Troubleshooting your pivot: A good trick to know regarding "smoothness".

A dishwasher does not get nearly hot enough to affect the temper. The detergent plus hot water, however, can affect the edge. You may have to sharpen it afterward.
 
I love this thread. The only place to go to learn about cleaning Sebenzas in the dishwasher!
 
kidcongo said:
Tried this many times.......highly recommended for all of your knives Collybrid. They come out smooth as silk and razor sharp. Take my word for it.
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Yeah, reading this, I didn't get that you were being sarcastic. I wouldn't follow this advice myself and thought "is this guy crazy?" but a lot of people are. If there is a way to edit such an old post, I would recommend putting a note that it's a joke, lest someone who doesn't read the whole thread tries the same trick.
 
blanco112 said:
Yeah, reading this, I didn't get that you were being sarcastic. I wouldn't follow this advice myself and thought "is this guy crazy?" but a lot of people are. If there is a way to edit such an old post, I would recommend putting a note that it's a joke, lest someone who doesn't read the whole thread tries the same trick.
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Good point. The internet can be tricky that way. I edited the post to make clear my sarcasm.

Hope all my CRK brothers and sisters are looking forward to a great weekend!
 
Happened again today. Been carrying my small 21 lately(once again rediscovered and my favourite EDC) and I got some grit in the action. Flushed it under the sink with lukewarm water. Made sure to press the lockbar open to let water flush both the ceramic ball and the tang where it rides. Grit gone.

Thanks again Cody! :cool::thumbsup:
 
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Someone posted this on the Facebook Chris Reeve fan page and it reminded me of this thread. Check out #7 which states it’s dishwasher safe. Of course #6 says it uses nylon washers.

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kidcongo said:
All kidding about dishwashers aside, it might seem crazy, or even lazy, to some to be washing your CRK under the tap with hand soap like I often do. However, I am not a knife fondler or OCD collector. and my knives see a huge amount of use on some days. If I were to take down my Sebenza every time it got munged up, I'd be doing it three times a week. The CRK grease is largely waterproof (it's a product called Christolube that was developed for the threads on dive cylinders), and if you just use a mild handsoap the knife comes clean without any issues. S35VN has remarkable corrosion resistance, titanium doesn't corrode, and both the Micarta and wood inlays are totally bulletproof. Washing your CRK in the sink is no problem as long as the soap and water pressure is not so aggressive as to completely flush the grease out of your pivot. Anyways.......there is no harm in trying. It's not going to damage anything, and you may find you have less cause to unnecessarily take down your Sebenza. Just saying. You don't have to take my word for it.
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Do you happen to know which Christolube?
 
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