Sebenza Alternatives

I would get the Sebenza, and use the heck out of it. You're not going to hurt it, and it will likely last you forever. Great investment.
I like his hollow grind, as 1/100 up the blade is thiner than at the edge. Meaning you can sharpen it alot, and still be left with a thin edge.
His knives are made for the long run. Have a 1999 that developed a tiny bit of stickiness in the lock. Sent it back, and it came back perfect, and looked brand new. Don't know of another folder you can do that with.

That said I think you would also love the Sage ll. Won't last as long as a Sebenza(well, that depends on how much/long you use it), but its a really great knife for the price. It feels great when held in the choil position.
Pic of one of my small Sebenza's, and the Sage ll.
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TotalDbag said:
Why can't you wrist flick sebenza's?
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Sure You can. You can wrist flick the Sebenza all day long if you wanted too. It's not like the knife couldn't take it.

But why would you want or need to wrist flick any knife? It just creates excessive wear on the lock components and is detrimental to the overall knife.

I wouldn't want to warranty a knife that was wrist flicked to the point of excessive wear for no other reason then to provide excitement for the owner.

IMHO, Its pointless and boarder line abuse in my book.
 
A have a small sebenza 21 I got off the exchange and like it, it won't kick my 0560 out of my pocket as an edc anytime soon but it is extremely nice fo dress up occasions. I am going to get an alias II for my father as a bday gift next month so he can have something similar and nice without paying sebenza prices. He isn't the knife nut that I am so he wouldn't even pick up on the differences.
 
Just want to "warn" you about the Benchmade 10700 Nagara. I had one and was very unimpressed by it. Its good looking, but mine was not a smooth opener. I traded mine away after 3 weeks. It is not in the same league as the Bradley or Spydie you have your eyes on. Go with either of those. Just my 2 bits.
 
axtalan0 said:
Just want to "warn" you about the Benchmade 10700 Nagara. I had one and was very unimpressed by it. Its good looking, but mine was not a smooth opener. I traded mine away after 3 weeks. It is not in the same league as the Bradley or Spydie you have your eyes on. Go with either of those. Just my 2 bits.
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I agree. It was a nice knife for the money when I bought a few (at $40 a pop) but it certainly wouldn't hold a candle to knives in the $150+ range.
 
tssi tacops falcon, its actually collab designed by chris reeve himself and bill harsey. features his famous bushing pivot system too... cant get any closer than that.
its discontinued and overlooked, not sure if people even know about this knife lol. it can still be found if you look hard enough and at a great price too ;)

edit: the bradley alias and sage 2 are far far far from even being close to a seb. the only relation they share is that theyre all titanium scaled framelocks, dont let anyone tell you otherwise lol.
the only other knife i would compare a seb to is the grayman dua/satu... the dua being more reasonable in scale for comparison haha. (american made and featuring an outstanding warranty too!)

regarding the nargara, besides the nicely anodized blue scales i would pass... as others have stated, i was underwhelmed as well when i purchased one several years ago. the naklock was nothing special (i question its practicality) and overall i felt the knife was lacking.

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The Sage series of knives are pretty fun. Someone's already mentioned the 707 Sequel by Benchmade, again, a good choice. Benchmade's 940 Osborne is a really cool knife, too. Smooth action, and the Axis lock makes an entertaining "tv-watching" knife.
 
Jaiofspam said:
edit: the bradley alias and sage 2 are far far far from even being close to a seb. the only relation they share is that theyre all titanium scaled framelocks, dont let anyone tell you otherwise lol.
the only other knife i would compare a seb to is the grayman dua/satu... the dua being more reasonable in scale for comparison haha. (american made and featuring an outstanding warranty too!)
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Any thoughts on how the TSF Beast compares to the Sebenza? I got my first Sebenza (and first Ti framelock) about a month ago and really like it; the spearpoint Beast had also come up on my radar.
 
Skywalker31 said:
Any thoughts on how the TSF Beast compares to the Sebenza? I got my first Sebenza (and first Ti framelock) about a month ago and really like it; the spearpoint Beast had also come up on my radar.
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tsf beast vs seb? pineapples to bananas my friend. as much as i love jim allen, the tsf is light years away in terms of overall fit and finish to the seb. in fact, its fit and finish was dare i say lacking but admirable as he does everything minus the water jetting out of his own garage. i had an earlier gen ikbs beast, his grinds were a bit off, blade was off center, edges were sharp, imperfections and inconsistencies all about the knife but it was a full custom and a great introduction into the market. if you like the looks of the beast, get one as its an extremely solid knife with an outstanding maker that will back it up :)
 
Jaiofspam said:
tsf beast vs seb? pineapples to bananas my friend. as much as i love jim allen, the tsf is light years away in terms of overall fit and finish to the seb. in fact, its fit and finish was dare i say lacking but admirable as he does everything minus the water jetting out of his own garage. i had an earlier gen ikbs beast, his grinds were a bit off, blade was off center, edges were sharp, imperfections and inconsistencies all about the knife but it was a full custom and a great introduction into the market. if you like the looks of the beast, get one as its an extremely solid knife with an outstanding maker that will back it up :)
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This was my experience as well. There is a lot to love about the TSF Beast. But it is not a Sebenza by a long shot. Mine also had fit and finish issues. I've heard it said many times that custom is always better than production, but that just isn't true. I have had full customs from a handful of different makers that did not come close to Sebenza fit and finish.
 
I bought/traded into an Alias with the sole purpose of not having to carry my Sebenza. I wish I would have. My Alias was a great knife, but always seemed to be loosening in the pivot, no matter how hard I tightened it. I was going to use Loctite, but finally traded it at a show for an old Remington 1984 lockback. I was going to get a Subrosa, but when I checked them out at a knife shop, I didn't like it at all. A frame lock with almost the same rock solid design would be the Skirmish, and you will probably pay as much for a used one as you would a used Sebenza, these days. The Zero Tolerance knives are great, but not in the same realm of gentlemanly user, like the Sebenza. I would say in between the Sebenza and Strider. You could probably find a smaller Strider PT, either CC or regular. I had one, and with my big hands, it was a nice knife. Not as big or bulky as the SNG and SMF.

There are lots of used but not abused Sebenzas out there, large and small, at good prices.
 
Wow! I have not kept track of what Lionsteel is doing but the SR2 looks great.
 
Get the Sebenza cause if you don't the thought and itch will still be there. The thing too that folks forget is if you beat the snot out of it, and then wanna sell, send it to spa and get it refinished, and you can sell for for. Spa treatment is reasonable
 
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