Sebenza not 4 me

You can take a ceramic rod and file down the thumbstud to your liking. Also I bet someone like STR could probably change the thumbstud with something like what Carson and Obenauf put on their folders.:cool:
 
I love the blade design on these knives but the open back is a pain. Seems like I always had a dime wedging itself between the blade and the frame preventing it from opening. The small Sebs are just a tad too small and the large ones are just a tad to large for me. Mainly it's the open back.
Greg
 
Audiopile: this is a little off topic, but i too suffer from cracked fingertips in the winter, I've found that the only thing that works (at least the only thing that works for me) is Vaseline. (Petroleum Jelly) it's slippery, slimy, and a general pain in the a$$, but if I apply it at night and in the morning and my fingers are repaired and the pain gone inside of a week. (Then I just use it a couple times a week.) Good luck finding a be all end all folder. (Mines a Reeve) Later GDWTVB
 
Im prettyy sure STR, or Reese Weiland can fix you up with a new stud, or even a new blade.

Good luck with your Sebenza.
 
best stuff I've found is 3M Nexcare Skin Crack Care - sells in 7ml bottles for something like $7 -basically it's medical super glue ( one sniff and you'll know this) - doesn't speed up the healinf process - but at least you're not spending the winter with bandaids over your thumbs . Trick on this stuff is to apply it as soon as the cracks start. Wisconsin winter question #1 - I live here because???
 
akubra said:
Well, all plain Sebenzas are available with silver thumbstuds and backspacers too. At first I liked the models with the blue anodizing, but I changed my mind and got a plain with silver stud/backspacer. Not as much "bling" and since they are not anodized the colro won`t wear off as it is the case with the gold or blue versions.
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I have and prefer the silver stud/backspacer too, because it matches with EVERYTHING. ;)
 
I must address dry skin first if anyone here has it. Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Fast Absorbing Hand Cream is the best hand cream ever, and it is not greasy but lasts a long time. For users of manual knives, I often see people have a small callas (like myself) who play with knives on a daily basis.

The washers on a Sebenza can take a little while to break in as they will smooth out after some usage. When they are, the opening will be easier and smoother than any other blade, especially when you find the sweet spot on the thumb stud. When you find the right spot and use a little wrist to open the blade, all you have to do is creep the blade past the ball detent and it does the rest of the work. I'de say try it for a few more days...then Onion Assisted Opening mechanisms are fantastic in their simplicity for the user and do take some transitioning. It took my buddy a few months to transition from a Leek to a Sebenza.
 
If the skin on the ends of your fingers is cracking a little Chapstick on the ends of your fingers several times a day will fix the problem.
 
Audiopile:

I've had my first Sebbie for a few days now. It is the large one. Been carrying it and using it. Like you I had reservations about the lugs as I have really only carried Spydies up to now.

I got one with the double thumb lugs because I felt it might be easier to open. I am glad I did because whlst it is no where near as fast as most of my Spydies to open I can tell you that two lugs definately makes it easier.

Just thought I would share that with you incase you get the chance to try one with two lugs.

Given your problem with sensative thumbs, I would not rush out and buy one without trying first, but it certainly may be worth a look at least.

Cheers
Frank
 
Whining about the Sebenza thumbstud....wow.
I haven't had hands that delicate since I was born..

You guys need to drink more water.
And, do more man type stuff that will toughen up those fingers.
 
jdowell said:
Whining about the Sebenza thumbstud....wow.
I haven't had hands that delicate since I was born..

You guys need to drink more water.
And, do more man type stuff that will toughen up those fingers.
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You got that right, my wife can one hand my Sebbies with no problem, and no she does not have "man hands."

Truth be told I think these fellas are on top of the stud pushing it up. Not to the side of it pushing it out, then swinging it up in a semi circle.
 
jdowell said:
Whining about the Sebenza thumbstud....wow.
I haven't had hands that delicate since I was born..

You guys need to drink more water.
And, do more man type stuff that will toughen up those fingers.
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So-Lo said:
You got that right, my wife can one hand my Sebbies with no problem, and no she does not have "man hands."

Truth be told I think these fellas are on top of the stud pushing it up. Not to the side of it pushing it out, then swinging it up in a semi circle.
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Now now boys. I didn't say I had trouble with my sebbie, I'm just trying to be helpful. :rolleyes:

........anyhow, there's nothin' wrong with my man hands, they're doing lots of man stuff all the time :cool:

NOT THAT man stuff either :D
 
giant1 said:
Now now boys. I didn't say I had trouble with my sebbie, I'm just trying to be helpful. :rolleyes:

........anyhow, there's nothin' wrong with my man hands, they're doing lots of man stuff all the time :cool:

NOT THAT man stuff either :D
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I don't want to know!
 
It is very easy to open a Sebbie one handed, as well as close it one handed. At least it is for me!
 
The Sebbie is easy for me to open and close one handed--actually I can't imagine doing it any other way. It is just made for it!
 
When I first got my sebbie I got in the (somewhat annoying) habit of opening and closing it while watching TV. My thumb was a little sore for a while, but then it toughened up. Now I can open and close that knife without even thinking about it, no soreness in my thumb anymore, and I've even stopped fiddling with the thing. :p

As for dimes caught up in the knife, that's what the pocket clip is for. I don't let my knife rattle around down in my pocket, mostly because it annoys me, but also so that I don't get junk caught up in it. If you don't want to go with a pocket clip, they do make sleeves for the sebbies that should keep junk out of it.

I currently have a small sebbie, but am planning on buying a large to celebrate the end of my remodel, when I'm done remodeling. :D Should be any month now. (But I've been saying that since the middle of last summer ....) Anyway, I suspect that a large sebbie should put aside any complaints that someone might have on the handle being too short.
 
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