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defiantsadist

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Ok so earlier today one of the springs on my Axis lock on my BM 930 just popped out of place and the knife no longer functions.. so I'm sending it back to BM.. however this makes me a little weary as I've had the knife less than a month... granted I play with it ALOT. I'm thinking of a more solid design on my next knife.

I have my eye on two... A BM Mini Skirmish with the satin blade, my friend has one with the black blade and it just fits good in the hand, but I figure, if I'm going titanium handles and S30V blade... why not go for... you guessed it, a Sebenza. I'm not looking for convincing on getting one, because I'm saving my money for a new knife starting today, and while the Mini Skirmish is half of the price... I'll gladly pay for the quality.

Just how much better quality is the Sebenza than the Mini Skirmish?
The S30V blade on my 930 and my friends Mini Skirmish have chipped... I know that Sebenzas blades are made better... but would I have to worry about it chipping like the BM's I've handled have?

I know all of these could be answered through searching, and that the obvious answer is, "Just get the Sebenza dummy." But 400 is alot... and I just want some reassurance that I'm making the right choice with going with the Sebenza.. I'd like to be part of the club =).

Best Regards,
Steven
 
I would not worry too much about BM's axis springs. You may have gotten a dud (which does not happen often). I have never had any problem with any of my axis locks (and I have a few). My 710 gets used hard a lot and played with even harder.

The 631 is a great knife, but I found it to be a touch too big in the blade for my uses. The Bradley Alias II is a great knife and is also made by BM.

Best of luck to you.


John
 
Both the BM 635 Mini-Skirmish and the Sebenza are excellent knives. I think everybody's mileage varies when it comes to S30v. My BM S30v knives have never had a chipping problem and one of my Sebenzas chipped from light cutting so who can predict what your experience will be ?


defiantsadist said:
however this makes me a little weary(sic)(I think you mean wary) as I've had the knife less than a month... granted I play with it ALOT.
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If you play with a knife as you say, you'll probably have to adjust the pivot from time to time with the BM 635. You will have no such problem with the Sebenza, in fact you my never have any problem with a Sebbie.

If you can afford it get the Sebbie, but you really can't go wrong with either knife.

Hope I'm not too confusing:confused:

Dave
 
The Bradley Alias is a good looking knife, however you(johnwaynesandw) said that BM made it... but where I buy my knives from only has it listed under Bradley Cutlery... Am I missing something?

Statmonster - The Mini Skirmish is a amazing knife.. the way it fits my hand is perfect, but I know the quality of a Sebenza will be far superior... and the thought of not having any problems, is really nice. But.. when you say adjust the pivot do you mean tighten it as I have the knife over time?

Thanks,
Steven
 
It's good to see that one bad experience with Benchmade would not deter you from the brand. The people at the factory are probably as concerned with this defect as you are. If you contact them, they will stand behind their product. At least that's been my experience.
 
Both are well worth their price. Both should last a lifetime. Both are Ti framelocks. Both use s30v.

Sebbies are tip up carry, 635s tip down.
Ergos? The 635 does feel great in the hand, maybe a little more molded to your hand than a Sebbie? Not to say a Sebbie feels bad? I like em' both.

635 has a recurve blade.. Some say its harder to sharpen? I do not find that the case, but it should be mentioned.

BM runs their s30 at a higher rc than CRK. I like BM's heat treat for s30 better. YMMV

Lockup is great on the 635s I had, but they are not Sebbie lockup.

You can beat the heck out of both, in five years you could get CRK to refurb it back to like new.... BM would laugh if you tried the same with them.

Sebbie's studs take a while to get the hang of, once you get it they work great. 635 has a rounded hole opener, hard to go wrong there.

Both pack as much blade possible into the handle.

CRK pivot is in a class of its own, but the 635 has the female part pressed in so you can use loctite and still be able to back it out later. If the female part was not pressed in, it would just spin as you tried to back it out. Nice feature IMHO :cool:

Ummm I am sure more could be said...

As much as I loved the 635, I sold them and bought more Sebbies. My Sebbie of choice?

A large BG-42 reg. with plain Ti scales, and a blue stud and spacer, with bead blasted hardware. My perfect EDC, the rest are just for fun. All though the s90 mili is right up there too! :D

At the end of the day, as good of a knife the 635 is, its just not a Sebbie. And, I am not hyping it up, its just not. Is a Sebbie worth as much as four times as much as a 635? Not really, but if you want one bad enough it is. :D

I love that Sebbies don't have writing on the blade, and they never need pivot tightening.
 
Popcornpicker - one bad experience is never enough to detur me from buying from the same brand twice... my leeks tortion bar was completely snapped when I finally replaced it, and the lock had broken out, but they sent me replacements no problem, and I have no hard feelings.

The only thing I'm concerned about is that I took it apart, and one of the screws stripped and it's on backwards... and maybe they'll call me out on it, which isn't a big deal.

So-Lo : You make good points... and make me want a Sebenza even more... having handled the 635 it would be hard to imagine holding a knife of superior quality. But I think I'd like to know what it feels like, and the sebenza just calls my name.

Steven
 
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