Pictures of a large and small Sebenza in hand

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Hello

I am new to the forum here, but have been collected to knives for some time. Sooner or later, a Sebenza has to be looked at!

Would a kind person please post a picture of both the large and small Sebenza in the hand. I find this the best way to guage size and fit. Any sort of snap would do fine.

Thank you.
 
Something like this?

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Thank you Aleko

Lets hope that i'm not going overboard on the giving side, but would a picture be possible of both knives in the hand when being gripped open ?

I'm on the absolute edge of buying tonight, but would need to see this, first.

Deeply indebted for the help :) :)
 
Taking pictures of your own hand is harder than I thought. :)

Hope this helps:

Regular Large Sebenza:

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Classic Large Sebenza:

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Classic Small Sebenza:

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Hello Aleko

Sorry I have not been able to reply sooner, I was out

I am utterly delighted with those pictures. They show everything I wanted to know. Your skill with the camera has answered my queries and I appreciate it, sir

I have decided to order a large Sebenza, and have done so. I'll keep an eye to this forum for tips and advice!!

By The Way - My knife is a Classic Large Sebenza with wood inlay

thank you again :)
 
Glad I could help. :) Congratulation on your first Sebenza purchase - they are great! Good choice for the first one, too - Classics w/ wood inlays are my favorite, if you haven't noticed. ;)
 
Hello again.

I had noticed that your pics were of a wood inlay model, too...and very nice at that :rolleyes:

What sort?
 
Well, you're almost right. ;) The small Sebenza has Bocote inlays, and the Large one has Desert Ironwood. It's just the lighting is way off in that first picture, so it looks lighter than it really is. My next Sebenza will be either a Cocobolo or a Snakewood model. :)
 
I love the darker woods, but thats all about choice. I nearly bought an Ebony model :)

The grain texture seems to come through better on the darker browns.

My fly rod has a Cocobolo reel seat and it is lovely. Either way you've it down to two good choices, in my opinion.

Why am I thinking about another wood, too :eek:
 
I like darker woods myself. Here's a better picture of that Desert Ironwood classic.

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Cocobolo is one of my favorite woods, too. Most of my 1911s have Cocobolo grips, or some other dark woods. I have not warmed up to all these newer grips - aluminum, plastic, rubber, etc. My next Cocobolo Sebenza will make a good company to my EDC 1911:

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Nice pics, Alex.

I think that cocobolo is a great wood. The grain runs through it in a really smooth fashion. It's hard to word :( but some woods have a very sharp look to them with the colour grading...but cocobolo isn't one of them.

BTW, I was nearly rude having asked you and not told what mine was. It's Snakewood. I looked at as many snaps as I could online and impressions were that is also had a relaxing feel to the colours.

Hard plastics, etc, just don't appeal to me, either. Although materials like G-10 have superb grip and function.

I am still thinking about that Ebony piece :rolleyes:
 
He he.. These hobbies will drive one into bankruptcy. :) Ebony is nice, too, but if I were to get Ebony Sebenza, it would have to have Damascus blade – the combination of the two looks really sharp, IMO.

Nice find on that Snakewood Sebenza; they are pretty hard to find. TNK had one not too long ago, but it sold pretty quickly. I'd love to see some pictures when you get yours.
- Alex.
 
Ebony and Damascus....I'd be scared to remove it from the wardrobe :D

I'll have to go to my sister's house for the photographs - No camera, myself.

But I promise to post them when it arrives. I was told within a week.
 
Feel free to mail it to me, and I promise to take plenty of pictures and post them for you. ;)
 
Do I smell a rat :)

The Sebenza will be with me hopefully mid-end week, thanks for the kind offer, Alex - but she'll manage :p
 
Following on from my original picture request on this thread, I thought that it would be better to have my own camera. I have just bought one.

It is a digital camera and, so far, so good. But there is a lot to learn, as i'm sure everyone who first used them will remember.

My last camera was old - where you had to wind on to the next snap, and watch the amount of pictures left on top of it :D I wouldn't dare comment on it's age. Boy, is this different :eek:

So, as promised, I'll do a couple of pictures when my knife arrives. The quality may be a bit dubious, if they even materialise :( but I look forward to having a good attempt :)
 
Well, there goes my chance of playing with your knife… :D

Getting to know your camera is a lot of fun; it just takes some time to learn all different features newer cameras come with. Here's a good place to have your questions answered when it comes to digital photography - dpreview.com. They also have some very helpful articles and tutorials there. BTW, congratulations on your new toy!
 
Thank you, Alex. I hope to start experimenting tomorrow!

I'll have a look at that website later on, too.

Cheers :)

Mark
 
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