My new Strider SNG......Interesting.

BellaBlades said:
timberweasel,
Both knives are easy enough to break down if needed, but you obviously need a tool for the strider if the pivot is tightened. Some times the pivot screw will come free if there is no lock tite, but most of the time not the case.

There is no doubt that the fit on striders is very loose. You can take your sebenza and know every time to put it together it will be the same and function properly.
With a strider. The pivot and handle screws almost always need adjusting to operate smooth. Spinning the pivot will also make it change the centering and lock up as well.
I am a wizard with assembling and tweaking knives and it is just a fact. A rough figure on how many would be a between 12-18 total. Every single one was improved by tweaking.
They can both be taken down assembled all day long. But with the strider, things are just not tight.
Out of box there was something wrong and off that needed to be fixed on every one that I have owned or worked on. From a rounded tip from grinding, blade stop/thumb stud falling out, uncentered blade, blade play etc. All were fixed promptly but still.
The fact of the matter is. The strider does have a thicker blade and a choil which the CRK does not. Those are winners for many people.
And even with a small QC issue the SNG is such a great work knife that none of that matters to me.
But really different you know. Like I compared my strider to my Jeep 4x4. And my CRK reminds me of my AWD Audi except a CRK is not expensive to fix!
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You summed it up perfectly. This is exactly how i see the two knives.
 
JR88FAN said:
Yes, this is the problem with these topics.....

Opinions are wonderful, and fun to even argue, however when they are stated as fact, things go sideways fast....
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I don't have an interest in either brand but, on the whole opinion vs. fact thing, it tends to only go sideways when people read too much into it.

Example:

CRK is the most efficient cutting machine out there.

That is obviously an opinion, made by the poster who stated it (in this case me) and doesn't need the "in my opinion" qualifier. In fact from a linguistic standpoint, using this qualifier all the time is is incorrect. Opinions are pretty easy to spot without it. Just my $0.02
 
BellaBlades said:
(...)But really different you know. Like I compared my strider to my Jeep 4x4. And my CRK reminds me of my AWD Audi except a CRK is not expensive to fix!
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There's the rub; I hear this analogy often. So why do you think that Striders and CRKs constantly compared to each other then, if it's apples to oranges? What knives are more suitable competitors to the Strider offerings? :confused:

*Please note that I am not trying to antagonise; just trying to better understand Strider knives from an owner's perspective...:o
 
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Thats what a few others and myself were trying to accomplish earlier.
Thanks Jim and Stabman for contributing btw for posting some god pictures.
Some of those knives would be the following, but these are just a couple.
-Tuff
-0550 /0561
-TSF Beast/Gorgon
-Burke RockStar
-Pohan Leu knives
-Chaves
-BM adamas

Im sure people can think of many other options. I dont have experience with many other HD folders out there as the designs have not appealed to me.
But some comparison shots are always in order.

As the OP said, it is more about value that he was trying to convey.
I think they are worth what I have payed in the past 335-400 for new or like new Strider's from members on this forum.

Hopefully this thread will die with dignity.

timberweasel said:
There's the rub; I hear this analogy often. So why do you think that Striders and CRKs constantly compared to each other then, if it's apples to oranges? What knives are more suitable competitors to the Strider offerings? :confused:
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timberweasel said:
There's the rub; I hear this analogy often. So why do you think that Striders and CRKs constantly compared to each other then, if it's apples to oranges? What knives are more suitable competitors to the Strider offerings? :confused:
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Well I started this thread not as to which knife is better, but about cost/materials/workmanship. I own both and think both are great knives. I just think one has a much higher profit margin then the other. That is it. Saying one is clearly better, is a flat out personal statement and only based on your opinion.
 
Screwdriver said:
Well I started this thread not as to which knife is better, but about cost/materials/workmanship. I own both and think both are great knives. I just think one has a much higher profit margin then the other. That is it. Saying one is clearly better, is a flat out personal statement and only based on your opinion.
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I understand, Screwdriver, and I apologise for any thread drift. I'm glad you're satisfied with your knives and will leave it there... :thumbup::)

-Brett
 
KnifeSherpa said:
That TUFF is like an ugly girlfriend that really knows what she is doing and works hard at it but man is she rough on the eyes. Did you have to learn to love her?
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For some reason, the look of the Tuff really appealed to me from the first time I saw it. :)
Using it proved that it is functional as well; the ergonomics are great, and the large choil--which some people hate--can be very handy at times.

I did have to chamfer some sharp edges though...the spine of the knife was too sharp at the corners, and the Spyder-hole was cutting through the callous on my thumb. But that's what silicon carbide paper is for. :thumbup:
 
KnifeSherpa said:
The problem is sometimes you need to improvise and if I am on a backcountry hunt and need to baton through a pelvis and dont have my fixed blade, I really think i would rather have a strider SMF. I dont even think the Sabenza was designed for this kind of use. I really like the Sabenza, but I try and keep it to where it functions its best. If it is christmas morning, you can bet i am using my sabenza to open the kid's presents as opposed to my strider. Its a very classy knife and classy knives dont belong in the wilderness, IMO.

Are there any hard use videos out there on the Sabenza? I genuinely ask because i have not seen any.
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Oh jeez.......Was this as painful to write as it is to read? I'm genuinely asking:rolleyes:

You don't seem to understand that you can prefer one knife over another WITHOUT implying that it's because the knife YOU DONT PREFER has some sort fundamental flaw.............

Buddy, your opinion is based 100% in ignorance. Sebenzas (not sAbenzas) can do everything modern folding knives are meant to do. Mostly things like cutting, cutting, and maybe if you're feeling a little bit edgy........some more cutting:cool:

Implying anything else is completely rediculous. And if somehow you find a task that they can't handle, it only means that you're using it for something INCREDIBLY abusive that folding knives weren't meant to take in the first place. The fact that you can "baton through a pelvis" doesn't make your strider a better folding knife. If anything it means that you are a moron who can't plan ahead and bring the right tool for the job. People who do this baffle me to no end. It's like using screwdriver to hammer nails into a board. Why?
 
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Krissig12 said:
The fact that you can "baton through a pelvis" doesn't make your strider a better folding knife. If anything it means that you are a moron who can't plan ahead and bring the right tool for the job. People who do this baffle me to no end. It's like using screwdriver to hammer nails into a board. Why?
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Don't understand why anyone would even want to baton a 3.5" to 4" folder through a pelvis in the 1st place. ;)

Don't they make bone saws for that, or hatchets?

Or at worst a 5" fixed blade if they wanted to use a knife for that.

Personally I wouldn't use any folder for that type of work.
 
Ankerson said:
Don't understand why anyone would even want to baton a 3.5" to 4" folder through a pelvis in the 1st place. ;)

Don't they make bone saws for that, or hatchets?

Or at worst a 5" fixed blade if they wanted to use a knife for that.

Personally I wouldn't use any folder for that type of work.
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Exactly.

It pisses me off seeing people add crap like that to the list of "necessary attributes" for folding knives, and then using them as points of judgement when comparing two knives.

It's akin to saying "my hammer is better than your hammer because mine can chop down a tree better than yours can!"
Since when was that in the job description?
 
Krissig12 said:
It's akin to saying "my hammer is better than your hammer because mine can chop down a tree better than yours can!"
Since when was that in the job description?
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Start watching at about 2 minutes 30 seconds...

[video=youtube;xp4C4OiD54Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp4C4OiD54Y[/video]

:D
 
Yeah you pack a hatchet or these other tools onto your back 5-10 miles on a back country hunt. Obviously, you have never done that.
 
KnifeSherpa said:
Yeah you pack a hatchet or these other tools onto your back 5-10 miles on a back country hunt. Obviously, you have never done that.
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I used to hunt....never forgot my fixed blade, a Buck skinner. I also carried a 110 on my belt. If I forgot the skinner, it would be just as stupid as forgetting my ammo. My grandpa used to carry a camp hatchet.....used to have a leather washer handle. We always made sure we had the right tools and equipment before we left.

So you just carry a Strider.....OK.
 
Screwdriver said:
I used to hunt....never forgot my fixed blade, a Buck skinner. I also carried a 110 on my belt. If I forgot the skinner, it would be just as stupid as forgetting my ammo. My grandpa used to carry a camp hatchet.....used to have a leather washer handle. We always made sure we had the right tools and equipment befor we left.

So you just carry a Strider.....OK.
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I used to hunt also, never forgot stuff either. :)

There is basic stuff that one needs to have.
 
Screwdriver said:
I used to hunt....never forgot my fixed blade, a Buck skinner. I also carried a 110 on my belt. If I forgot the skinner, it would be just as stupid as forgetting my ammo. My grandpa used to carry a camp hatchet.....used to have a leather washer handle. We always made sure we had the right tools and equipment befor we left.

So you just carry a Strider.....OK.
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So let me understand this right....You believe in carrying a backup like your 110, but you dont actually see it as a useful backup. What the hell is it good for then? Awesome strategy man. I bet you do well in life.
 
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