Lost Sebbie, now what?

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Twindog

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I lost my large Sebbie today -- somewhere in dense alder, mud, devil's club and salmonberry. I think a string from my rain jacket snagged it and pulled it out of my pocket. Went back and looked and looked, but no luck.

I'm not sure I want to spend $300-plus on another one -- and not just because of the money. While it is a beautifully engineered knife, I hate tip-up carry because it's difficult to deploy the blade quickly with one hand. Plus it's ugly and the ergonomics are average at best.

Is there anything out there that is close to the Sebbie in engineering perfection and cutting ability but has better ergonomics and an easier opening blade?
 
Sorry to hear the bad news.Go back out tomorrow and try to find it.If so fortunate as to find it,tie a lanyard to it and put it down into your pocket.I don't use clips anymore after having a few bend,bang against furniture,pop out in a chair,scrape against the seat belt in autos,etc.tom. :(
 
I'm with deputy tom. Retrace your steps. Borrow a dog.

As for another knife, at least look at a Spyderco Manix.

Good luck.
 
get yourself an RTAK and go back and destroy everything in your path until you find the Sebbie.

I know I reccommend the RTAK a lot, but that's what I'd use to find my Sebbie if I ever lost it... of course... I'd probably use the Sebbie to swath a path through whatever if I los tmy RTAK too.
 
Thanks, guys. The area is too big and way, way too brushy and rugged for a metal detector, even if I had one. I will go back tomorrow, but it's a long shot in this country.

I have a Camillus Dominator, but it is so loose (really poor lock up) compared to the Sebbie that I hate to start carrying it. I really miss that Sebenza quality.

Is the Spyder solid, or will I notice blade play?
 
Twindog said:
Is the Spyder solid, or will I notice blade play?
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Solid. G-10. S30V. Flat ground.

In fact, each of the five Spydercos I own have solid lock-up. That's why nos. 2-5 were purchased. :D

There have been reviews of the Manix here at BF.
 
For roughly similar styles, check out the Camillus EDC and Benchmade Monochrome on the small side. Try a Camillus CUDA Maxx or a Benchmade Skirmish on the large side. The Mini Skirmish is out now if the regular Skirmish is too large for your liking.

EDC and Monochrome are stainless steel handled framelocks; the others are titanium handled framelocks.

If you are going to be working in the woods, a Cold Steel Voyager might not be a bad substitute for a more expensive knife. AUS8 holds up to the plant sap and sweat pretty well, and the edge will straighten up with a bit of steeling. Double thumb stud lockbacks, they're all ambidextrous. I still carry my Vaquero Grande from time to time.

I feel bad for you losing a good knife. I was chopping through some bushes with my Extrema Ratio Nemesis one hot summer day and the sweat-soaked handle shot out of my grip into the underbrush. I guess I spent a very unhappy 15 minutes or more searching for that ^!%@$# knife -- and I found it!

The next day the poison ivy rash broke out all up and down my arm :(
 
Twindog said:
Is the Spyder solid, or will I notice blade play?
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Yes, it is rock solid but you will notice bladeplay right out of the box. According to Sal this is how their lockbacks are designed and not a flaw in the knife.
 
BOK said:
Yes, it is rock solid but you will notice bladeplay right out of the box. According to Sal this is how their lockbacks are designed and not a flaw in the knife.
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:confused: :confused: :confused:

*grabs my Spyderco Endura*

Nope, no play. Is mine defective?

:footinmou
 
Thomas Linton said:
I'm with deputy tom. Retrace your steps. Borrow a dog.

As for another knife, at least look at a Spyderco Manix.

Good luck.
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Borrow a dog??? Just curious how that would help?
 
BOK said:
Yes, it is rock solid but you will notice bladeplay right out of the box. According to Sal this is how their lockbacks are designed and not a flaw in the knife.
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I guess all of mine are "defective" as well. Maybe they were made on Friday afternoon. No play at all.
 
i've got a metal detector, one of my hobbies! I find knives once in a while on the beach, usually Swiss Army knives.

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Larry S. said:
Just a suggestion......too big a search area for a metal detector??
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Ok, just curious.

Twindog, Let us know if you use a dog to find your sebbie.
 
I have two dogs, but the idea that I could get them to find my knife is wildly optimistic -- even though both are part retriever. That's no disrespect to the suggestion, just a relflection on the degree to which I've trained my dogs.

I appreciate the idea about using a metal detector, but this is just too difficult a place to search. A timber company bought some land next to me, and the company's forester and me were out negotiating the boundary line, back and forth over about a half mile of dense forest and brush along a river bottom. This winter we had a deep, heavy snow that took down many whole alders and broke off huge branches of fir and spruce and maple and hemlock. In Lots of places, we could only crawl to get through the downed trees. Where we didn't have to crawl, we were in heavy salmonberry (a thorned bush that grows in tightly packed thickets); so swinging a metal detector is not possible unless I cut everything down, which I don't want to do.

I'm going to go back and look again, and I still feel bad that I lost the best-quality knife I've ever had.

But when I think back on all the pocket knives that I've had, the one that gave me the most satisfaction was a Gerber EZ Out with ATS34 that I bought for $35. I could pull it out of my pocket and instantly snap open the blade it with a satisfying click. The Sebenza always took some time and thought to get it open.

Nonetheless, the Sebbie was much better engineered and a much better cutter, so I'm kind of torn on what to get next.

I did look at the Spyder Manix and read the reviews, so I'll problably get that.

I also like the Benchmade Skirmish.

One question I had was how Neil Blackwood's own Skirmish in D2 (or Curr in S30V) compares to the Benchmade Skirmish in S30V.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. You guys have made me see a silver lining in my loss, and you've reminded me how much I appreciate a good knive.

Josey
 
Really sorry to hear of your loss. Don't give up... It is waiting to be found!

At the risk of providing huge entertainment (or despair) from the more reductionist amongst you ............ ;)

Dowse for it....

In case you are not familiar with dowsing. You use either a pendulum, two 90 degree metal rods, or a forked hazel twig. Once you have calibrated these you can walk around in the woods and by asking "do I go left, right etc..." the device then indicates where you go

Sounds nuts, but F*** me does it work!

(for detailed instructions on dowsing do a web search)

If you are really good you can actually dowse over a map of the area. You will probably need to provide at least a ten figure grid ref for an item so small. Then do a grid sweep search of that area....

Before dismissing this as lunacy, I am sure there are many farmer types who are familiar with this technique for finding water (where to dig wells) also known by some as water divining... this is exactly the same technique but using a different target..

This technique is also used by huge mining / oil companies to find likely locations where to drill....

People who are good at this get paid a huge amount for their skills..... so if you master it ........

Today you find your Sebbie......

Tomorrow the world...............

:)
 
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