It may fail my rope test, but the S35VN Sebenza still works fine for EDC.

CrimsonTideShooter

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The steel still has room for improvement in my opinion (JUST an opinion), but in no way should anyone be worried about buying a Sebenza and it not performing.


[video=youtube;qOboM8U-mJI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOboM8U-mJI[/video]
 
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Yes I saw the test you did a "good job" by-the-way. Just trying to lighten it up a little, sounds like you took a some grief that may have been somewhat unwarranted that's all. Keep the vids coming!
 
ableman said:
Yes I saw the test you did a "good job" by-the-way. Just trying to lighten it up a little, sounds like you took a some grief that may have been somewhat unwarranted that's all. Keep the vids coming!
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Ahh ok, intent is hard to gauge through the Internets. Haha.
 
CTS, don't want to open a can of worms and have been watching these threads with an unbiased opinion. I don't own a Sebenza or a Native 5. But after this latest test, would you consider the plastic cutting board as a factor for your previous test? All of my high end kitchen knives come with a warning against plastic cutting boards, and always recommend a quality wood one. I've seen an edge wrecked in no time from a plastic cutting board with even less downforce than it looked like the manilla took.

Just a curious observer.
 
Handwrecker said:
CTS, don't want to open a can of worms and have been watching these threads with an unbiased opinion. I don't own a Sebenza or a Native 5. But after this latest test, would you consider the plastic cutting board as a factor for your previous test? All of my high end kitchen knives come with a warning against plastic cutting boards, and always recommend a quality wood one. I've seen an edge wrecked in no time from a plastic cutting board with even less downforce than it looked like the manilla took.

Just a curious observer.
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I test on a wood cutting board. Haven't used plastic for some time now. :)


But no, I don't think the cutting board had anything to do with it since I have used the same cutting board for all of the recent tests, and the two S35VN knives were the only ones with the edge flattening issues. :)
 
Good work CTS. Thank you for your continued contributions to the knife community. It is indeed difficult to gauge intent sometimes. I, for one, appreciate your cutting tests and your time and expense in making your videos. Keep up the good work and take care. :)
 
To be honest I can't believe it was still cutting like that after essentially 10 continued minutes of constant cardboard cutting. I mean how much cardboard does anyone in normal edc cut a day to eventually = 10 whole minutes of cutting. Even though I agree that 60 would be very nice, and I do have knives that RW at 60, I think anything 58+ with a good grain such as the s30v series is going to deliver more than enough performance. I agree with you. Improvement could always be made. However, I'm not sure improvement is much needed just for the matter that if it can do that, for 99.9% of chores the sebenza would be meant to do, it should excel. Now obviously if someone is taking their sebenza into the woods to cut wood with, we may be getting out of the realm of what it should be doing, perhaps a large fixed in carbon is better for that, I wouldn't know I don't bushcraft much or anything. However, I just saw a recent vid on here of someone using an umnum, also in s35vn... on wood and it held its edge through the entire 10+ minute vid IIRC. So i'd say yes they could make it better...do they need to... probably not, super steels like m390 and ZDP often cause sharpening problems for people anyways once 60+ RW gets involved. There's always sending the knife in for sharpening to. I guess it all comes down to use and preference. For me s35vn would take a very long time to dull, so long that I could just send it in for factory edge one or twice a year if I didn't want to sharpen it myself and be fine, I use a heavier duty knife for anything that will destroy and edge; and my folder is just usually for light tasks, kind of like the example in this vid.

Great tests, keep up the good work. It is appreciated.

-T616
 
Thanks for the test. I did not know how abrasive rope could be. I have only used cardboard. Thanks for the video and keep using that Sebenza. One thing you did mention constantly is that you do carry your sebenza and it is a good knife in every thread.
 
Tim616 said:
I guess it all comes down to use and preference. For me s35vn would take a very long time to dull......-T616
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I agree. I use knives with "super stainless" steels the same as ordinary stainless knives, but I expect them to stay sharp longer. I don't try to cut stuff which I think should be cut with something like a pair of pliers (ie metal). So for my PERSONAL usage I don't care if the edge gets damaged cutting stuff like that, as I will only do so in a dire emergency when edge-damage will be the last of my worries.
 
Too funny. If that's "representative of real world testing / EDC tasks". . . .I'll purchase a $4.00 box cutter / utility knife. :rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the continued testing and willingness to accept changes in your results, its one of the reasons I enjoy watching your vids, as well as part of why I value your opinions/results
 
GigOne said:
Too funny. If that's "representative of real world testing / EDC tasks". . . .I'll purchase a $4.00 box cutter / utility knife. :rolleyes:
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Yeah but Sebenza means work in Zulu! Buy one now and ditch the box cutter. :p
 
GigOne said:
Too funny. If that's "representative of real world testing / EDC tasks". . . .I'll purchase a $4.00 box cutter / utility knife. :rolleyes:
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What's the problem with this?

First my rope test isn't real world enough, now this one isn't either? The grapes are too sour for some it seems.
 
CrimsonTideShooter said:
What's the problem with this?

First my rope test isn't real world enough, now this one isn't either? The grapes are too sour for some it seems.
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i think he wants you to do "real world" tests like that of the knifetests.com thread, otherwise your videos hold no ground :p

it's funny to see people attack so quickly, regardless if it was a CRK or x brand. It's better to have people out there actually take the time out to show others their results, than someone about to purchase a $$$ knife with no reviews, no videos, lack of information in general. I would have never made a CRK purchase if i hadn't seen the countless comments, videos, reviews from this forum. So thanks to those who take their time out to do this kind of thing.

i don't think the majority posting on here are doing so on their smartphones, so the ones casting judgement are probably on their desktops idling around throwing out their useless opinions. Find something better to do eh.
 
IMO cutting cardboard is more representative of real world EDC task...though I have to admit, 10 straight minutes of cardboard as you did is nearly 2 weeks of my EDC cutting, lol. Just as a viewer, it's easier for me to relate to cardboard than rope (especially the USPS boxes as I personally cut the exact boxes open all the time), I can relate much better. Great video...though I did almost shoot beer through my nose at ".....that would really make my pants tighter" lmao....not heard that one before! haha
 
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