sm micarta and large wood inlay or vice versa

[kvwpwr]

I'm going to get a lg. and sm. sebenza soon. I can only get on of each. I'm trying to decide which to get the micarta on and which to get the wood inlay. I'm looking at a lg snakewood inlay but I'm not sure on the wood yet... PICS would help! and possibly a sm. micarta...or plain. Or maybe the other way around. What would you do?

 

[defaultuser]

Tough call...All I can say is I really like my small classic with micarta:

I really like my large regular BG-42 as well...

 

[JNewell]

Small wood, large plain here. To me, the wood doesn't look that great on the larger handles. I'd go small wood/large micarta in your case, but either way you'll be happy. Toss a coin???

 

[TLR]

I would say wood on the small and micarta on the large.
The small size is good for everyday usage but is IMO also perfect for semi-casual on up to fairly formal. In khakis and dress pants it's as big as I want to carry but carries well. The wood dresses up the sebenza in a very classy way.

That's my only reason. YMMV

 

[peanuts]

I would go small with the wood, for something nice when you want a classy knife and then micarta on the large for a real hard use, working knife.

 

[JNewell]

I would say wood on the small and micarta on the large.
The small size is good for everyday usage but is IMO also perfect for semi-casual on up to fairly formal. In khakis and dress pants it's as big as I want to carry but carries well. The wood dresses up the sebenza in a very classy way.

That's my only reason. YMMV

You said what I was trying to say, but said it better.

 

[RICKSTER]

I'm going to get a lg. and sm. sebenza soon. I can only get on of each. I'm trying to decide which to get the micarta on and which to get the wood inlay. I'm looking at a lg snakewood inlay but I'm not sure on the wood yet... PICS would help! and possibly a sm. micarta...or plain. Or maybe the other way around. What would you do?

Here's a picture of the large Snakewood you requested..........................

 

[Fooj]

I would say wood on the small and micarta on the large.
The small size is good for everyday usage but is IMO also perfect for semi-casual on up to fairly formal. In khakis and dress pants it's as big as I want to carry but carries well. The wood dresses up the sebenza in a very classy way.

That's my only reason. YMMV

I also concur with TLR's use model and resulting opinion.

The other thing to consider is harsh moist environments. All of the wood options are reasonably moisture resistant; however, to differing degrees. I ruined the finish on my Mnandi camelthorn inlays by wearing it IWB during sweaty workouts, accidentally sending it through the wash and letting it sit in a wet pocket for a prolonged amount of time . Cocobolo is very moisture resistant due to its natural oils that make it so (it's used on the Inyoni bird 'n' fish knife) , and of course, lignum vatae is very dense, robust stuff. As for micarta, I figure you could send it to the bottom of the ocean for a year, and it would come out lookin' great.

In conclusion, if you figure you'll be more careless (as I am) with moisture with one of your knives, I'd include cocobolo, lignum vatae, or micarta as inlay choices for that one. If you're like the majority of the Seb users out there and have the presence of mind to remove your knife before tossing it into the hamper, pick your inlay on visual appeal with no worries.

Fooj

P.S. As for my personal choice, my small Seb EDC is a classic w/ cocobolo, and my large Seb EDC is a unique graphic .

 

[kvwpwr]

These responses are pretty much what I expected.. figured the sm would end up filling in for a gentlemans folder role. I guess my next question would be- should I get micarta on the large or just get the plain? So many choices...

 

[biggerjon]

you could do what i did and get a large and small micarta. the micarta really fits the sebbie amazingly.