My thoughts after using modern knives long term.

DMG said:
I am a mechanic and use my work knife a dozen times a day. It is a cheap HK/Benchmade. The steel is too soft so I have to sharpen it a couple of times a week and I broke the tip off so I had to regrind it but otherwise it has been fine for about 10 years. I am surprised that you killed better knives than this.
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Eh it was my only knife for 7 years, I'd throw it on the stones once a month so that's like around 100+ resharpens. Plus the 0620 has a super thick blade so I'd imagine it would get thicker behind the edge a lot quicker than most.
 
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Wasty said:
Using a knife everyday for three years and only then it needs to be replaced - definitely got its worth out of it.
You had another knife for seven years and used it daily for work? That knife earned you way more money than the price you paid for it.

Cardboard: That is just Stonedust looking like paper... Perfect for stropping a knife and messes up a blade in no time.
Zipties: The plastic will put some resistance up, so bending your steel (only ever so slighty) everytime you cut it.
Scraping: The other word for scraping is "unsharpening" - A plethora of different forces meet a very thin cutting edge - amazing your knives held up so long

And the clip - Every time you take the knife out of your pocket or put it back in, the forces put on the clip ant the tiny screws and the handle material, where the screws are held in are significant.
Seven years of that with an average of five times clip and unclip - that's a whooping 24000 times the tiny screws, the handle material and the thin clip were subject to leverage and tensile forces.

If you want to get the most time out of a knife, get something very simple but high quality.
No Clip, No washers, Thick construction. Every extra moving or bending part will reduce the lifetime of the knife.

That's just physics.
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Oh yah no hate here, I definitely got my money worth on the 0620. And yah my work is bladeheavy. Could I use a throwaway work razor knife? Probably but that would defeat the purpose of my edc. I think this post was less of a " man these modern knives suck" and more of a " hey they are not bullet proof". That being said the 0620 was still bankvault tight and if the blade never broke I would still be using it today.
 
Jsega51 said:
I won’t argue against getting a CRK, but your advice isn’t 100% truthful, especially with the last paragraph. There’s a ton of Sebenza’s out there that can’t have blade replacements done, like all of the recently discontinued 21’s (which you suggested the OP get) because they don’t have any more/won’t make more blades. There’s already been posts about people feeling cheated that their lifetime knife equates to them having to buy another $450 Sebenza.
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I agree, I was one of those guys. But in a recent Live Tim Reeve did he stated they’re going to bring back blade replacements for the Sebenza 21 and not just warranty replacements. Oh, and they’re going to be making the replacements in MagnaCut when they switch over. 😄🙏
 
unwisefool said:
In all honesty there is probably no lifetime knife. Models change, get upgraged and get discontinued, companies go out of business, meteors hit the earth and exterminate the dinosaurs. If you really want a lifetime knife, best bet is to buy an extra blade. I'm thinking of doing that with my Umnumzaan in the future.
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I have purchased extra blades for my Umnumzaan and my Inkosi and I’m glad to since they’re such great knives. But CRK said they’re going to bring back blade replacements for the Sebenza 21 and not just warranty replacements in a recent Facebook live they did and it’s a really cool thing for them to do. Tim Reeve said they had a company meeting about it and they came to the conclusions that they will continue to make blade replacements for all Sebenza 21’s and they will make the replacements in all three blade shapes. Of course one can email or call them to confirm all this but this is what I overheard during his recent Facebook live last week!!
 
wiggle said:
Eh it was my only knife for 7 years, I'd throw it on the stones once a month so that's like around 100+ resharpens. Plus the 0620 has a super thick blade so I'd imagine it would get thicker behind the edge a lot quicker than most.
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I used a Contego in M4 for a while. It was too thick but stayed sharp for a long time. I think tool steel is best for hard use knives
 
This is an interesting topic. It really doesn't apply to me, at least I don't think it will, my cutting chores are pretty light. I am an office worker so my daily cutting needs are pretty light duty. I expect that my CRK Mnandi to last me pretty much until I die. Tough to wear out a knife opening up mail a few times a week.
 
unwisefool said:
If he's doing a LOT of cardboard, especially some of that heavier industrial stuff, then I could see it. Cardboard is nasty stuff. Add in scraping things and zip ties and you are really grinding down that blade.
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Well, IMO, that's what box cutters and utility knives w/replaceable blades are for.

Why anyone would f*up a perfectly good (and expensive) folder doing that stuff is beyond me. There's more than enough room in your pockets, tool belt and/or tool chest for a box cutter and/or utility knife.

His $, his choice but, for me, I'd never use any modern folder w/a premium steel for such tasks, which is why any such knife (if I only carried one) would last beyond my lifetime w/o the need for repair or replacement.
 
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sgt1372 said:
Well, IMO, that's what box cutters and utility knives w/replaceable blades are for.

Why anyone would f*up a perfectly good (and expensive) folder doing that stuff is beyond me. There's more than enough room in your pockets, tool belt and/or tool chest for a box cutter and/or utility knife.

His $, his choice but, for me, I'd never use any modern folder w/a premium steel for such tasks, which is why any such knife (if I only carried) one would last beyond my lifetime w/o the need for repair or replacement.
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Oh sure, I'd use a boxcutter also. But if you are using a knife like that every day, I can see how it would get worn out pretty quickly
 
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Any Tool, if it's properly used and cared for it will last a long time to a lifetime. That same tool improperly used, abused and not maintained will need to be overhauled or replaced in a much shorter time frame.

I have a few beater knives that have seen some heavy use and some abuse over the last 30 years but most of those are still in working condition. Most of my collection only sees light use and get rotated so they will last forever.

I also carry a multitool and that takes some abuse off of the main carry knife. I try not to pry or do other things with a knife that will damage it or result in more stitches for me.
 
sgt1372 said:
Well, IMO, that's what box cutters and utility knives w/replaceable blades are for.

Why anyone would f*up a perfectly good (and expensive) folder doing that stuff is beyond me. There's more than enough room in your pockets, tool belt and/or tool chest for a box cutter and/or utility knife.

His $, his choice but, for me, I'd never use any modern folder w/a premium steel for such tasks, which is why any such knife (if I only carried one) would last beyond my lifetime w/o the need for repair or replacement.
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I have tried box cutters and utili knives. They are great for opening boxes but I need a longer, stiffer, stronger blade
 
Bob Denman said:
That's just it: the dang thing just isn't showing any appreciable wear...
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Yea when I was reading someone above saying that there's hardly any knives that you can get warrantied for life (with it still being the same model), I thought of the Buck 110 (and of course the 112). I can't really think of any other knives that have been in consistent production for such a long period of time.
 
I use a modern traditional fixed blade. A thin, .130" S35VN blade, with a small guard and a micarta handle. A bit of work with a ceramic stick keeps it going between sharpenings. I also carry a modern folder, with a 14C28N blade. EASY to sharpen, holds an edge acceptably well for my needs. I'm not overly particular, but I know what I like. These work for me.
 
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