Two New CRK Arrivals = Best Friday Ever

SaddleSC

SaddleSC

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Hey guys (and gals),
Two new CRK arrived on my doorstep this morning and I am absolutely thrilled with both. The first to arrive is my first Mnandi (in Honduran Rosewood). I am seriously impressed with this little knife. The fit-and-finish for such a small piece is amazing. The grains are beautiful and I find myself just staring at it :thumbup:

The second to arrive is my new Sebenza 25. I was lucky enough to find one at a dealer on Tuesday morning (thanks to my good buddy MasterSerg). I am seriously impressed with this knife as well. I also own a Large and Small Sebenza 21 as well as an Umnumzaan. The best way to describe the 25 is kind of the best of both worlds. It has the super robust pivot and beautiful new flatter grind (which reminds me of the Umnumzaan) but also retains the simplicity and minimalist design of the Sebenza 21.

It opens with a very authoritative THWACK and it is smooth as glass. In fact, it is the smoothest CRK I have ever owned right out of the box. The double thumb lugs are a great feature and I am lucky that the extra choil fits my hand like a glove. I think CRK really has a winner with this 25 design and I can't wait to see inlays, micarta and even a small in the future.

Enough chit chat, here are the pics...thanks for looking!

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Congrats my friend! As I added on the FS thread (and paid for with a warning!): fantastic score with that Mnandi!
 
Nice! I've been watching that Mnandi move around, and it might be the nicest of all the Hondurans.

Congrats on both!
 
I'm happy you like it but i already miss it :(.......quick! ..someone sell me a mammoth ivory to ease my pain
 
Been looking at these two knives specifically lately. Great combo you have there, sounds like a good day.
 
Those put the F in Friday. No idea what that's supposed to mean, but I know if I received those on Friday, I'd be flipping happy as heck ~ Congrats! With each and every comparison of the 25 to the Zaan, I'm more encouraged to get one. Actually, I don't have a Mnandi yet either, because I don't handle small knives very well. But, they're pushing me over the edge and I may just have to own one of those too; perhaps an ivory & damascus combo. :)
 
masterserg said:
Congrats my friend! As I added on the FS thread (and paid for with a warning!): fantastic score with that Mnandi!
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Thanks, buddy...I wouldn't even know what a Mnandi is, had I not studied under the Master:) Thanks for answering my endless stream of questions. I always learn something when we chat.

Lone_Wolfe said:
Nice! I've been watching that Mnandi move around, and it might be the nicest of all the Hondurans.
Congrats on both!
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Thank you! That is high-praise coming from a true Mnandi aficionado such as yourself. The kind words are much appreciated.

JNewell said:
That is an amazing bit of rosewood - lucky you!
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Thanks! I can't stop staring at this one and feel very fortunate to have found it.
 
US-STEEL said:
Those put the F in Friday. No idea what that's supposed to mean, but I know if I received those on Friday, I'd be flipping happy as heck ~ Congrats! With each and every comparison of the 25 to the Zaan, I'm more encouraged to get one.
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Thanks! The 25 is a very impressive piece. It is built like a tank and reminds me of a streamlined Umnumzaan. The new blade geometry is one of the things that I am most impressed with in person and that is not very evident in pictures. I highly recommend it if you can find one.
 
SaddleSC said:
Thank you! That is high-praise coming from a true Mnandi aficionado such as yourself. The kind words are much appreciated.
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Thank you for the kind words. I'm far from the biggest Mnandi aficionado around here, but I probably know the Hondurans as well as anyone here. I have the only left-right pair that I think exists.

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I still think the grain on yours is even prettier than either of mine. That says a lot, mine are both nice.
 
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