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Okay, okay, to start out, I'm a Sebenzanista. But I'll try to not let that skew my thinking. There are several points being made, though, that I fully agree with.
The first is the economic factor as mentioned above. You may at some point find yourself with an extra $80-100, but how many of us find ourselves with an extra $300? If you have the $300 now, it may very well serve you to buy a Sebenza, and if you really don't like it, and it's still "NIB", you'll only lose the shipping costs you paid when you sell it to another Sebenza fan.
I'm another one of "those" who had a number of other knives that eventually cost quite a bit more than a Sebenza, but I was still looking for that "perfect" knife that I hoped would become a lifelong friend. When I bought my Sebenza, the others began to gather dust, until I eventually sold them or gave them away. For me, and others here in the forum, the Sebenza became their everyday knife. Others have found personal dislikes about the Sebenza, perhaps ergonomics, or sharp thumbstuds, and that's fine, knives are very personal possessions, but I would pretty much put people's choices for knives and spouses in the "do not insult" category.
I'm usually a bit surprised to see the comments of those who would be afraid to use a Sebenza. If you finally saved enough pennies for, say, a Porsche, would you park it in the garage, push it out on sunny days, wax it, and put it back away? Hell no, you'd drive it, right? And if you ponied up for a new pair of ostrich Tony Lamas, would you leave them in the closet, taking them out to polish every now and then? Again, hell no, you'd wear them. The answer is pretty simple. If the idea of actually, God forbid, using a $300 knife bothers anyone, then they simply shouldn't buy it. And this is only for a $300 knife. Good thing nobody caught me using my Sebenza to score drywall while remodelling our bedroom last month.
What about some of the more expensive customs out there? What about the owners of the custom Emerson, Carson, Sawby, Lightfoot, or any other knife that's even more expensive? Do all these knives sit in drawers or cases? I don't think so.
There are people in this world who are comfortable using a $35-50 knife as hard as they want, and so be it, the higher end production and custom market isn't their cup of tea. But for those of us who have grown accustomed to, familiar with, or appreciate using their Sebenzas as hard as they desire, and as hard as they're designed to be used, then the Sebenza has become the obvious choice.
In this particular question, the fella with the $300 has to decide if he will be comfortable using a $300 knife. If not then perhaps the less expensive knives will seem a more attractive option. Offering our opinions is one thing, but let's not start dragging an old horse out of the closet to beat on again. PETA wouldn't be very happy with us.
Sorry for the bandwidth, I'll stop now.
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Don LeHue
The pen is mightier than the sword...outside of arm's reach. Modify radius accordingly for rifle.
The first is the economic factor as mentioned above. You may at some point find yourself with an extra $80-100, but how many of us find ourselves with an extra $300? If you have the $300 now, it may very well serve you to buy a Sebenza, and if you really don't like it, and it's still "NIB", you'll only lose the shipping costs you paid when you sell it to another Sebenza fan.
I'm another one of "those" who had a number of other knives that eventually cost quite a bit more than a Sebenza, but I was still looking for that "perfect" knife that I hoped would become a lifelong friend. When I bought my Sebenza, the others began to gather dust, until I eventually sold them or gave them away. For me, and others here in the forum, the Sebenza became their everyday knife. Others have found personal dislikes about the Sebenza, perhaps ergonomics, or sharp thumbstuds, and that's fine, knives are very personal possessions, but I would pretty much put people's choices for knives and spouses in the "do not insult" category.
I'm usually a bit surprised to see the comments of those who would be afraid to use a Sebenza. If you finally saved enough pennies for, say, a Porsche, would you park it in the garage, push it out on sunny days, wax it, and put it back away? Hell no, you'd drive it, right? And if you ponied up for a new pair of ostrich Tony Lamas, would you leave them in the closet, taking them out to polish every now and then? Again, hell no, you'd wear them. The answer is pretty simple. If the idea of actually, God forbid, using a $300 knife bothers anyone, then they simply shouldn't buy it. And this is only for a $300 knife. Good thing nobody caught me using my Sebenza to score drywall while remodelling our bedroom last month.
What about some of the more expensive customs out there? What about the owners of the custom Emerson, Carson, Sawby, Lightfoot, or any other knife that's even more expensive? Do all these knives sit in drawers or cases? I don't think so.
There are people in this world who are comfortable using a $35-50 knife as hard as they want, and so be it, the higher end production and custom market isn't their cup of tea. But for those of us who have grown accustomed to, familiar with, or appreciate using their Sebenzas as hard as they desire, and as hard as they're designed to be used, then the Sebenza has become the obvious choice.
In this particular question, the fella with the $300 has to decide if he will be comfortable using a $300 knife. If not then perhaps the less expensive knives will seem a more attractive option. Offering our opinions is one thing, but let's not start dragging an old horse out of the closet to beat on again. PETA wouldn't be very happy with us.
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Don LeHue
The pen is mightier than the sword...outside of arm's reach. Modify radius accordingly for rifle.
