Dull and rolls really quick. These knives came at 40 for a reason. I have to touch it up at night if I use it much during the day.

I don't want my experience to turn anyone off. I just personally feel really let down.
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I agree that your re-profiling of the relatively soft S30V that CRK uses on the Zaans is what's causing the dulling and rolling. How about putting a 40* over the top of that back bevel to improve things?

Let us know if you get the knife unglued. Maybe a couple of tweaks is all you need to get that knife opening well and cutting like h*ll again! :)
 
..... in retrospect this should be handled privately
 
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its like anything else out there of quality; whether it be a bmw, fine wine or liquor, or cigar etc... some people just never get the subtleties that make it what it is. and thats cool, more for me!
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Oh come on Spartan, don't make the assumption that we are unable to perceive and appreciate craftsmanship, thats a bit insulting. It goes a little deeper than the starry eyed, glazed over look of a Sebenza has on first time owners. Some people have tried it and just aren't crazy about that flavor Kool-Aid.
 
Back to the origional subject, I EDC mine all the time. I do have a bit of a rotation, but carry the sebbie more often then not.
 
ssblood said:
I already butchered it :)
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In all seriousness, is all you need a reconvexing of the edge? If so, I'm pretty sure anyone with a belt sander can do it. I believe there are a few members offering such reprofiling services, Richard J being the first one to come to mind.
 
You say "redone", but reprofiling S30V at Rc 58-59 is the work of minutes on the WorkSharp, and maybe half an hour with P60 sandpaper and a mousepad, the both of which should only cost $10-ish.
 
RevDevil said:
Oh come on Spartan, don't make the assumption that we are unable to perceive and appreciate craftsmanship, thats a bit insulting. It goes a little deeper than the starry eyed, glazed over look of a Sebenza has on first time owners. Some people have tried it and just aren't crazy about that flavor Kool-Aid.
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not tryin to insult rev, but i hear people saying their spydercos, benchmades etc are just as nice as their sebenza and this is what comes to mind. its like when my buddy was buying his 2011 mustang. "dude car and driver said it scored better than the bmw 3 series" yeah.... its just as fast and half as much but its still not a bmw. iff you think you're paying for a name, you don't get it.
 
(Many) years ago I had a "Sebbie"...I carry a ($40) CRKT M16-04Z as my EDC. I like the CRKT alot better than I liked the CRK Sebbie...
 
I've got am M16 around here somewhere. One of the older ones with crap blade steel. It was a nice knife to carry though.
 
I think at the end this discussion will be about personal taste. I carry my CRK when I feel like it but I wake up look at my knives and just know what I want to carry for the day and what feels right. I dont like ZT's offerings, except the new Hinderer knives. Spyderco, there are a few that interest me, but limited as with any other knife.

Carry and use what you feel like. It is your knives. Some carry $1600 CQC-6 as EDC, some will never do that.

If you have an issue with CS contact them again. I am half way across the world and cant say they have not been very helpful even with the smallest of questions.

Here is another member's (krazichinaman) Edge Pro'ed Sebenza

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you can read more here

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/673934-Sebenza-and-Edge-Pro-Sharpmaker

at the end buy and use as you feel you want to. Its personal taste and feeling I want to carry my Spyderco, ZT etc from day to day.
 
ssblood I don't think anyone has mentioned the mandatory PICS request!! Show us that blade man. :cool:
 
I'll make a thread when I get home in Maintenance. The reasons not to just work one side to a burr but to swap sides.
 
I just talked to CRK again. I'm not impressed.
 
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i am one. i bought a starbenza a few months back. i prefer the ease of opening and the weight of my delica over it. while i will admit the crk is amazing and better made i prefer the spyderco.
 
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