Price of Sebenza

I WANT the Sebi to cost $100 less.

I bought one because I wanted one.

Will I buy another? Probably not. I may oneday get a small inlay, but in the VERY distant future. Thats my choice and not a knock at CRK. Thing is I have one now, I want to add something I havent already got to my collection. The only 'decent' knife I have bought two of is the Military.

W.A.

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Is it worth it? I don't think so. I love the look, the design, the feel and the craftsmanship. Still, for my purposes, thats a sh!tload of cash. I'm a student, and i use my knives regularly and pretty hard. I buy upper end production folders in quality material from quality makers, rarely spending over $100 (I shop around). I have a few favorites that rotate. For me, that kind of money is over a months paycheck. I like the look, and accept that it may be the best folder out there (though someone at every forum here will disagree), but its a matter of degree. Is it better then my Spyderco Chinook, or my Rekat Carnivore? Sure. But not so much better I'll force myself to buy one. Still, for some folks $350 is change. If you have the cash and it makes you happy, go for it, but remember that its just a pocket knife, and every knife has its flaws.
 
You know I don't have the money to buy a Sebenza.....but I want one!
I want a knife with strength, ease of maintnance, and great cutting ability. So far all point towards the Sebenza. I have a drawer full of knives, lots of knives. I buy them thinking that this knife is great but quickly lose interest in them. They either won't stay sharp for long, poor lock up, wobbly blade, screws come loose. And these are high end production knives we're talking about.
I figured if I would have saved all the money I've invested in knives that I don't use anymore, I would have 4 maybe 5 Sebenzas.

Jesse


 
Thats a good point NIB!

I could have had over a dozen Sebenza's but... Well its a new toy thing.

W.A.

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I'd like to know exactly what goes into the knife... What the materials cost, the wages of the employees and how much time is spent on the plain sebenza. What the maintainance cost of the tools and machinery is and the bills the company pays to keep his business turning... ITS SILLY! Now think about the Benchmade process... Stamp stamp clank whizzzz brrrrrrr... finished knives coming out of machines. I think you get what you pay for. One thought about "worth" is WHAT ARE YOU USING IT FOR? A cheaper knife would be a better companion if you are thinking of an all around tool... (as long as you can't afford to throw away $300). It's not a hammer, or a prybar or a screwdriver or a bottle opener, or a wire cutter or a tin snip... It's a knife! If you plan to use it as a knife, whatever your economic situation, i'd have to lean toward BUYING ONE! OH-- and toss a Leatherman WAVE in yer bag for good measure...

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I am a fairly serious knife collector. I collect high end "production" knives, full customs made to spec, and handforged knives by ABS Mastersmiths. I attend knife shows and keep up to date with industry trends. The more I observe and learn, the more I have come to realize that Chris Reeve knives are worth every penny. I have 13 of them.
Take, for instance, the blade grinds. I don't think it has been stressed enough that Sebenzas are CNC profiled, but are handground.
Check out the evenness of the blade grinds and bevels. The symmetry from one side to the other. This is evidence of the consumate skill of a true craftsman. As Chris said in a recent interview, it has taken four years to train his finish grinders to the required level of perfection.
In no way can you compare a 3D CNC'd blade (ala Benchmade, Microtech, Spyderco) to a handground blade. I am sure CRK could set up their CNC to completely grind the blades. But they don't. The skills of true craftsmen do not come inexpensively, and they don't necessarily translate to any more or less functionality, but to the collector it is a significant difference.
So...
Consistent quality, knife to knife. Day in and day out. As close to perfection in manufacture as you can find in any production knife. Handground by highly skilled craftsmen. Convex blade edges that are polished (look under a microscope). And the highest level of customer service in the industry. Bar none.
Worth the money? Every cent, IMHO.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by NIB:
I figured if I would have saved all the money I've invested in knives that I don't use anymore, I would have 4 maybe 5 Sebenzas.</font>
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Exactly! The small Sebenza has pretty much ruined my desire for other folders(production, anyway). Every time I look at one, I compare it to the Sebenza, and move on. I don't doubt that my small has paid for itself just in knives I haven't bought.

 
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