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Well i have done it..... Wish me luck.

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Raider53

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After creeping around the forum for a while now... I have bought a small sebenza insingo. I had a pre-ordered knife that kept getting pushed back and back and back for the past year now. (doesn't work out to well when you deploy this week). So I shifted the funds over to see what is Bank Vault and Silk Opening talk is all about. It comes tomorrow and I will be worked hard for the next 6 months.

Pics will follow when it arrives
 
I just recently got my first CRK a Large Insingo Sebenza and it's an awesome knife, and well worth the money. Good luck with yours and thank you for your service.
 
Congrats on your first CRK.

Do not worry about the gritty opening and closing on your new Sebenza. After you have made a polished ball detent groove on the blade you just need to apply some grease and everything will be fine.

If you already have a polished ball detent groove then you may have to ask yourself who has been playing with my new knife.:)
 
If you like/prefer smaller knives, and don't expect to have a blade that flicks open as lightning fast as a BM Axis lock, then you'll be more than pleased. My Small Insingo with Micarta inlays is currently my most used knife. I own several Benchmades, and I admit that while I really miss being able to flick the blade open at lightning speed at the slightest movement of my thumb, I really appreciate the simple beauty and utility of the Sebenza. I'm far from being a CRK fanboy by any stretch, but I can definitely see what all the fuss is about. When all is said and done, my cheaper BM knives still cut things just as well as my more expensive Sebenzas, so I guess some of my joy in carrying it comes from just having something that most "normal" knife users don't have. ;) If you're being deployed, and planning on using the knife a lot, I would definitely suggest honing up on your sharpening techniques, and would definitely suggest taking your allen wrench and quality lube along with you. The dry air and dust in Afghanistan seems to speed up how often you'll need to clean and lube your knife to keep that silky smoothe operation. Oh, and in case it hasn't been said already... Stay safe. Things are really heating up over here, and I don't mean temperature wise.
 
Aww man it sucks that you've been deployed but at least you're going in style! The Sebenza will do its part to take care of ya! Take care of it and you will have a partner for life! Be careful and stay safe!
 
Thanks everyone! In the past few weeks I have been doing a lot of sharpening thanks to my new set of diamond stones (220 grit to 3microns + various diamond pastes). I now have a mirror edge on my small rotation of spydies, bm, kershaws, and even a cold steel mini ak. It's a nervous habit.

I'm just ready for simplicity
 
I'm airforce, staying safe is what we do best ;) but I really appreciate all your well wishes and will keep on this forum when I can and keep you updated .
 
Yes do keep us updated. I remember when I bought my first small Classic. By the end of the day my thumb was sore from playing with it so much :) My most used knife remains a small Classic even though it is not the original one I bought.
 
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Well the only thing I can even lightly complain about is the grind on the edge is about 70/30.
 
Raider53 said:
Well the only thing I can even lightly complain about is the grind on the edge is about 70/30.
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While that is definitely a valid complaint, I reprofile all my edges, so it wouldn't affect me. Now, if I didn't do that, and if it affected the cutting ability, I would definitely be sending it back. 70/30 is a bit excessive IMHO. 40/60 would probably be my cutoff point.
 
No point in sending it back, I leave... Tomorrow. I just reprofiled it to 18 degrees and polished the edge... Now its perfect. Well until I get to put my secret bushing grease in.
 
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