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You’ve all seen a Sebenza before, but I wanted to share the story behind why I purchased mine because it directly relates to this community.
Back in 2017, I joined Blade Forums because I needed some advice. You see, my sister-in-law was dying from breast cancer that had aggressively invaded her brain and spine.
We learned the cancer we thought she’d beaten had returned, and in a worse form. The doctors told us she had 2 weeks to live. We were all stunned.
My sister-in-law asked for my help. She wanted to give pocket knives to her 2 boys. Something that would last a lifetime and with handles where we could engrave their names, written in her handwriting.
Blade Forums members almost unanimously said, “Sebenza.” I purchased 2 small Sebenzas (one a left-handed version, which was an added benefit for lefty Troy). They arrived quickly and were engraved in just a few days. I'm grateful for that. Cassy passed away 7 days later.
As an additional note, I was overwhelmed by a particular member of this forum. Whitty, who runs a store here (USA Made Blade). Whitty offered two knives of my choice for that purpose, free of charge. I declined his kind offer, but still that gesture resonates with me and my family. A stranger offering such remarkable kindness. As soon as I was in the market again, his store was my first stop. Alas, no Sebenzas in stock.
Well, I remember being so impressed by the quality of those knives, but never thought I’d spend $400+ on a single knife myself. I was wrong.
Here we are, 3 years later and my mother-in-law at the age of 66 is fighting pancreatic cancer. As such, I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking of my own mortality.
Last week, I purchased a large plain Sebenza 31 with the intention of using the crap out of this knife. Use it so much that my son (who is 12 now) knows this as dad’s knife. I’ve told my wife the Sebenza goes to him when I’m no longer here.
I’ve included pictures of what we did for my nephews, but also my new large Sebenza before it starts to wear. I’m looking forward to the character that titanium will take over hopefully decades of use.
The little Spyderco Dragonfly in G-10 is for the 5th pocket & for people who ask to use my knife. Everyone knows I always have one.
Thankfully,
Tim
Back in 2017, I joined Blade Forums because I needed some advice. You see, my sister-in-law was dying from breast cancer that had aggressively invaded her brain and spine.
We learned the cancer we thought she’d beaten had returned, and in a worse form. The doctors told us she had 2 weeks to live. We were all stunned.
My sister-in-law asked for my help. She wanted to give pocket knives to her 2 boys. Something that would last a lifetime and with handles where we could engrave their names, written in her handwriting.
Blade Forums members almost unanimously said, “Sebenza.” I purchased 2 small Sebenzas (one a left-handed version, which was an added benefit for lefty Troy). They arrived quickly and were engraved in just a few days. I'm grateful for that. Cassy passed away 7 days later.
As an additional note, I was overwhelmed by a particular member of this forum. Whitty, who runs a store here (USA Made Blade). Whitty offered two knives of my choice for that purpose, free of charge. I declined his kind offer, but still that gesture resonates with me and my family. A stranger offering such remarkable kindness. As soon as I was in the market again, his store was my first stop. Alas, no Sebenzas in stock.
Well, I remember being so impressed by the quality of those knives, but never thought I’d spend $400+ on a single knife myself. I was wrong.
Here we are, 3 years later and my mother-in-law at the age of 66 is fighting pancreatic cancer. As such, I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking of my own mortality.
Last week, I purchased a large plain Sebenza 31 with the intention of using the crap out of this knife. Use it so much that my son (who is 12 now) knows this as dad’s knife. I’ve told my wife the Sebenza goes to him when I’m no longer here.
I’ve included pictures of what we did for my nephews, but also my new large Sebenza before it starts to wear. I’m looking forward to the character that titanium will take over hopefully decades of use.
The little Spyderco Dragonfly in G-10 is for the 5th pocket & for people who ask to use my knife. Everyone knows I always have one.
Thankfully,
Tim
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