Please explain appeal of Sebenza to me

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I've been doing some searches but haven't found the answer.

Can some of you please explain the appeal and pricing of Sebenzas to me.

I'm getting the impression it's a grail knife for many people and would be interested to learn why. It seems to be carried and even used by many. I haven't seen many LNIB being sold on the exchange which tells me people who have them use them or at least keep them. It seems like there are tons of other brands sold LNIB or lightly carried/used.

It is a premium priced knife. Is it considered a semi custom?

Thanks friends.....
 
Doesn't appeal to me at all. Do not have one. Never will. But I digress.
It's a lot like the Spyderco Para Military 2 version right now. Seems everyone's got to have one. Ceptin me! ;-)
 
I haven't the slightest idea. I have handled one before and although the tolerances and fit/finish are superb, they just don't ring my bell. Many on the forums love them though.

Next month I will be giving one away here. Who knows, might just be you?
 
Knives are made to be used! The Sebenza has extremely tight tolerances (as with all CRK), is made from premium materials, and forgoes all the frills and gimmicks of many other knives. The Sebenza was made to be a simple workhorse, and many people will tell you that it is perfect for that role.
 
It either has it for you, or it does not. I heard all the stories, seen it and even handled Sebensa: it is a good knife no doubt, but I do not have it and do not have any intention of buying.
So better tell us why do you want to want it?
 
I just watched a YouTube video review and I'm just as confused as before. He said there is a large price difference for a micarta inlay on the scale? I'm not disparaging this knife at all. I'm just trying to connect the dots I'm seeing, never having researched this manufacturer. I own a William Henry, wondering if its "like them"?
 
bpeezer said:
Knives are made to be used! The Sebenza has extremely tight tolerances (as with all CRK), is made from premium materials, and forgoes all the frills and gimmicks of many other knives. The Sebenza was made to be a simple workhorse, and many people will tell you that it is perfect for that role.
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An $8 Opinel is a simple workhorse. A $400 titanium handled knife built to extremely close tolerances is not simple by any stretch of the imagination. It's a premium knife that carries a premium price, as it should.
 
bpeezer said:
Knives are made to be used! The Sebenza has extremely tight tolerances (as with all CRK), is made from premium materials, and forgoes all the frills and gimmicks of many other knives. The Sebenza was made to be a simple workhorse, and many people will tell you that it is perfect for that role.
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This

Although there not my favorite knives.
 
AmericanEDC said:
I just watched a YouTube video review and I'm just as confused as before. He said there is a large price difference for a micarta inlay on the scale? I'm not disparaging this knife at all. I'm just trying to connect the dots I'm seeing, never having researched this manufacturer. I own a William Henry, wondering if its "like them"?
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Like 80 dollars and it takes more work and material to put them in it that's the price difference
 
Fanglekai said:
An $8 Opinel is a simple workhorse. A $400 titanium handled knife built to extremely close tolerances is not simple by any stretch of the imagination. It's a premium knife that carries a premium price, as it should.
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It is simple in design.
 
Even though they're in Idaho which I like, there's not a thing it can do that my Griptilian or Buck 110 can't do as well. I think it's mostly a forum fever thing. Not on my radar.
 
SpookStrickland said:
It's a status symbol, nothing more.
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And only to those who know knives. To those who do not, they would not know the difference. They would blanch when you told the you paid "$400.00 for a f--king knife" though. Most of my friends think I am nuts when I tell them I paid $130.00 for a Spyderco Military in all black.
 
Unlike my friend CM over here, it took me 20 years to pull the trigger and get one,I was on the fence all those years till I traded a Swamp Rat Chopweiler for it, prior to that I've only handled one in a passaround but it's not the same till you'd get one and carry it every day.

I've had mine for 3 months now, it has scratches, dings and pocket wear, I carry it everyday, in my pocket with keys, change and other knives.

Like many who got one, I was afraid to really use it because at $350-$400+ for a plain Jane Janei didn't wanna soil it but the south Sebenza apparently means work and that's just what it is, a work knife and its great at it, this knife begs to be used.

With a high hollow grind it's razor sharp, the steel is relatively hard, takes a nice edge and keeps it for a reasonable amount of time but like scotch, cognac and tequila is an acquired taste for most.

Is it worth the money? Having been a machinist/ fabricator and millwright I personally appreciate the the amount of work and quality control needed to make this production knife. I think it's worth it and if you use it as a cutting tool it'll last more than your lifetime.

Should you buy one? Only you can answer that but if you do, remember so long as you keep it good shape and keep the box and paper work, you can get back most of what you spent on it.

If your like most, you won't sell it and you'll end up with more, just my 2¢ worth.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
If you want to hear from all the people who don't want a Sebenza, post in General Knife Discussion. :D

If you want to hear from all the people who do want a Sebenza, post in the Chris Reeve Knives forum at http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/703-Chris-Reeve-Knives
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aint that the truth :D

It was a grail knife of mine.

Got a few, realized there's better for half the price and I didn't respect the maker. I sold them and never looked back. Simple as that.

it doesn't appeal to some, but others think is the be all end all knife. Merely preferences....
 
it's like any luxury item, the price is not for anything inherently better, it's for the "gotta have it" factor. you can find any variety of simple work horse designs with equal or BETTER materials for less than half the cost of a Sebenza. all of which have great fit and finish. the "tolerances" everyone talks about are invisible to the naked eye, you will literally never be able to tell without micrometers and a microscope. the only reason people talk about the tolerances is because everyone else talks about the tolerances.

the one single thing that a Sebenza does that great production folders half the price generally don't offer is its design which is very simple to tear down and put back together.

other than that it's all subjective taste. if it does something for you, you can't go wrong buying it. but if I want a knife with a straight, rectangular handle, and a drop point design, I'll look at any of the other thousands of knives that have that same design for a fraction of the cost. tearing down a knife is not a quality I look for.
 
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