Spydie Flick your Sebenza???!!!

At first I thought this would be holding the blade only and whipping your hand downward so the handle slams open. I had to find a video because I've never heard this term before. Now that I saw what they did I can't see how this could harm a good knife , much less a premium one. Like anything else if you do it every day hundreds of times eventually something will wear out. I doubt it would hurt it if you did it just when you actually need to use the knife.
 
J.Mattson said:
I've followed the "flicking Sebenza" threads for years and it seems to me that one of the major issues has been a confusion of the basic definitions. Finger flicking vs wrist flicking, I recall a youtube video with Chris Reeve "flicking" a knife putting a huge amount of wrist and arm movement into it. It seems to me that this is a completely different action then finger flicking the knife open.
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I agree with this. What’s up J? 😁

Wrist flicking is not a good idea with a Sebenza. Their stop pins have deformed this way. I know cause I bought a Sebenza someone must have wrist flicked hard. Was super stiff to open. Changed out all the hardware, and boom…smooth again.

I thumb flick and front flip all my Sebenza 21’s. No issues as of yet in years. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
Steely_Gunz said:
For me, wrist flicking any knife hard enough to defeat the detent and the mass of the blade rubs me the wrong way just like when someone momentum shuts the cylinder of a revolver.

I know it's probably not hurting the knife, but if you can't get a blade to deploy and lock open using the studs/hole and a mild snap of your thumb, then maybe another action like a AO/Flipper/Automatic makes more sense for you?

To each his or her own though:)
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I agree with the sentiment about revolver cylinders.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
For me, wrist flicking any knife hard enough to defeat the detent and the mass of the blade rubs me the wrong way just like when someone momentum shuts the cylinder of a revolver.

I know it's probably not hurting the knife, but if you can't get a blade to deploy and lock open using the studs/hole and a mild snap of your thumb, then maybe another action like a AO/Flipper/Automatic makes more sense for you?

To each his or her own though:)
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From what I hear, flicking a revolver shut is significantly worse, which is good to be aware of, but I hear what you're saying.
 
You ask if it voids the warranty and then immediately paste text from the horses mouth that it voids the warranty. Do you really need an answer?? 😂
 
In the past, before Chris was spirited away, he said more than once that Sebenzas should not be flicked open, except one or two times after disassemly for a clean&lube. Who you gonna believe, internet or the designer and maker? Now the Sebenza 31 is an Ann&Tim job, maybe you can flick those.
 
DangerZone98 said:
Solution: Get a Spyderco and flick that instead, haha. The Para 3 flicks like a freakin’ gymnast, man.
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Love my Para 3 and you’re right, it’s an amazing flicker but it’s not a Sebenza…IMO. I will say that I have become a huge Spyderco fan over the last few years. Picked up the bladehq para2 in Jade/M4 and now I own about 15 spydercos
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Seems like I remember Chris Reeve himself, saying it was good protocol to flick it open a time or two after cleaning and reassembly...

But I also recall him saying to get a string of rosary beads to fidget with rather than obsessively cycling your Sebenza for no good reason.
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When a maker says that your knife should not be used as a fidget toy doesn't build a lot of confidence for the consumer.
 
colubrid said:
When a maker says that your knife should not be used as a fidget toy doesn't build a lot of confidence for the consumer.
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It wasn't designed to be a fidget toy, though. It's a very tough knife that will do a lot of work and sports amazing tolerances for a fit and finish for a production knife (though that level of polish is now rivaled by other makers).

There are Sebenzas decades old that have been carried and used hard with no blade play or wobble. The owner of this site showed me the one in his pocket of similar age when I visited his shop when I bought my Inkosi.

I just dont see the point, frankly. I have a lot of knives designed to be flicked or shot open until all the nervous energy in my body is spent. I don't buy a CRK to treat it like a spyderco or even a ZT. I bought it to appreciate and use hard while enjoying the level of fit. I am 100% sure I could baton my Inkosi through multiple pieces of wood in an emergency without it loosening up. Actually, if you made me pick one folder out of my collection to be stuck with in a do or die situation, I think the Inkosi would win. It's super solid with a very simple yet very strong design.

Still, it wasn't designed to be flicked even if it can take it.

I wouldn't expect my Challenger to go where my old CJ5 Jeep goes, and I wouldn't expect to hit the same 0-60 with the Jeep's inline 6 as I get out of my Hemi. I am still equally confident in both.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
It wasn't designed to be a fidget toy, though. It's a very tough knife that will do a lot of work and sports amazing tolerances for a fit and finish for a production knife (though that level of polish is now rivaled by other makers).

There are Sebenzas decades old that have been carried and used hard with no blade play or wobble. The owner of this site showed me the one in his pocket of similar age when I visited his shop when I bought my Inkosi.

I just dont see the point, frankly. I have a lot of knives designed to be flicked or shot open until all the nervous energy in my body is spent. I don't buy a CRK to treat it like a spyderco or even a ZT. I bought it to appreciate and use hard while enjoying the level of fit. I am 100% sure I could baton my Inkosi through multiple pieces of wood in an emergency without it loosening up. Actually, if you made me pick one folder out of my collection to be stuck with in a do or die situation, I think the Inkosi would win. It's super solid with a very simple yet very strong design.

Still, it wasn't designed to be flicked even if it can take it.

I wouldn't expect my Challenger to go where my old CJ5 Jeep goes, and I wouldn't expect to hit the same 0-60 with the Jeep's inline 6 as I get out of my Hemi. I am still equally confident in both.
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Completely agree!!! I just liked the fact that I could flick it(fidget) and had no idea that was possible, kind of like combining all the benefits of a challenger with all the benefits of a CJ5 together in one ride, to go with your analogy. Funny you brought up your Inkosi, I literally just bought a large Inkosi Tanto about 20 minutes ago!!!!
 
Does anyone else slow roll open their folders? Not the most tactical style, but I find it to be the most reliable (and safe) way to open folders. Rarely flick my Spydies.
 
DangerZone98 said:
Does anyone else slow roll open their folders? Not the most tactical style, but I find it to be the most reliable (and safe) way to open folders. Rarely flick my Spydies.
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I flick my flippers and not much else.. Sometimes I will back-flick a PM2 or a Para3, but I mostly slow roll - I mostly use back-locks. :-)
 
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