Weird question for the CRK folks about the swedge option (bear with me)

[alan aragon]

hello all..

1st & foremost, i used to poo-pooh sebenzas before handling one a couple days ago, after which i fully agree that their flawless fit, finish, & sheer perfection of design is as good & often times better than many customs. back when i had only seen pictures, i thought they were too plain-looking for my taste (i'm kind of a tactical head), but handling the knife in the flesh revealed a very solid, elegant simplicity in which i immediately saw the much-fabled beauty.

now, my question is this.. is the optional swedge a standardized "length"? in other words, is the length of the swedge set in stone (um, steel, hehe)? the reason i ask this is because i recently handled a special edition wood inlay large seb that had a swedge, but it seemed to begin at the midpoint of the spine. the length of the swedge looked shorter than the swedge in the following pics, which i really like because it seems to originate closer to the base of the spine & impart a more sweeping, fluid line - observe:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314835

and

http://www.newgraham.com/images/Emerson/CR_SEBENZA_DTL_SWEDGE_LARGE.jpg

so to reiterate, i'm wondering if the length of the swedge can be fudged over when ordering, or if it is fixed/standardized.

thanks in advance

 

[Scott Dog]

For a definative response you will have to contact CRK. I have a feeling that the amount of swedge is not neogtiable

 

[Mike Taylor]

Swedges are done on an individual basis. I have handled and seen lots of Sebenzas and no two swedges are exactly the same. If you contact CRK directly and present them with an example of what you want, as you have done here, I am sure that they will do whatever they can to satisfy you. Customer service is paramount at CRK.