I've carried a knife for a while now, but it's always been a cheap throw away. It would have a blade stamped "Made in China" with so much play it would fall open if tipped and have plastic handles that would crack. I decided I wanted a nicer knife. At first I was looking at some of the Spyderco and Kershaw knives. I had several people state they wished they had passed on these and bought what they really wanted to begin with, it would have saved them a lot of money. After looking around and reading hundreds of posts on multiple sites, it came down to either a Sebenza or a Strider SNG or SMF. After reading about people having to adjust the Striders and tweak them a bit, I decided to go for the Sebenza. No knock the on the Striders, but I needed something out of the box that was built well, aligned and ready to go. I'm a flashlight guy and my lack of knowledge with blades made the prospect of having to adjust the Strider a negative for me. So now I know what I want. I want a small classic, plain, with dual silver thumb studs. Not being a knife guy I preferred the small to the large. I went with the silver studs as I didn't like the look of the worn blue and the dual thumb studs makes the knife look "even" to me. I've wanted one for a while and put it off and put it off until the 21 was announced. My preference was the look of the old classic, so I decided I had better pick one up now before it was too late. I found one available, picked it up and I've had it almost a week now. I love this knife. I can't put it down and can't stop admiring it's simplistic beauty and form. I'm already planning a purchase of a second one. I didn't believe it before, but I do now - If you buy one, you'll buy more.
I bought my plain small classic because I felt if I purchased one of the nicer models, with inlaid wood or custom/unique graphics I wouldn't use it for fear of scratching it up. I bought this one to be a user. Now that I'm looking at a second Sebenza I have a question regarding some of the shinier ones. Some of them come with polished handles. But I've noticed that on these the clip and the frame lock aren't polished. Is there a reason why? It makes the knife appear uneven and unfinished to me.
Now I need to learn how to properly keep this knife sharp and well maintained as I plan on keeping this one a long time instead of tossing it like the others once they became dull, nicked and busted. I was just wondering what the deal is with the partially polished handles I've seen.
I bought my plain small classic because I felt if I purchased one of the nicer models, with inlaid wood or custom/unique graphics I wouldn't use it for fear of scratching it up. I bought this one to be a user. Now that I'm looking at a second Sebenza I have a question regarding some of the shinier ones. Some of them come with polished handles. But I've noticed that on these the clip and the frame lock aren't polished. Is there a reason why? It makes the knife appear uneven and unfinished to me.
Now I need to learn how to properly keep this knife sharp and well maintained as I plan on keeping this one a long time instead of tossing it like the others once they became dull, nicked and busted. I was just wondering what the deal is with the partially polished handles I've seen.
