Sebenza vs. Opinel?

moonwilson said:
The slight difference being- Opinels totally suck. And Sebenzas are some of the nicest knives on the planet.

As for the "carbon footprint" thing, I see it as a personal challenge to have the biggest "carbon footprint" possible. The Sebenza taking more energy to produce is a bonus for me. If I could get a bald eagle-beak thumbstud and a baby seal-face lanyard, I would.
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Pull your head out of your arse for a moment and consider the facts; Opinels have been around for a hundred years, products that suck don't last that long. Opinels do EXACTLY what they were intended to do and do it well. Opinels are economical, some folks like that. There are people who consider someone who pays hundreds of dollars for a snazzy pocket knife a complete idiot.(tho I am not one of them).
 
yobbos1 said:
Pull your head out of your arse for a moment and consider the facts; Opinels have been around for a hundred years, products that suck don't last that long. Opinels do EXACTLY what they were intended to do and do it well. Opinels are economical, some folks like that. There are people who consider someone who pays hundreds of dollars for a snazzy pocket knife a complete idiot.(tho I am not one of them).
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Well said.
 
OK...enough of this !

We've exhausted this one; now let's move on to:
"Cold Steel Grivory Karambit vs Sebenza"

Please cover all the controversy bases...
1. CS- pro and/or con;
2. plastic 'knives';
3. "Is the karambit a tool or a weapon?";
4. Is the Sebenza overpriced? - Yes/No;
5. What is "Grivory"? anyhow?
6. How do I sharpen a plastic spoon to a hair-popping edge?

There are probably more....
 
I have a Timex and Rolex. They both tell time and do it accurately although the Rolex actually gains time. But they both accomplish the purpose for which they were created.

The cost was a much wider gap than between the Opinel and the Sebenza. But I will choose the Rolex any day.

I think that the Sebenza is a much better knife.
 
mep said:
I have a Timex and Rolex. They both tell time and do it accurately although the Rolex actually gains time. But they both accomplish the purpose for which they were created.

The cost was a much wider gap than between the Opinel and the Sebenza. But I will choose the Rolex any day.

I think that the Sebenza is a much better knife.
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Isn't the Rolex gaining time sorta like blade play in a Sebenza...I'd send it back for repair. :)
 
I have no doubt that both are perfectly functional knives. Funny how far our individual tastes take us beyond simple function and into all our elaborate rationalizations for our collections! :D

How's about we put it this way:

Opinel - inexpensive, old-fashioned materials and look.

Sebenza - durable, hi-tech materials and manufacture.

For me it's just a matter of personal preference. With the money I've spent on blades over the last couple of years, I could have gotten several Sebenzas, but opted to spend the bulk of it on hand-forged fixed blades and the like. Aesthetically, I prefer Opinels. Likewise, folk who prefer to spend the money on their EDC might think it silly to spend as much as I do on wood-chopping, brush-clearing stuff when a $20 hardware store hatchet and machete will do. We all more or less buy what we like. Price is no object for those who can afford it, and performance is no issue for those who don't abuse it.

Cheapskates and spendthrifts alike, we're all still knife lovers.
 
flashlife said:
OK...enough of this !

We've exhausted this one; now let's move on to:
"Cold Steel Grivory Karambit vs Sebenza"

Please cover all the controversy bases...
1. CS- pro and/or con;
2. plastic 'knives';
3. "Is the karambit a tool or a weapon?";
4. Is the Sebenza overpriced? - Yes/No;
5. What is "Grivory"? anyhow?
6. How do I sharpen a plastic spoon to a hair-popping edge?

There are probably more....
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I think we need a "Timex or Sebenza" thread.
Then we can all whine about how bad Timexes are at cutting rope, and how awful Sebenzas are for keeping proper time.:rolleyes:
And probably need someone to chime in about how Timexes don't have the same fit and finish because "they are for hard-core high-speed-low-drag operators.":D
 
I bet your average opinel user sees a lot more use than from the knife from your average Sebenza user. A Sebenza is mainly used for fondling, and carrying at best. I'm sure some of you put them to hard use but i'd suggest those users are in the minority. I wouldn't put such a valuable knife to hard use, it makes no sense.

I have a soft spot for Opinels, always carried them as a kid, they were cheap and available in fishing tackle shops so they were accessible. Certainly a lot more of a useful blade than a Victorinox or a penknife which were pretty much the only other type of knife i had access to as a kid. The lock and the hadnle is plenty strong, in fact the lock is stronger than a liner lockk, no doubt. The blades would snap before you could do anything else to them. I used to like them for throwing (yeah i was like 12 at the time), the handles are so light they were great for that. The blades are wicked slicers, and very easy to sharpen when i was a kid.
 
Dave_H said:
I'm sure some of you put them to hard use but i'd suggest those users are in the minority. I wouldn't put such a valuable knife to hard use, it makes no sense.
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I have one coming next week.
I WILL use it.
To spend that much cash and NOT use it makes no sense to me.
Then again, I use my Emerson Comrade to cut fiberglass.:)
 
Oh i would use it, but i wouldn't snap the tip opening tins of paint with it,.i'd go get a srewdriver. I like to carry a nice knife, i carried a terzuola 3b for a couple of years, but i don't go prying things open with it. For me EDC is opening packaging, a nice object to fondle and there if i need it. That's probably fairly typical of a lot of pocket knife carriers i would suggest. For hard use i'd pick a more disposable blade.
 
Dave_H said:
Oh i would use it, but i wouldn't snap the tip opening tins of paint with it,.i'd go get a srewdriver.
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Exactly.
Screwdrivers for driving screws, pry bars for prying, hammers for hammering, and knives for cutting stuff.:thumbup:
Sometimes people try to combine all tool functions into one item, and end up with an ugly, disfunctional "thing", or a broken tool.
 
Everyone is still comparing a $8.00 knife to a $335 small sebbie;$385 large sebbie. You just cant do it rationally. I like both and when I could not afford a sebenza, I was happy with the opinel and other similar brands. Today I have a large custom sebbie and a mnandi in my pockets, I could buy 106 $8.00 opinels with what I have in the sebbie & mnandi, but its what I prefer. No one is wrong here, its just what YOU prefer to carry and what YOU prefer to spend. Thats why we have the option of less expensive knives and some that cost us more than a paycheck. Enjoy YOUR knives.............
 
nyefmaker said:
Everyone is still comparing a $8.00 knife to a $335 small sebbie;$385 large sebbie. You just cant do it rationally. I like both and when I could not afford a sebenza, I was happy with the opinel and other similar brands. Today I have a large custom sebbie and a mnandi in my pockets, I could buy 106 $8.00 opinels with what I have in the sebbie & mnandi, but its what I prefer. No one is wrong here, its just what YOU prefer to carry and what YOU prefer to spend. Thats why we have the option of less expensive knives and some that cost us more than a paycheck. Enjoy YOUR knives.............
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:thumbup:
 
stabman said:
Exactly.
Screwdrivers for driving screws, pry bars for prying, hammers for hammering, and knives for cutting stuff.:thumbup:
Sometimes people try to combine all tool functions into one item, and end up with an ugly, disfunctional "thing", or a broken tool.
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Remember the old saying:
"For every job, there is a proper tool...and that tool is a hammer!"
 
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