Sebenza for hunting, fishing etc?

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OmegaA

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Hello,

I am considering Sebenza for a long time. No question it is beautiful knife, but how good it is for hunting, fishing and other purposes? I suspect the metal handle might be not that comfortable when the hand is covered with blood and other fluids, also might be too cold in snowy weather. I read it is not that good for wood cutting though is it really a problem to cook food with it while camping or doing some light camping work with it while doing heavy work with an axe or machete? I also believe disassembling is a great advantage of this knife, good steel means no need for frequent sharpening, plus it is a folder, so it is easy to carry with you without exposing it too much.

Thanks,
 
OmegaA said:
Hello,

I am considering Sebenza for a long time. No question it is beautiful knife, but how good it is for hunting, fishing and other purposes? I suspect the metal handle might be not that comfortable when the hand is covered with blood and other fluids, also might be too cold in snowy weather. I read it is not that good for wood cutting though is it really a problem to cook food with it while camping or doing some light camping work with it while doing heavy work with an axe or machete? I also believe disassembling is a great advantage of this knife, good steel means no need for frequent sharpening, plus it is a folder, so it is easy to carry with you without exposing it too much.

Thanks,
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I've got friend at work that's an avid hunter, and uses his large regular Sebenza exclusively for all manner of hunting chores. I myself am more into fishing, and every fish that I've caught in the last 15 years has been cleaned with EDC, a large regular Sebenza. The open frame design is great -- a swish in the water after the slimey tasks, and you're ready to go.

Best of luck with your search!
 
I've cleaned a bunch of trout and other fish with my large micarta sebenza, worked well no grip issues, no corrosion issues. When I was done and home, I disassembled it, relubed, and it was good to go.
 
I just got plains, large and small. The large is a great allrounder, stays sharp and is easy to clean. No the world's greatest fillet knife, but perfectly adequate. Not the worlds greatest for wood, but fine for anything you'd use a folder for in that line

And just friendly :)

Need to ask Roefisher what he thinks:D
 
There was a guy here talking about a friend of his who has a Mnandi as his only edc and the guy does a lot of hunting.
 
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SteelSnob said:
There was a guy here talking about a friend of his who has a Mnandi uses a single mnandi as his edc and the guys does a lot of hunting.
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Yeah, that's another friend at work. He's the hardest use Mnandi user I know -- big into hunting, dresses all of his big game w/ his EDC Mnandi. Last year, I asked him why he chose the Mnandi, and his reply was, "That's all that's needed."
 
I have a half-dozen knives, but the Sebenza is the only one that plays a half-dozen roles.
It fulfills both the Aurellian principles of simplicity (a thing exists to do but a single thing first and foremost) and the Aristotelian principles of existence (what a thing is, and what a thing is for, are one and the same). All knives should do the same, but only few knives do. Funny.

My experience is that the sebenza will do just about anything.
 
This thread reminds me of the exact reason that I sold most of my "tactical" knives out of a desire to to just have one that could fulfill all my needs -- the Sebenza Insingo.
 
I have used by seb to clean a deer before. It worked well. I use the seb as EDC, so if I am in the field on a hunt, it is still in a belt pouch on my waist.

Great knife. I plan on pairing it with the nayala when funds permit.
 
I have used the small reg to dress Impala. No problems. Easy to clean afterwords is a bonus. You can just wash the knife with warm water and soap and just ad some fine machine oil to the pivot and she is ready to go again and again and again. I am going hunting in a few weeks and will give my Insingo (still to arrive) a good run and give some feedback
 
Greaves said:
This thread reminds me of the exact reason that I sold most of my "tactical" knives out of a desire to to just have one that could fulfill all my needs -- the Sebenza Insingo.
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Yeah, me too. Just as my small Insingo came in, my Emerson Horseman was on it's way out, partly because of its tactical looks and partly for the money.
 
Thanks, guys,
Two more questions: 1. Except price, does a normal blade offer some advantages over Damascus while fishing/hunting/camping, or in contrast; 2. Plain handle or decorated, which one is better from practical point of view and why (except price)? I am thinking decorated handle will scratch less, so perhaps better to keep the knife in excellent form.
Thanks again
 
OmegaA said:
Thanks, guys,
Two more questions: 1. Except price, does a normal blade offer some advantages over Damascus while fishing/hunting/camping, or in contrast; 2. Plain handle or decorated, which one is better from practical point of view and why (except price)? I am thinking decorated handle will scratch less, so perhaps better to keep the knife in excellent form.
Thanks again
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The normal Damascus will rust easier as it has more carbon, dont know about the stainless Damascus that is available available. The stone washed finish (plain S30v) is more rust resistant then people might think and mine held up well in high humidity and blood.

The decorated handles might lose some of its shine so you might want to go for something like the micarta inlays. I have heard it makes a large difference in the knife.

The nice thing about the plain janes are they can be easily beadblasted if they are completely scratched.
 
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