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Swiss Army Knife or Sebenza…

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I have a few Alox Pioneers and the one tool on those I use the most is the leather punch to scrape things that I don’t want to use the tip of my knife for so it is saving my Sebenzas from that.
 
I have many SAKs and frankly, I never understood why I kept buying them. The only ones I can really use are the small ones because the larger ones put a licking on my fingernails and I don’t think carrying a special tool, regardless of small size, makes sense just to open the tools/blades. So, I carry a small SAK that I can actually open and has useful features for me, and a knife I enjoy using. This is my typical carry… (it is not a Sebenza as I prefer the Inkosi)

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AZFoxes said:
I have many SAKs and frankly, I never understood why I kept buying them. The only ones I can really use are the small ones because the larger ones put a licking on my fingernails and I don’t think carrying a special tool, regardless of small size, makes sense just to open the tools/blades. So, I carry a small SAK that I can actually open and has useful features for me, and a knife I enjoy using. This is my typical carry… (it is not a Sebenza as I prefer the Inkosi)

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I did a series of slow pulls of various Swiss army models and found they are pretty taxing on the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, by doing the slow pull i felt the strain in the meat of the palm of the thumb, while there are some ways to mitigate it, its the group of muscles primarily responsible for that movement, and over time it's strength may falter. So a folding knife with a locking knife that utilizes less tension while maintaining a consistent lock up becomes an important consideration
 
Sebenza, since I do plumbing work, a SAK is not the right tool for me. I would rather a tool that I will be confident in to accommodate the task at hand. The only accessory on a SAK that would be useful for me would be the tweezers, you never know when you need to remove a splinter. I’d be concerned with a knife that I couldn’t take apart and clean on a regular basis.
 
I have carried two knives for years and one of them has been some version of a SAK, currently a Sportsman. I also carry a one hand opening pocket clip folder and just recently got my first Sebenza. So BOTH.
 
I EDC a SAK and Shirogorov F3. They have different roles. The one Sebenza I have lives in a drawer. I also have CRK Impinda that keeps it company.
 
😂 I have a feeling that many of you in your academic career received feedback from an instructor that read something like, “Does not listen or follow instructions”. That’s what I deserve for lighting a match in a room full of firecrackers.🧨 I know there has to be some solo SAK fans out there hiding in the shadows.
 
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lol, I knew there was little hope of having people follow the criteria and choose and justify one of just two, very different edc knives and associated philosophy .😂 Maybe such a mentality doesn’t much exist anymore. 🤔
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What “mentality” is that? I’m not sure the mentality that favored apples and oranges comparison was ever existent. Your criteria is ridiculous. You can only choose one, you name EDC, but there’s so many caveats in between. I’d pick my Sebenza. It does anything I’d need a knife to do, I enjoy it more than my SAKs, has a locking blade, way better steel, and it’s easier to clean.

But “justification” is broad. In my case I’d choose that because I carry a weird 53 tool multitool (not a Leatherman) in my backpack that has a ratcheting screwdriver, internal bit kit, tape measurer, flashlight, level, even a small hammering surface.

In your example is the assumption that I literally have no access to any other tools in any situation ever? If that’s the case, then neither knife will serve. Can’t use the cell phone to magnify, can’t use a dedicated screwdriver, no lug wrench to change a tire, etc.

You posited an either/or using incredibly vague terms. You then kind of disparage those answering by implying that they’re leveraging some sort of heterodox mentality.

The thread is weird all around.
 
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😂 I have a feeling that many of you in your academic career received feedback from an instructor that read something like, “Does not listen or follow instructions”. That’s what I deserve for lighting a match in a room full of firecrackers.🧨 I know there has to be some solo SAK fans out there hiding in the shadows.
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So you want "Swiss army knives and nothing else, ever" people?
You can try the multitool forum if you'd like, but its as busy as a second starbucks in a strip mall.
 
I've been carrying the same Alox Pioneer for about three years, and it gets used every day. That's in addition to a Buck 112, or before that a CRK. While I find my SAK very handy, if I had to choose between the SAK & a CRK, I'd take the CRK.
 
I do not own a Sebenza, but if I could only own one knife and cost was not an issue - a SAK or a Sebenza - it would be a Sebenza. I could carry a separate saw, bottle opener etc. Otherwise if I was not limited to one knife it would be the SAK, namely the Trekker.

The designs, materials and fabrication of SAKs are top drawer imo, consistent, and I have never experienced or seen a failure. Yes, materials - the blade steel is excellent for it's purposes and easy to sharpen

The added tools are well designed and work great; saw, bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew.

I don't think either are hyped at all. They are both top drawer for their genres. The only reason I do not own a Sebenza is my wallet. I have owned a couple of CRK fixed blades in the past, and like a number of Randalls, had to sell them in hard times.
 
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