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Adam K

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It seems that almost everyone views the chris reeve sebenza as the king of folding knives, but why? For a few more bucks you could a hinderer, and i prefer william henrys. What makes the sebenza so great?
 
Welcome to Bladeforums. :)

Would you believe this topic has been done to death?
Don't be surprised if some of the responses sound like that.
 
OMG yeah, it's been done to death... LOL

Gets Popcorn and a drink to get ready for the show. :)
 
Hi Adam K -

At a certain level, picking a knife is like picking a flavor of ice cream.

If the maker is using quality ingredients, and taking care to deliver a quality product, then it becomes up to the consumer to decide which flavor is the right one for them.

In the case of CRK knives, from all I have seen and all of the good people that I have seen that truly think that CRK knives are the cats-meow, I would think one would not be doing wrong by liking that flavor.

I am of the camp that believes you should taste them all; only then will you truly know which flavor is the right one for you.

best regards -

mqqn
 
Adam K said:
It seems that almost everyone views the chris reeve sebenza as the king of folding knives, but why? For a few more bucks you could a hinderer, and i prefer william henrys. What makes the sebenza so great?
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If you prefer WH, by all means buy those.

Search is now active for all users. A quick search will produce a multitude of answers on this topic.
 
Adam K said:
It seems that almost everyone views the chris reeve sebenza as the king of folding knives, but why? For a few more bucks you could a hinderer, and i prefer william henrys. What makes the sebenza so great?
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Yeah, if you've been investing in William Henry's and prefer them it's surprising you wouldn't already know about the Sebenza.

In any case, you can search Sebenza here but William Henry makes an outstanding knife and if you prefer them stick with them.
 
CRK were one of the first if not the first to produce knives to extremely tight and consistent tolerances. As such they set a benchmark - and they are still the standard against which other knives are compared. That is not to say that there aren't better folders out there, or that the Sebenza is the final answer - even CRK recognised this when they created the Umnumzaan

Are the Sebenzas the best folder around - do they offer real value for money? To me these questions are meaningless - there is something about the synergy inn the Sebenza that just works for me - other people may have a different experience. If I could keep only one folding knife it would be my large classic - and I have custom knives that I've paid much more for. End of the day - whatever works best for you is the right choice for you - but I haven't yet found anything I like better
 
You owe it to yourself to hold one first.

It may not "knock your socks off" the first time - but what I found is that is slowly becomes the go-to knife.

Fit, finish, design, blade shape, feel, solid lock-up - it's just a no-nonsense work knife.

I do believe it was originally designed as such, and should be used hard.

It's also one of the easiest knives to dis-assemble and re-assemble for cleaning.

BTW - I like WH knives also (although Ive never owned one - just fondled many) and simply put they are too decorative / fancy for my tastes.
 
Adam K said:
It seems that almost everyone views the chris reeve sebenza as the king of folding knives, but why? For a few more bucks you could a hinderer, and i prefer william henrys. What makes the sebenza so great?
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Do you have any pictures of the William Henrys? I'd like to see them.
 
If you possibily can hold one before you buy one. The CRK is my 1st high end

knife. Ive got a few and dont carry them as much as I should.....bought other

high end frame locks too. CRK do "grow" on you the more carry one.
 
mmarkh said:
Do you have any pictures of the William Henrys? I'd like to see them.
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Check out knifeart.com. His knives are beautiful.

I would classify them as "gentalmans" knives, but I'm sure they would make great users too.
 
BryFry said:
Check out knifeart.com. His knives are beautiful.

I would classify them as "gentalmans" knives, but I'm sure they would make great users too.
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I've seen WHs. I want to see the OPs WHs.;) He said he prefers them so he must have some,right?
 
mmarkh said:
I've seen WHs. I want to see the OPs WHs.;) He said he prefers them so he must have some,right?
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...so, are you saying that one cannot make a decision concerning personal prefference based on known materials used, shape, style, and overall visual appeal?

Personally, I can tell you that I too would "prefer" a WH knife over any Sebenza I've ever seen based on that criteria. :)

...not that I have anything against a seb, they're just not my style. Though I can certainly appreciate their quality.
 
The only direct comparison I can make between the William Henry knives and the Sebenza is with regard to price (high end 'production' folders). Beyond that, it's like comparing apples to oranges. The WH knives are beautifully crafted, but they are MUCH MORE delicate than the Sebenza (large or small). The WH blades are ground from very thin stock, to extremely thin hollow ground edges. Their handles are Ti, but also much thinner than the Sebenza. Even the small Sebenza, when held in the hand, will feel MUCH beefier than the WH. The Sebbie was designed as a true hard working knife (albeit very refined), whereas the WH was designed more as a 'gent's knife' to be carried almost invisibly in the pocket of your dress pants. Don't ever try to pry anything with the blade on a WH, it's much too thin for that.

I have both, and I like both. But they are two very different knives, in completely different categories, in my opinion.
 
I can tell you first hand, that I think both WH and Sebenza's are extremely expensive for a knife. I can also tell you, that after touching each other them in person, I had to have both, no matter the cost.

I just picked up my second WH yesterday. I'll be having a Sebenza too, as soon as I can figure out what to order...
 
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