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What's up guys, here is a little comparison eye candy for anyone interested:
-Large CRK Sebenza with double lugs and lingnum vitae inlays
-Hinderer XM-18 Gen 3 3.5" non-flipper in black
-Lambert Inferno with tanto-style in yellow G10, one of not many in this blade style or so I'm told.
All three of these were bought/traded from forumites, here or nearby, and I shiver to think of the money they represent. Fear not though, they are getting carried and used! Thanks everyone for continuing to feed my addiction. Enjoy, Jesse
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EDIT: A SHORT REVIEW..
In a funny sort of way these three knives make an excellent comparison case, with the Seb at one end, refined and gentlemanly, the XM at the other, tank-like and tough, and the Inferno right in between, with a swimming pool sized splash of wicked styling for good measure.
The XM is really a beast, with all thought put into utility no matter how tough the job. It has THICK slabs, and a thick blade, but the feel in hand is incredible, really perfect, and the balance point is like a nice fixed blade, right on your index finger. Because there is a forward choil you can choke up very comfortably for detailed work. You could cut your way out of a tank with this guy in under a minute, no problem. On the other hand, I used it to cut some cheddar cheese the other day for a sandwich and may as well have been using my finger. But that is what a cheese slicer is for; the XM is designed, with perfection, for the outdoors, no matter what they throw at you and how hard they throw it.
The Seb is beautiful in its refinement, and although I wasn't too impressed for the first couple of months its elegance has grown on me considerably now. I have a small Seb with single thumb stud as well, and I really like the feel of the double studs on the large one pictured. I also really (really) like the wood inlays, from an aesthetic perspective as well as utilitarian since it fills up the hand better, with only a minimal increase in thickness, and just looks and feels awesome. I haven't cut much with it at all (cough), and I used to worry about the thinness of the hollow ground edge; but I'm sure it could handle most tasks beautifully. I wouldn't hope to escape a tank with this thing of beauty, but maybe a golf cart.
The Inferno splits the difference wonderfully with a thick-slabbed chunky handle -- very comfortable -- and thick blade spine, and then a deep hollow grind coming down to a razor edge. The rounded tanto shape is so cool you can hardly take your eyes off it and the entire profile makes the Seb look like your grandfathers knife. And the yellow G10...damn it just looks so cool. I have only had this one for week or so and haven't had the chance (or desire, honestly) to put it to use, but I can guarantee it would slice like a lazer, probably even better than the Seb. Sadly I probably won't get the chance to find out because I just realized that I have to buy a new pair of mountaineering boots and pay back some of my knife debt (damn XM!). Did I mention that I love the semi-tanto and yellow G10? It is definitely the most wickedly awesome looking knife I have ever had the pleasure to see with my own two eyes.
So there you go, a comparison based mostly on aesthetics, speculation, and feel in hand, but valid none-the-less. These guys are worth as much as all my others combined and I haven't had most of them for long, so you can't blame me too much. I recommend any and all three, for slightly different reasons, without reservation. Enjoy!
-Large CRK Sebenza with double lugs and lingnum vitae inlays
-Hinderer XM-18 Gen 3 3.5" non-flipper in black
-Lambert Inferno with tanto-style in yellow G10, one of not many in this blade style or so I'm told.
All three of these were bought/traded from forumites, here or nearby, and I shiver to think of the money they represent. Fear not though, they are getting carried and used! Thanks everyone for continuing to feed my addiction. Enjoy, Jesse
:thumbup::thumbup:EDIT: A SHORT REVIEW..
In a funny sort of way these three knives make an excellent comparison case, with the Seb at one end, refined and gentlemanly, the XM at the other, tank-like and tough, and the Inferno right in between, with a swimming pool sized splash of wicked styling for good measure.
The XM is really a beast, with all thought put into utility no matter how tough the job. It has THICK slabs, and a thick blade, but the feel in hand is incredible, really perfect, and the balance point is like a nice fixed blade, right on your index finger. Because there is a forward choil you can choke up very comfortably for detailed work. You could cut your way out of a tank with this guy in under a minute, no problem. On the other hand, I used it to cut some cheddar cheese the other day for a sandwich and may as well have been using my finger. But that is what a cheese slicer is for; the XM is designed, with perfection, for the outdoors, no matter what they throw at you and how hard they throw it.
The Seb is beautiful in its refinement, and although I wasn't too impressed for the first couple of months its elegance has grown on me considerably now. I have a small Seb with single thumb stud as well, and I really like the feel of the double studs on the large one pictured. I also really (really) like the wood inlays, from an aesthetic perspective as well as utilitarian since it fills up the hand better, with only a minimal increase in thickness, and just looks and feels awesome. I haven't cut much with it at all (cough), and I used to worry about the thinness of the hollow ground edge; but I'm sure it could handle most tasks beautifully. I wouldn't hope to escape a tank with this thing of beauty, but maybe a golf cart.
The Inferno splits the difference wonderfully with a thick-slabbed chunky handle -- very comfortable -- and thick blade spine, and then a deep hollow grind coming down to a razor edge. The rounded tanto shape is so cool you can hardly take your eyes off it and the entire profile makes the Seb look like your grandfathers knife. And the yellow G10...damn it just looks so cool. I have only had this one for week or so and haven't had the chance (or desire, honestly) to put it to use, but I can guarantee it would slice like a lazer, probably even better than the Seb. Sadly I probably won't get the chance to find out because I just realized that I have to buy a new pair of mountaineering boots and pay back some of my knife debt (damn XM!). Did I mention that I love the semi-tanto and yellow G10? It is definitely the most wickedly awesome looking knife I have ever had the pleasure to see with my own two eyes.
So there you go, a comparison based mostly on aesthetics, speculation, and feel in hand, but valid none-the-less. These guys are worth as much as all my others combined and I haven't had most of them for long, so you can't blame me too much. I recommend any and all three, for slightly different reasons, without reservation. Enjoy!
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