Sebenza hole

[misterjuiceman]

this has always kind of had me wondering...

what's the purpose of the hole in the titanium slab, slightly above the lanyard pin?

 

[DallasSTB]

I think that it starts as a nice place to end the cutout on the lock tab side, then CR just continues the bore on the opposite side.

Either that or a wire cutter maybe

 

[Watchmaker]

It has something to do with the possibility to produce lefties, if I remember correctly. There's been a thread - or some posts - on this before, I think.

 

[rev_jch]

its for alignment of the scales (so they are even). They start out with the hole so the scales are aligned while grinding, fitting scales, etc.

 

[Adamar]

See the FAQ on the Chris Reeve website:

http://chrisreeve.com/faq.htm#extrahole

"There is an extra hole on the Sebenza handle. What is it used for?

This is a tooling or locating hole and, in the finished knife, has no real function. The process goes something like this: we buy titanium in sheet form and cut it into rectangles approximately the size of the handle. We drill all the holes into this rectangle which is then placed onto a fixture, held secure by locating pins through these holes. The profile of the handle is then machined and the rectangle begins to look like the handle of a folding knife. It is at this stage that we select left or right-handed knives. One hole becomes part of the pivot assembly while the other is left vacant. Sometimes, however, we use the hole as part of the graphic on the decorated models and, on occasion, enlarge the hole and inlay a cabochon or coin into it."

 

[misterjuiceman]

Thanks Adamar. I figured it was something like that, but then I double checked the Umnumzaan and saw it didn't have a hole on the side opposite of the lock cutout.