No sebz in the line up

I found my old Sm. Sebenza was on par, strength-wise, with my old PT and a far better EDC, but it might not have a place in the OP's line-up. That being said, perhaps the lighter duty Mnandi might fill a void while giving him a taste of what CRKs are about.
 
I found my old Sm. Sebenza was on par, strength-wise, with my old PT and a far better EDC, but it might not have a place in the OP's line-up. That being said, perhaps the lighter duty Mnandi might fill a void while giving him a taste of what CRKs are about.
flipe, why you liked Sebenza better for edc? I edc in the pocket, so PT for me has advantage of being smaller and lighter. As for cutting ability I realize that Sebenza is better, but perhaps "by far" would be a bit of overstatement (for me anyway) as my PT is used, blade is as smooth as it could be due to use and care and is convexed, So it cuts w/o any problems :)
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Will take a look at Lighter duty Mnandi..
 
zyhano,
Today I've got another one with older clip screw heads (top one in the pic)
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So it is 0.05" allen indeed. Hope this helps.
 
Hi Gress.

Great post! As to where a CRK might fit into your collection I cant comment but would like to give you my reason as to why I ended up with a Small Regular as my first high end knife.

I decided to go with it for a few main reasons, versatility was the biggest.

I wanted a elegant, simple, yet a knife that will last me a life time in my use. I ended up with pulling the trigger on the Seb. It has seen work on the farm, work in a bar, on field trips to our Kalahari, West coast and was my dress knife that I clipped into my suite when I went to weddings. Matched the grey inner part of the jacket perfect.

I was/am still in love with that knife until I had to depart with it (beyond my control), but it made such an everlasting impression that even when I have a Insingo, Bone Collector on the way and interested in some customs, that knife just screams my name. I will go to the ends of the world to get another one when I have the funds. But until then I have to be content with what I have.
 
:thumbup:Nice write up Gress. I prefer the 3'' XM's with the flipper, I think it helps for easier deployment given the size. The 3.5'' are good to go either way for me, perfection.

Nice shots as well.
 
atony, thanks for your advice on flippers. Somehow I tend to go with non flippers all the way up to 24. The 24 though must be a flipper IMO :)
 
marthinus,
Thank you for sharing the story of your knife. Seems you owe yourself to get another one.
Any knife which sparks this type of stories definitely deserves to be in a collection. Perhaps one day I will.. :)
 
Thanks arjung :)
Yes and it was indeed the plan before I got the xm24 :) Now I am not so keen on doing this, but time will tell :)
 
zyhano,
Today I've got another one with older clip screw heads (top one in the pic)


So it is 0.05" allen indeed. Hope this helps.
thanks Gress! you got one just to check out the screws? :rolleyes:



:p
 
You knew it! :eek: :D :D :)
thanks again.
I got the leatherman bit kit for my charge and wave which included the 0.05 inch allen and I finally fixed it :D

Too bad that 2 of the screws, when tightening them, had their allen hole scr*wed. Don't know the exact word, but the wrench turned while the screw stayed in place... they're gone. and stuck in place.
Since I won't remove the pocket clip for tip down, it's no problem, but for removing it for fixing it if it is bent (which might happen in the future if I get stuck somewhere with the clip) it's a bummer.
 
Sorry to hear this. You can always easily get the new screws from Rob. He is great in supporting us. In my case the new screws he sent me were phillips head.
As for taking the stripped screws out, even though as you said its a bummer, should not be too difficult to do. I successfully use screw extractors. You can watch the vid over there (at the end of the page).
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Stripped-Screw
 
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