Sebenza vs hinderer

KELAMA;15921159 I'm just curious Peter- how would you compare your CRK small Sebenza said:
A bit apples and oranges to compare, but I can point out a few things. The obvious differences are the blade style and handle, with the Sebenza having the greater edge length and the 3" Hinderer have a slightly longer handle(I have no problem getting all 4 fingers on it). Both have smooth action, but I would give the edge to the Hinderer. It practically jumps open. The blade on the Hinderer is both wider and thicker and the tip of the slicer and spanto are more robust than the Sebenza. I have always had a fondness for the 3" Hinderer starting back when they were almost impossible to buy. The Sebenza on the other hand is a nice traditional clip point, CRK high tolerances and easy to take apart and maintain(easiest knife I have ever found to maintain). Those are a few points. I like them both and they are both major players in my rotation. My small Classic MM micarta inlay Sebenza and 3" slicer XM-18 non flipper are the most carried knives by their respective makers.
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Peter Hartwig said:
A bit apples and oranges to compare, but I can point out a few things. The obvious differences are the blade style and handle, with the Sebenza having the greater edge length and the 3" Hinderer have a slightly longer handle(I have no problem getting all 4 fingers on it). Both have smooth action, but I would give the edge to the Hinderer. It practically jumps open. The blade on the Hinderer is both wider and thicker and the tip of the slicer and spanto are more robust than the Sebenza. I have always had a fondness for the 3" Hinderer starting back when they were almost impossible to buy. The Sebenza on the other hand is a nice traditional clip point, CRK high tolerances and easy to take apart and maintain(easiest knife I have ever found to maintain). Those are a few points. I like them both and they are both major players in my rotation. My small Classic MM micarta inlay Sebenza and 3" slicer XM-18 non flipper are the most carried knives by their respective makers.
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Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to share this information! :thumbup:
 
Both. I appreciate CRK and Hinderer knives for different reasons and tasks. CRK are artfully simplistic and smooth. Hinderers are robust machines. I may prefer one over the other, but I enjoy having the variety.
 
I have owned a couple of each and liked them both. I recently sold off all my CRKs and Hinderers along with several other midtechs and customs to raise "gun money". Now that I have my Les Baer I have started to slowly rebuild my knife collection 1 or 2 at a time. The first couple I've bought have been Hinderers. There is just something more "satisfying" about the Hinderers to me. The CRKs are beautifully made and do the job they were designed to do very well but they are somehow kind of boring to me.
 
Fit and finish-CRK
Tolerances-CRK
Blade steel-Hinderer
Size and carry-CRK
Ease of maintenance-CRK
Price-CRK
Customer service-CRK
Cutting ability-CRK
Handling-Hinderer
Still like them both.Cheers.
 
rexromic said:
Fit and finish-CRK
Tolerances-CRK
Blade steel-Hinderer
Size and carry-CRK
Ease of maintenance-CRK
Price-CRK
Customer service-CRK
Cutting ability-CRK
Handling-Hinderer
Still like them both.Cheers.
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I agree with these comparisons the only thing I would add would be pocket clip. Hinderer by a mile. Best pocket clip I have ever had.
 
One other area to add is the ability to customize a Hinderer with scales, stand-offs, clips, screws, and other bling. Not really an option with a CRK. That being said I do own 7 CRKs and only 2 Hinderers. Well, that dons not include the copper Hinderer pen that is on the way :) I appreciate both designs for their unique strengths and also rotate them depending on what I'm doing that specific day. For example this weekend has been rebuilding my fence that the pool installers managed to screw up. For that type of work I've been using my Hinderer XM-18 spearpoint. Just the ticket for serious trimming to make the new latch fit.
 
That's the square root of Pi?


For whatever it's worth, I'm a CRK guy and therefore a Sebenza guy.
 
Fit, finish and design makes me lean towards Sebenza. Hinderer is strong knife and I like the ergos
 
ChrisKnife said:
Sebenza. Well, Umnumzaan really but Sebenza works too.

Hinderer's action usually sucks.
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I've owned Hinderers in the past and have not been too excited about the action and detent. That has completely changed with the latest generation of flippers. I now own two 3.5" XM-18s that have a perfect detent and a smooth action that my CRKs lack. CRKs have a more thicker more hydraulic action while my last two Hinderers are more slippery and smooth. I do like both and the actions seem to fit the design of each knife very well.
 
It has been answered many times by many people. Not all answers are the same, or one of these models would no longer exist.
Yes, I've had models in both... love the Sebbie.
 
Just get a few of both and use/enjoy them all!
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Which company makes their knives with tighter tolerances? I'd argue that is the "better" knife. I'm only speculating that it's CRK, but that's only because of the excellent facility tour video on YouTube. If I were stranded in a forest with only a knife to survive with, I'd probably take the Hinderer because I think it would hold up to batoning better than a CRK and maybe be better as a defensive tool, but I've never been in that scenario. It would be nice to hand them both to Les Stroud and let him spend 1 week in the wild with each and then get a definitive answer.
 
Sebenza, but I've never held a Hinderer, so it's pure aesthetics. Sebenza's just look 10 times better(to me..).
 
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