Sebenza's vs Zero Tolerance

ZT 550 s35v

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The_Knife_Man said:
You'll have to compromise...Senenza will be a breeze to take apart to clean after skinning an animalt.
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Actually the Sebenza you can just spray out with a hose or in the sink. You could probably even use a pressure hose on a Seb.

Maybe you could do that with a ZT too, not sure about the the bearing basket.
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
This may not work for everyone, but a Sebenza was on my "must have" list for years, and I've handled them for years in stores trying to push myself to spend that much on a knife, but I have to admit, when I got a ZT0561, it knocked the Sebenza off its pedestal for me.

Sebenzas are great, but for me, they don't seem enough better, to justify the cost difference of a ZT560 series.
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Oh damn, you should have gotten the 0562... Slightly longer blade, thinner spine, special "slicing" grind, and (I think) Carbon handles
 
obviously two very different knives/brands...
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sebenza is the epitome of efficiency. no fancy flipper, easy to take down and clean/repair, and excellent steel... their frame lock is what everyone else is trying to copy... if you're looking for speed in deployment, look elsewhere- if you're looking for solid, you found it. overbuilt and universally respected

zt makes tactical folders... speed safe assist is done very well, hinderer style manual flippers are smooth as silk... overbuilt as well, and more of a love it or hate it type brand I think since their blades are much less traditional in size and shape. if you want a fast opening tactical style blade this brand is for you

both make great knives, but I find more use in a sebenza for every day tasks as opposed to forcing a tactical folder into the mix. also, taking out a sebenza for an average cutting task in public usually wont strike fear in passerby's the same way flicking open a ZT would.
 
I own several models of both Zt and CRk . The CRK knives are a cut above Zt in my eyes.Generally speaking I tend to prefer the blade geomerty of the Sebenza over my ZT's. ZT's LE models would be a better comparison to CRK is my opinion.I would choose a Seb 25 micarta over all the current production ZT models.The price tag is something to consider.
 
Neither. Get a TSF Beast and go home happy.
 
Kinda between a rock and a hard place deciding if I want to get a ZT 0550 with S35VN steel or a ZT 0562 with M390 steel. The exorbitant price of Sebenza's keep driving me away from buying one. I want a nice knife of great quality steel.
*EDIT* Also, I am begging you, I need to find a website with discounted ZT 0562's with M390 steel. All the ones I see are $250 and above. I am looking for anything under $200
 
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Fine then
I do want something with very nice edge retention, and dont suggest a Sebenza, too expensive :grumpy:
I am 99.99% sure that ZT's will have great edge retention. Hows the edge retention on S35VN vs M390?
 
from what I've read, talking edge retention exclusively- m390 is better than s35v (which is actually similar to s30v- although you can get a finer edge on s35v vs s30).
 
Just out of curiosity, why did that OP ask for a comparison between CRKs and ZTs when he stated he wanted a flipper and CRKs price point is a couple hundred above his budget???
 
I can't argue wanting the "best" knife, but for the purposes stated, a fixed blade is going to eliminate both the potential of mechanical failure (however remote it may be) and the chore of cleaning guts and grime out of a folder. Yes, some folders are easier to disassemble, clean and reassemble, but moving parts will always be the weakest link. I was just talking to a coworker about knives, and he was commenting that he regretted switching from a fixed blade to a folder on his latest hunting trip, because his folder was a complete mess after dressing a deer, and wasn't any better at the job than his previous fixed blade. We didn't get into brand/model specifics, but he said he's going back to a fixed blade.

If the goal is to prove that a high-quality folder is suitable for the outdoor jobs you described, well, I don't think that's in doubt. But while I'm not a hunter, I've taken various knives hiking, camping and fishing, and as much as I like the idea of putting my folders through their paces, a fixed blade always ends up making more sense. Just sayin'.
 
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