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Sebenzas cant be flicked open?

You need to be able to flick a knife open when the zombies come to attack :rolleyes:

Fortunately there are no zombies where I live so I won't need to flick the knife open.
 
Google will bring up many discussions on the matter and it is in CRK's FAQ on their website. Worth the search.

You wont be able to thumb flick a new Sebenza due to the stone washed finish that needs to smooth out first. This takes time and many openings and closings.
 
If the zombies ever attack, I'll just show 'em the invoices from my CRK purchases. They'll have a zombie heart attack and drop where they are. :eek: :D

giant1 said:
You need to be able to flick a knife open when the zombies come to attack :rolleyes:

Fortunately there are no zombies where I live so I won't need to flick the knife open.
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Zombies can't have heart attacks (their hearts are already stopped). But you might make their heads explode.
 
I don't know about you guys, but I can't easily thumbflick open my Large Regular Sebenza. Maybe it's because I have the pivot screw tightened all the way. Part of the design of the Sebenza is the ball in the lockbar pushing against the blade pivot area with consistent tension allowing that legendary "butter smooth" opening and closing action to happen. Otherwise if it were loosey goosey, it would not have that consistent smooth action. Part of the magic is the slight bit of "damping" the action has, so it's one continuously smooth action instead of it "skipping" here or there.

Besides, the Sebenza is not a tactical knife, it does not have an adequate guard for "stabbing" type actions.
 
Edw00d said:
I don't know about you guys, but I can't easily thumbflick open my Large Regular Sebenza. Maybe it's because I have the pivot screw tightened all the way. Part of the design of the Sebenza is the ball in the lockbar pushing against the blade pivot area with consistent tension allowing that legendary "butter smooth" opening and closing action to happen. Otherwise if it were loosey goosey, it would not have that consistent smooth action. Part of the magic is the slight bit of "damping" the action has, so it's one continuously smooth action instead of it "skipping" here or there.

Besides, the Sebenza is not a tactical knife, it does not have an adequate guard for "stabbing" type actions.
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I know this is a bit off topic but I dont think defining tactical knife as it needs a guard is accurate, it can be a requirement to some yes. One can take Bob Terzula's folders for example seen as one of the forefathers of the tactical knife and he does not have a guard on his folders.

I dont think people are talking here about flicking open to be tactical (what ever that may apply)or trying to make a Sebenza seem that way, but people assume the Sebenza will be flick-able and have fast deployment from the get go. This is off course not the case and neither was it designed for super fast deployment, smooth yes even with the pivot all the way down due to the bushing system and Chris advices to keep all screws tightened all the way but not super fast deployment.

I like So-Lo's knife videos on the Sebenza and one can see how the action smooths out over a period of time and the able to flick open (he thumb flicks). He has a old regular (10 years old) that is still going strong.
 
Edw00d said:
I......but I can't easily thumbflick open my Large Regular Sebenza. Maybe it's because I have the pivot screw tightened all the way.
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I was under the impression that the tightness of the pivot screw has no effect on the blade tension in opening and closing because of the spacer. Is this not correct?
As for me, being an old slipjointer, I see no reason flicking anyway. A gentle action on the thumbstud opens mine as fast as I would ever want.
 
Thomason said:
I was under the impression that the tightness of the pivot screw has no effect on the blade tension in opening and closing because of the spacer. Is this not correct?
As for me, being an old slipjointer, I see no reason flicking anyway. A gentle action on the thumbstud opens mine as fast as I would ever want.
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you are right, the pivot, unlike benchmades and a lot of other brands, has nothing to do with the blade tension. if anything, it'll make it loose an wobbley, which is exactly what you dont want in a crk. having no blade play and a tight pivot screw (as well as just tight over all tolerances) while being able to have such smooth action is the beauty of a crk.

a little lube/grease goes a long way. using a sebbie dry is a lot harder than using it with lube. i put on some tri-flow (teflon/ptfe based lube) on the washers on the side that touches the blade, let that sit for a little while i play mario kart or something with my friends, wipe it off, re-assemble, and it takes a light break in again (even chris recommends flicking ONCE after greasing and reassembly to ensure everything is in working order) but within a few openings I can thumb flick it open all day long if I wanted to (yes, no wrist).
 
Sebenza have such tight spaces that even when the pivot is removed the blade still should have no side to side play.
If the pivot is tightened down all the way and is causing the blade to not open then that probably indicates something is off
on the assembly.
 
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