What keeps you coming back for more?

[W_cole]

Sorry if this is a Repost. Did some digging and couldn't find a Thread about it.

What keeps you coming back to CRK? Sure, there are plenty of threads out there asking "Are they worth it?" And "how good are they?" But, there's a lot of you guys I see in the CRK for sale section on a regular basis. Both selling and buying. This question is for you.

So, why do you? There's plenty of knives out there, both cheaper in price and some out there better in Fit and finish. What keeps you coming back to the CRK line of knives?

It's funny cause I started out a lot like most of you. Cheaper knives and made my way through the more expensive knives. My thought process was "Customs are the best of the best". However, now that I've owned a dozen or so custom knives; my thought process changed.

Those Sebenzas I bought and sold to fund my Customs, they were the cream of the crop. They are (my opinion of course) the best bang for your buck knife. If I had one knife to recommend to anybody, it would be the Sebenza. So, I started selling off my more expensive knives; and started going back to CRK's.

I can't be the only one right? I'm sure you Die-hard guys I was talking about earlier had the same experience I had. What made you come back? What made you appreciate CRK'S more? Always like reading different people's perspectives on these topics. Would love to hear yours.

Of course, what's a thread without Pictures? This is my collection so far. I still have a lot of customs I plan on selling off to fund my new found habit . That habit being Sebenzas.

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[rexromic]

You can buy any knife out there,either production,midtech or a custom but CRK stands alone by special uniquness.Mix of simplicity,precision,quality and everyday appreciation is simply hard to beat.Cheers.

 

[Corytr]

I honestly can't tell you what keeps me coming back. I just do for some reason....

I've also never collected anything in my life. That is until I discovered the Regular Sebenza.

 

[Peter Hartwig]

They are a very well built knife and that is the foundation for more, but what keeps me coming back for more is the variety. Plain Jane, UG, CGG . So many that I just have to have, each just different enough that I need one. I have become fond of the Regular CGG's and there are at least a 1/2 dozen must haves there alone. Including that In God We trust pictured above

 

[JR88FAN]

I only have one (Large Plain Insingo) that I have been carrying 24/7 for just about a year.

It's actually made me sell a lot of my knives, and I am no longer hunting for my "next great EDC"

Strangely though, I haven't thought much about picking up another one yet. I am sure I will eventually...?

 

[Paradiggum]

One of the reasons I keep coming back for more is that they're well made knives from a company that makes dedicated left handed models. While I don't tear mind down often it's also nice to know that not only can you disassemble and clean them but it's encouraged by the maker and not something that voids your warranty. Also the customer service. I've bought a couple on the used market and sent them back to be made new again. Bought one new and there was a clip screw issue and they were more than happy to remedy the situation. I have quite a few now in my collection. Not as many as some collectors but around 30 and the one with the clip issue was the only one I've bought that had any kind of flaw outside of the used ones that just needed reblasted. It's also nice to know that if I wanted to I could send my main EDC that's all scratched up back and they'd make it look like new again. So for me it's part the product and part the service available after the sale. Even if I jack it up or somehow manage to break it, it might cost to get it repaired but I know unless it's lost, I can get it made whole again.

 

[kilogolf65]

Perhaps is the continued search for my next "favorite" CRK. They're so well made and I just want to keep trying a new one.

 

[W_cole]

I think what keeps me coming back is the thought of its a "Simple Mans" knife. Bare bones, down to earth knife. No flipper, no exotic designs. Just a well built pocket knife. No caged bearings, no over sized pivots, just simple. I like that.

 

[socom1970]

I think what keeps me coming back is the thought of its a "Simple Mans" knife. Bare bones, down to earth knife. No flipper, no exotic designs. Just a well built pocket knife. No caged bearings, no over sized pivots, just simple. I like that.

Big +1 for me.

For me, a CRK is the epitome of everything I want in a EDC knife and nothing I don't.

 

[jumpstat]

The sebenza is a different breed from the rest out there. Simplicity in design and a joy to use. Its getting the most edc time from all my other folders. it fits my edc needs very well.

 

[Gizler00]

What keeps me coming back is I am always on the hunt for a reliable knife that's......easy to sharpen, doesn't have proprietary hardware, can take abuse, and just plain works.

Sometimes I stray away from CRK......but no matter what I do.......I keep coming back. It really is the perfect knife.

 

[JB in SC]

Big +1 for me.

For me, a CRK is the epitome of everything I want in a EDC knife and nothing I don't.

+ 2, and offering a dedicated lefty...

 

[JB in SC]

One of the reasons I keep coming back for more is that they're well made knives from a company that makes dedicated left handed models. While I don't tear mind down often it's also nice to know that not only can you disassemble and clean them but it's encouraged by the maker and not something that voids your warranty. Also the customer service. I've bought a couple on the used market and sent them back to be made new again. Bought one new and there was a clip screw issue and they were more than happy to remedy the situation. I have quite a few now in my collection. Not as many as some collectors but around 30 and the one with the clip issue was the only one I've bought that had any kind of flaw outside of the used ones that just needed reblasted. It's also nice to know that if I wanted to I could send my main EDC that's all scratched up back and they'd make it look like new again. So for me it's part the product and part the service available after the sale. Even if I jack it up or somehow manage to break it, it might cost to get it repaired but I know unless it's lost, I can get it made whole again.

Being able to send it back is a big deal, custom makers may or may not provide that service.

 

[T.K.C.]

You can buy any knife out there,either production,midtech or a custom but CRK stands alone by special uniquness.Mix of simplicity,precision,quality and everyday appreciation is simply hard to beat.Cheers.

This pretty much sums it up for me. It is also the knives that I have compared every other knife too.

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

2 words, functional beauty. I like the idea of having something so well made and useful to also be a piece of pocket jewelry, a work of art.

 

[W_cole]

Those are some nice knives there Lone_Wolfe. Deffinetly have my sights set on an annual some day.

 

[flipe8]

To this point, no other knife has come closer to my personal definition of a true Every Day Carry folder than what CRK has produced. Even though I currently only own one CRK, I've owned more CRK folders than I can honestly remember over the years. Over the past decade, a CRK folder has been in my pocket probably close to 80% of those days. I know a lot of people call them "boring", but I don't see it that way. I see them as knives that are resistant to trends and I see that as a good thing. As I write this post, I'm wearing a L.L. Bean sweater I bought in 1995 and will likely continue wearing it for years to come. It's not as trendy as an Affliction T-shirt with all sorts of hardcore graphics , but it gets the job done. That's kind of how I see CRK folders in comparison to many of the other top tier knives out there these days.

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Lone_Wolfe's taste in knives blows me away. She knows how to own the best of the best. That last Mnandi, whatever the wood is, is a phenomenal object of beauty. This collection is about discernment of fit, finish, and design. You either have that sense of discernment or you don't. Nothing wrong with those who don't; not everyone appreciates finely crafted luxury goods.

2 words, functional beauty. I like the idea of having something so well made and useful to also be a piece of pocket jewelry, a work of art.

 

[Lone_Wolfe]

Lone_Wolfe's taste in knives blows me away. She knows how to own the best of the best. That last Mnandi, whatever the wood is, is a phenomenal object of beauty. This collection is about discernment of fit, finish, and design. You either have that sense of discernment or you don't. Nothing wrong with those who don't; not everyone appreciates finely crafted luxury goods.

Thank you. If you're referring to the Mnandi pictured by itself, it's Black Ash Burl. It was a limited edition of 25 made in 2002. And like a typical Mnandi, the back is even better.