My First Sebbie!

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nickj79

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I just picked up my first Sebenza from a great local Chris Reeves authorized dealer. A Small Sebenza 21 Plain.
My first impressions:
Beautiful looking knife. Bigger in person than I thought it would be. Fits my hands great! The Large Sebenza looked and felt way to big in my opinion for EDC.
I'm hoping it is because it needs to be broken in but the deployment is so tight you can feel the ceramic ball riding on the blade as you open. I've heard people say Sebenza smooth. Im hoping I feel that as I break the knife in. Flicking it open is a no go right now, and after unlocking you could not shake that thing a smudge back into a closed position. Ive heard people say theirs took some break in time but I was at least expecting it to be smoother out the box than my Sage 2 but that was not the case.

Born on date for this small Sebenza is Jan 2016. It has been sitting in a glass display case since then. Does a CR typically need to be lubed this soon? Any feedback from Sebbie owners who bought brand new would be much appreciated.
 
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Congratulations on the new Sebenza nick!!!!!!!! and welcome to BFC and CRK's.
Yes, there is a break in period, the tight tolerances equate to getting the parts to mate and start wearing in. You have learned as I have, expecting a CRK to be smoother than some other knives just doesn't happen. I've have a couple that I took down, cleaned and re lubed out of the box. You're gonna be surprised how little grease comes from the factory. As a caution, don't use much more than what you first see, you can gob too much grease on assembly. Also, put a tad bit of grease on the detent tract, it does help it be smoother breaking it in.
So yes, take it down, clean it and put some fresh grease on it. Be mindful to make sure the allen wrench is seated all the way in before you loosen them. Take note of how much force it takes to break the allen screws over, that will give you an idea how much to synch down putting it back together.
Regardless of the build date, for me if it feels like it needs to be taken apart and cleaned, I've done it. It has helped on the couple I have.
How about posting some pics of your new CRK.......:thumbup:
 
I tried posting pics but I guess because I'm not a paid member it will not let me upload.
 
That is a good start, I am sure you will love it! I also began my CRK collectionwith a small sebenza, which I bought almost 11 years ago. As mentioned above, yes the knife does need to get broken in to gain its famous level of smoothness. Taking it apart will help speed this process up and also give you a tour of the inner workings and precision manufacturing of the knife you just bought. Watch some videos on taking it apart and putting it back together, they will help you a lot.
Welcome and enjoy the new knife!

BTW- you don't need to pay to post pictures. Just use an image hosting site like photobucket and add the photo link to your post.
 
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Thanks for the info Ajack60 and Ernie1980. Definitely going to check out some videos of disassembly. I'm gonna need to take it apart to get the blue CR lanyard on anyways.
 
Great pics, yep, that one looks like it will serve you well.
Post some more pics when she is truly yours with the marks you've put on it from use.
 
I take down, clean and lube ALL of my CRKs right out of the box. You'd be shocked by how much the action can improve right off the bat. I wouldn't say you need a ton of grease, but they use an insanely small amount at the factory, especially on the blade's pivot hole (where the bushing sits). They machine grease pockets into the pivot hole, then they put no grease in there!

Taking down a Sebenza is fun, easy, and somewhat therapeutic. If you're not happy with the action out of the box, I'd highly recommend a clean and lube.
 
Just cleaned, lubed and installed new lanyard. Definitely smoother! Not 100% broken in but no friction. Was a little bit of a pain to reattach the scales. Bringing the blade to an L position was the trick that allowed everything to fall into place. Thank you Youtube. Heres a pic with the new lanyard.
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Just make sure when doing assembly not to do it like a sandwich. Put the scales together and then slide the blade in with the washer and pivot bushing all together.


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