just bought a sebbie 1 hour ago...

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i live in centreville virginia and just drove in rush hour traffic to springfield va. i was not dissappoint at all ive played with these knives before and was sitting on the couch and said f-ck it im going tp buy one. i bought the small sebbie. we will see how it buts up to the tests.
 
Congrats on the Sebbie. Please encourage those of us who haven't been able to realize their dreams of having one yet by showing some pics.
 
sorry unable to post pics no camera wish i could. i love this thing more every minute. thanks for the congrats.
 
Congrats. They work even better once they're broken in.

Go to the Chris Reeve forum and go through the sticky that shows how to take it apart, clean and lube it, and reassemble it.
 
Sebbies are in the very top tier of best folders in the world, IMO. Congrats!
 
what is it that makes sebenzas so good? are they hand built? i really want one sometime soon, but i just dont understand what makes them that good compared to my buck/mayo tnt 172. help me out here guys, thanks!
 
There are many hand operatiosn, but they are not hand built. Before anyone buys a sebenza, I suggest they buy the sebenza making DVD package from CRK first. You can see all the operations that go into making a sebenza.

One the reason they are so highly thought of is there nearly unmatched objective quality in engineering and fit and finish.

Subjectively many people don't like them that's fine too.
 
Congrats!

I just got my first sebenza as well, a small classic micarta. I loved it from the first time I saw and held it, and it just keeps getting better :)
 
Gratz on the Sebbie! Where did you buy it in Springfield? I'm in DC and ever since Chesapeake Knife & Tool (from whom I bought my small Sebenza) folded I've been knifestoreless.
 
do you know where gilberts small arms range is off of terminal road they have them there. but im good friends with the knife guy there and have known him for years bought striders and such and turned him on to trident knives from which now he sells.you might want to call first they differant varieties (lazer engraved ones)
 
shooterpunk said:
what is it that makes sebenzas so good? are they hand built? i really want one sometime soon, but i just dont understand what makes them that good compared to my buck/mayo tnt 172. help me out here guys, thanks!
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Sebenza's are built with very close tolerances and very strict quality control. A small Sebenza will not cut better than your 172, and probably won't be much stronger, but it will have better fit and finish. Most of that is purely cosmetic, such as more even grinds, but some of it is functional. On a liner or framelock, the lock-up is very hard to get exactly right. CRK does it right- perhaps better than anyone else in the world and definitly better than any other production knife maker including Buck. Also, Sebenzas are so smooth to open because of their bushing system which isolates the blade from the pivot and handles.

Basically, a Sebenza is more like a real Tom Mayo TNT than a Buck recreation. Sebenzas cost less than a real TNT because they are not totally hand made. This makes them a great bargain for the quality you get.

A lot of people say their Buck 172, Canal Street slipjoint, Benchmade, Kershaw etc... is "perfect" in fit and finish. They are very wrong. After owning a Sebenza you will see how poorly executed (in comparison) other production knives are. Not just Bucks and Kershaws, but even high-end production knives like William Henry and Strider.
 
I am very fortunate to have found this forum and discovered the beauty and quality of a Chris Reeve Sebenza. Within the last month I've purchased a plain large Classic MM Sebenza, a small Classic MM Sebenza with micarta inlays, and I just received today a large Unique Graphic Regular Sebenza (Lisa's Pick of the month - July '06). To me they are that good but a bit pricey. But I know that they are built like a bank vault at so close tolerances.

I had to have at least one Unique Graphic Sebenza and I am just in awe of the Lisa's Pick of the Month design I acquired. I've seen some of Fooj and TheKniveCollector Sebbies and they are have some of the coolest designs. I'm glad that I am able to have one killer Sebenza design in my collection. This one though will be a drawer queen and I will save it for my daughter when she goes to college and she can appreciate a knife like this.

Congratulations on the new knife!
 
you can't go wrong with a Sebbie. however, at the present prices for a large regular Sebenza, I would go custom, YMMV.

The bushing pivot system is the best I have ever used on any knife, including customs. And the lock-up is always right on the sebbie. Not so with customs.

Sebbies are a little plain jane though....the only one I now have is heavily customised - it makes a big difference.

If you want your sebbie to smooth out....diassemble it, polish the washers very very lightly with some car wax, then use militec and voila! ultra smooth sebbie,,,,much better than production.,
 
spyken said:
you can't go wrong with a Sebbie. however, at the present prices for a large regular Sebenza, I would go custom, YMMV.

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Sebbies are a little plain jane though....the only one I now have is heavily customised - it makes a big difference.

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So you mean purchase a customized large Sebenza instead of a plain ole Classic or Regular model? I must admit, I purchased my Lisa's Pick for a bit more than a plain large Regular Sebenza. I liked the idea that it is a one of a kind which adds to the value of it.
 
I actually like how the plain models look a lot. I think they are some of the best looking folders, period. But I like very simple-looking things. The decorated Sebenzas look great, too. I just appreciate both.

I had a Large Classic Sebenza (plain) and it was a great work knife. It got so dirty and messy sometimes, though, that I doubt I would bring a decorated Sebenza to work as much. And thus, it would get used far less.
 
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