My one and only Sebenza, one of a kind.

JediKnight86

JediKnight86

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At least I think it's one of a kind. All my other Sebs are gone and this one remains. I ordered it before production stopped on regulars in May. I wanted something simple but different, so it's plain handle, double gold lugs, polished blade. I have better pictures on my camera, but the battery is dead and I don't have the charger.

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Hey, you guys seem like you really know your stuff. Can I ask you a question?

So I'm looking for my next EDC, and am extremely close to buying a Benchmade 520 (I know it's heavy for an EDC, but weight doesn't concern me). I only just recently took notice of the Chris Reeve Sebenza and really am loving what I'm reading, hearing, and seeing about it. This EDC has to last about 5 strait years of fairly consistent use, as I will be going to school and will have to watch the dollars :)

I can either buy the Benchmade 520 now, or buy the Sebenza sometime next March. I have heard very good things about the Benchmade AXIS Lock, but have heard that occasionally the internal spring can break or weaken. I don't want to buy something that could break on me. What would you guys do? Is there a great difference in quality between the two knives? And is the difference worth the difference in money?

Please PM me if you respond. Your help would be greatly appreciated! :)
 
Mobile-eyez said:
Hey, you guys seem like you really know your stuff. Can I ask you a question?

So I'm looking for my next EDC, and am extremely close to buying a Benchmade 520 (I know it's heavy for an EDC, but weight doesn't concern me). I only just recently took notice of the Chris Reeve Sebenza and really am loving what I'm reading, hearing, and seeing about it. This EDC has to last about 5 strait years of fairly consistent use, as I will be going to school and will have to watch the dollars :)

I can either buy the Benchmade 520 now, or buy the Sebenza sometime next March. I have heard very good things about the Benchmade AXIS Lock, but have heard that occasionally the internal spring can break or weaken. I don't want to buy something that could break on me. What would you guys do? Is there a great difference in quality between the two knives? And is the difference worth the difference in money?

Please PM me if you respond. Your help would be greatly appreciated! :)
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1) You are a registered user so you cannot receive PM's.

2) The Sebenza is a great knife but so are Benchmades, Spydercos, Kershaws. Any knife from one of the big three production companies (and countless others) should last a lifetime if you treat them with care and respect (oil them, clean them, no hammering or prying). The warranties of the four companies mentioned (CRK + the others) are all excellent so if things like springs break you will get those replaced for free unless it's your fault for doing something really dumb. It is my belief that aside from CRK, Spydercos are designed with the most longevity in mind but I may just be a Spyderco fanboy.

Now I hope you are not seeing me as dissuading you from buying a Sebenza (they are great knives!) but just letting you know you don't have to get a CRK to get a great knife that will last you for years to come.
 
Oh I know you aren't trying to steer me away from a sebenza. I have a Spyderco Native and a CRKT Greg Lightfoot M1, and really like them both as EDCs. I really baby my knives, and only use them for their intended purposes. My friends father had a Large Sebenza that I took a look at once, and I absolutly fell in love with it. I just really want a top of the line knife (not saying that Spydercos, Benchmades, or Kershaws fall short). I just have really heard some great things about the Sebenza, more good then bad... come to think of it... all good, no bad. I really like frame locks and trust their strength more so than I do regular liner locks, not doubting the strength of a good liner lock at all. I am aware that you don't have to buy a CRK to get good quality, I have seen the outstanding performance of many EDCs throughout my years. I really take care of them too, just looking for something that is considered to be "the best there is" and I'm really seeing that in the Sebenza.

If you had your choice, and money wasn't a factor, which knife would you choose to buy as an EDC that you can really thrash on if you needed to?
 
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Mobile-eyez said:
Oh I know you aren't trying to steer me away from a sebenza. I have a Spyderco Native and a CRKT Greg Lightfoot M1, and really like them both as EDCs. I really baby my knives, and only use them for their intended purposes. My friends father had a Large Sebenza that I took a look at once, and I absolutly fell in love with it. I just really want a top of the line knife (not saying that Spydercos, Benchmades, or Kershaws fall short). I just have really heard some great things about the Sebenza, more good then bad... come to think of it... all good, no bad. I really like frame locks and trust their strength more so than I do regular liner locks, not doubting the strength of a good liner lock at all. I am aware that you don't have to buy a CRK to get good quality, I have seen the outstanding performance of many EDCs throughout my years. I really take care of them too, just looking for something that is considered to be "the best there is" and I'm really seeing that in the Sebenza.

If you had your choice, and money wasn't a factor, which knife would you choose to buy as an EDC that you can really thrash on if you needed to?
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So in other words you are really just hoping to find excuses to get a Sebenza.
By all means, go for it.
I carry my Sebenza every day and I am not afraid to use it for whatever needs cutting. I do not see the point in owning a great tool and not using it.

By the way, JediKnight86, that is a beautiful Large Regular. I really regret not picking up a Large Regular with plain handles before they were discontinued. The Regular pattern is really nice on the Large model.
 
It's not that I'm trying to find excuses to purchase a Sebenza, I've done plenty of research, read plenty of reviews on both the knife, the maker, and the materials. I have not read or watched one review that said the knife was even slightly overpriced. You get what you pay for. I don't care about all the hype the knife gets, and I wouldn't buy just any knife with that kind of price tag. I wouldn't even be considering it if I didn't think it was going to be worth every cent in the long run. I'm also trying to really build up my pathetic collection, so why not buy something of this grade?

One thing that also really sold me on the Sebenza was the fact that the knife has won the Knifemaker's Quality Award from Blade Magazine eight out of the past nine years. If you think I'm just making excuses to buy an expensive knife, I have to politely disagree, I know what's going through my own head.

One last question, do you think the Sebenza is worth the price tag? I do some pretty heavy cutting (lots of wood, cardboard, plastic, etc.) from a day to day basis. Do you think my money would be well spent? I should mention that I have had knives break on me before (a Kershaw and a Spyderco, not their low grade knives either) and I really don't think I need any more scars haha. And yes the knives were extremely well taken care of and I wasn't using them as a prybar or screwdriver, I'm no moron.

Thanks for your help!!! :)
 
Mobile-eyez said:
One last question, do you think the Sebenza is worth the price tag? I do some pretty heavy cutting (lots of wood, cardboard, plastic, etc.) from a day to day basis. Do you think my money would be well spent? I should mention that I have had knives break on me before (a Kershaw and a Spyderco, not their low grade knives either) and I really don't think I need any more scars haha. And yes the knives were extremely well taken care of and I wasn't using them as a prybar or screwdriver, I'm no moron.
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M-e,

"Is the Sebenza worth the price?" is a form of the general age old question regarding marginal benefit per unit cost . . . You can read all about these specific arguments elsewhere on Bladeforums. As a Sebenza EDC'er since 1992, I'm obviously in the camp that answers "yes" to the question. Other than the subjective quality/reliability/design points that you're no doubt considering, one factor that makes the Sebenza a great value is the fact that for a shockingly low fee, it can be sent to CRK for reconditioning and/or repair. Knives come back "good as new" from these "spa treatments". That's about the best deal on the planet.

Best of luck in your decisions!
 
Thank you so much! I'm also looking at the Zero Tolerance 300. Seems like a really stout EDC that's built like a tank. As you've guessed, an 8.3 oz EDC wouldn't bother me, I'm a big guy :)
 
ZT is HUGE. Buy the Sebbie and give us annual reports. Good luck at school.
Gargs
 
What? Normal people DON'T carry two quarter pounders in there pocket? Did I miss something?

What? I get hungry!!! Haha

Annual reports sounds good. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
Did you make these mods yourself? If I get a Sebbie I'll have to have some pretty sick stuff like that done to it. Gorgeous knife.
 
Sweet. I didn't know that they did stuff like that. I know they did the whole custom handle thing.... but wow.

Hey you guys have any thoughts on the Umnumzaan?
 
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