Knives with Pivot Bushing Construction: Sebenza Alternatives?

[OilMan]

Strider Knives use bushings even larger than the Sebenza, and many owners are quite satisfied with their performance.

Bushings or Pivot? Its been a while since I took a Strider apart but I don't remember any bushings in there? Same with the Hinderer. Although, it's been a while so I may be wrong.

 

[mm3]

The Hinderer does not have a bushing. It's still a solid design with the pivot screw that threads all the way through the barrel, and it's beefy. It's not quite as solid as the Sebenza but, still quite tough.

 

[J85909266]

I know you were aware of it. That's why I said:

"The original poster is wise to consider overall build quality too."

Just emphasizing the importance of overall build quality since a marginal knife with bushing probably wouldn't do what you are after.

I'd also look at Todd Begg's work. High quality, novel designs and I predict a good investment.

There's always Hinderer as well, if you're into that style.

I don't know if either are using bushing, but if I was looking in this category of folder, I'd check 'em out! Maybe they do:thumbup:

I'm sorry, misread your post. I thought you said I should consider quality as well.

Begg is one of my favorites aesthetically. I'm most interested in Wilkins, at the moment. I still want to get at least one more Sebenza before I start saving for a custom, though.

If it's true that Mircotech uses the bushing system, I might look at their stuff, despite disliking their style.

 

[steelfury]

Striders don't have a bushing like that. Microtech Socom and Socom elite do though as i fully disassemble all my knives for cleaning and greasing

The bushing on the Mt's is the same width as the blade so some pressure is still asserted onto the blade from the handle, though in truth the socom handles do not allow compression because they are made in two halves which meet all the way up the back of the knife. If you get a slick operator you have now way of increasing the pressure on the blade to stiffen it up and remove any blade play, no matter how tight the pivot is.

Personally i prefer the simple style of a screw into the pivot with no bushing to allow for more user adjustment and breaking in of the knife. A dab of loctite will hold the screw to your desired tension in any case.

 

[BlazenGem]

The Sebenza is a great knife and very well built by all opinions.

Strider Knives use bushings even larger than the Sebenza, and many owners are quite satisfied with their performance. They are much different in details to the CRK knife, for those who look beyond the blade steel, titanium framelock, and price. Quite dissimilar in most other respects, and a very uncompromising design focused on hard use by military and LEO's.

IIRC (and I will be corrected if not,) ZT and Hinderer also use bushings.

Uh, both those facts are wrong. Strider knives do not have bushings, nor does Hinderer and ZT.

 

[derrickd803]

Spyderco Leafstorm has a bushing

 

[TedV]

I believe the new Manix also (like the Leafstorm)