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Small Sebenza

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harrydog

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I just received my small plain Sebenza yesterday and it is easily the best knife I have ever owned.
This is going to be my carry knife and I will also use it for camping and backpacking.
My only question at this point is the strength of the blade. It is said that these are working knives. Is the hollow ground blade sufficiently robust to stand up to rough use?
I don't mean prying or otherwise abusing but just all types of cutting.
Anyway, it is awesome and I can't stop fondling it. I can see another CR in my future.

 
Congrats
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Your Sebenza should stand up to hard usage cutting. They are tough. The hollow grind cut is a worker.
Do a little searching and reading and you will find out the knife has an excellent reputation.
 
Bwahahahahahaha! And another comes over to the dark side...
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harrydog,
My first Sebenza was a Large with ATS-34 blade. It has a very thin edge on it. (I showed it to Chris in Atlanta and he seemed to think it was too thin.) I've used it for all kinds of stuff, including while I worked on a farm. I even scraped putty off the bottom of an old stainless steel sink one time. That did put a couple of small nicks in the fine edge, but a few minutes on a stone and they were gone. I have the trio in BG-42 and I think it is a better steel than ATS-34, at least a little better. I don't think you'll have any trouble with the blade not holding up. Plus if it breaks because of a problem they will take care of you. I think Anne said once that they replace more blades because of people cutting into live wires than anything else.

Enjoy your knife.

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Them:"What's that clipped to your pocket, a beeper?"
Me:"Uuh....yeah, something like that."
 
Thanks for the replies and the reassurrance about the blade.
Has anyone ever visited Chris's shop? I'd love to do that someday if he allows people to do it.
 
I believe David Rock has visited the CR shop. David, if you're reading this why not tell us about it?
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-Johnny
 
I just can't stop opening and closing my Sebenza and feeling the smooth action. I am finding myself looking for things to cut. This knife will easily shave the hairs on my arm. Definitely sharper than my Benchmade and my Emerson.
Is it wrong to fall in love with a knife? Please don't tell my wife!!
 
I forgot to ask this question in the last post.
I removed the pocket clip and replaced the screw on my small, since I just carry it in my pocket. What is the purpose of the clip insert and screw that is listed in the accessories area of the CRK web site? It seems to be OK without the insert but if there is a good reason for it I quess I'll have to get it.
And by the way, thanks to all of you for the replies to my questions and to the wealth of information in general that you have all posted on this site!
 
Harrydog, I just leave the hole, the hole.
Chris Reeve made the little replacement plug because some folk want the hole filled, but since it's on my palm side when I use the knife it's out of sight and out of mind.

And welcome to the forums and congrats on getting the small, it's a great knife and yes, I won't tell your wife...
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HD,
I also am having a love affair with my small plain. Has curbed my appetite for another knife for awhile I think.

BTW, I used to live in Loveland, now I'm up here in West Chester.

Welcome to the forums.
 
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6 months ago I lived in Dayton and worked in Cincinnati, since I've left I seen all these people from that area on bladeforums.

Darn!

DaveH
 
Another note on my small Sebby. I bought this one second-hand from another BFC member, to tide me over while I waited for my new large and small with dual thumb studs and polished blades to arrive (5/2000). I'd planned on selling this one when the new ones arrive, but now I don't see how I could ever let it go! It's remarkable how attached one can get to these fantastic knives.

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I haven't even received the credit card bill with my plain Sebenza on it yet and I'm already planning and scheming to get my next one. This is a sickness!
My question is, whether to get a decorated or a wood inlay. I like them both. Which do you think would have greater collector value?
Will Chris make a decorated based on a customers design? Also, is there somewhere I can view the types of wood available for the inlays?
 
I've had plenty of folders in my life, but none as nice as the Sebenza. I've never kept any of them too long since they were either lost or unappreciated and unused and therefor sold or traded.
That will not be the case with the Sebenza and unless I lose it, I will keep it forever. My question is, will the folding mechanism eventually wear out, causing blade looseness, or can the bushings, etc. be replaced? Is this a knife that could be handed down to my children someday or is it just the nature of folders to wear out at some point and need replacement?
 
The best part of the Benza Disease is the variety of " fixes" available.

I have a large Devin Thomas Demascuss decorated that is a museum piece in my opinion.

My small Sebenza is no less of a marvel. I believe both will be hand me downs to my kids.

They are definately heirloom quality in my opinion.
 
Harry,
Anytime metal rubs against metal, it will eventually wear out, especially when pressure it applied.
However, keep it lubed and it will probably outlast you. Everything that makes up the knife can be replaced by the Chris Reeve shop. No reason why it cannot be handed down to the next generation.
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Harry,

Take it from an owner of a sebenza that has been through 9000 opening and closing cycles, the knife will take a LONG time to wear out.
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I've opened my knife so many times that my whole stop pin sleeve has been flattened all the way around. I also noticed the other day that I wore some of the ceramic ball bearing. If reflected in the light you can see a pretty large flat spot where it has been rubbing against the steel. I never thought to look there as I figured the arc the ball was creating would wear before the ball. I'm glad the ball is ceramic, if it was steel, it would have even more wear. The knife still snaps closed as securely as the day I got it.

-Johnny
 
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