What to do after washing Sebenza?

I don't even let it dry before putting it back in my pocket.

I work in a restaurant and many times I'm in a rush and my hands are wet, gotta open a box, and throw the knife back in pocket without time to dry it.

No problems WHATSOEVER.
 
Many times after cleaning game or fish. I have just put my Sebenza in a pan of boiling water with the other knives, and then dried it in a oven. Then 1 or 2 drops of light oil and we're off.
Just one of the reasons why I don't want inlays-:D

LG
 
Long story made short ... loaned my LG Insingo to my wife at a company party to cut limes... ( I know. I know!!!!) Asked for it back a couple of times through the night, went to leave... gone.... one super pissed dude you can bet. After threatning everyone with death got it back 4 days later stuck shut with lime'Tequila juice dried..... Straight to hot soapy water 5 min later a few open/shut, 1 drop of oil good as new, I hope I did learn my lesson!!! Carry a Leatherman for everyone else!un to watch them try to figure out how it works!! ;-)
 
Glad this did not turn into a lost Sebenza story ( for good) Bart
 
lumpy grits said:
All the metal used in it's construction is highly corrosion resistant.
Just put a drop of your favorite lube on each side the pivot.
I have carried mine for almost 15 yrs now-Only had it apart twice. Last time was about 6-7 yrs ago, and YES it's my EDC knife.
I use mine around salt water allot. I just rinse in distilled water and blow dry with compressed air. Add 2 drops of Marvel Mystery Oil and call it good-
LG
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15 years? thats great! i would love to see some photos of it after that long!
 
Taking apart and cleaning your Sebenza if one of the most enjoyable parts... at least to me it is. And once you break it down and inspect all the parts and tolerances that go into making the Sebenza you'll get a better appreciation for all the work involved to make one of these knives.
 
derivative666 said:
If he has never taken a CRK apart before I do not recommend it. They are easy to reassemble but the tolerances are super tight for a reason.
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What? Its an easiest knife on the planet to break it down ! THATS why I choose Sebenza OVER !!! all other knives ! Very simple! Very tolerance! Very easy to assemble! Very easy to disassemble! Perfect and excellent in every way!
 
MatthewSB said:
Thanks for the replies everyone.

I was mostly concerned about the grease than anything else, how it would react when mixed with oil or whatever. I'll use a drop of oil in the pivot, like I do in my other knives.
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That's an old discussion here. ;) I far prefer the CRK grease to oil in these knives (and in most of my other RIL knives). Most "oils" today have large percentages of solvents, which is likely to affect the grease. In addition, I've had a couple of occasions where lubricants didn't play well together (in one case, the combination hardened and basically froze up). I wouldn't mix lubes - if you prefer oil, clean out the grease and just use the oil.
 
WD 40 makes a white lithium grease spray I bought it at lowes. So far it works well.
 
Crk says to use their grease because it has the best overall combination of lubricant and protective properties. Don't you use the type of oil recommended by your car's maker?

I have the CRK grease and the spray on Wd40 Lithium grease and they are distinctly different materials.

I asked the nice people at CRK and they said no oil or external lubricant is satisfactory, because low viscosity lubricants do not properly protect the pivot area from rust. To properly lube,,about once a year, take it appart, clean & lube with the CRK grease.

I wash mine in soap and water and dry with a paper towell all the time and I lube every 2 years or so. The blade always falls freely when the lock bar is pushed out to remove the detent tension. You can not get better "action" than that.
 
brownshoe said:
Crk says to use their grease because it has the best overall combination of lubricant and protective properties. Don't you use the type of oil recommended by your car's maker?

I have the CRK grease and the spray on Wd40 Lithium grease and they are distinctly different materials.

I asked the nice people at CRK and they said no oil or external lubricant is satisfactory, because low viscosity lubricants do not properly protect the pivot area from rust. To properly lube,,about once a year, take it appart, clean & lube with the CRK grease.

I wash mine in soap and water and dry with a paper towell all the time and I lube every 2 years or so. The blade always falls freely when the lock bar is pushed out to remove the detent tension. You can not get better "action" than that.
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Been using oil since I bought mine in Dec of '00. Same oil I use on all of my 'swing' blades.
Have the same 'action' as you describe-
LG
 
You have to apologize for getting it wet. Then you need to call NASA, stat! Ask them for their knife lube.... tell theme Big-T sent you.

I'll wait.......


Serioulsy, though..... why would you need to take the knife apart just because you got it wet?


No wonder so many knives have stripped hardware!

Put a drop of your favorite oil/lube what have you.....



Take it apart when you do something wronwrong to it, like drop I'd in the sand, at the beach etc.
 
Air in a can bud, a little bit of that and you will be fine. However, this is a great reason/opportunity to take your 25 down and see what makes them tick. I guarantee that after you do you will never look at your knife the same, you will kind of fell like you conquered it, lol.
 
Awesome threat guys, first page, No way I am getting a Sebenza if I need to treat it so soft. Second page and I am again sold. :)
 
Bigfattyt said:
Take it apart when you do something wronwrong to it, like drop I'd in the sand, at the beach etc.
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I dropped mine and lost it in a pile of mortar sand a few months ago. It was totally buried and I was pretty upset that I had lost it. I made a thread with photos if anyone cares...

Anyway, I took it apart for good measure after I finally found it, since it was buried in the sand by the action of my feet stomping on it unknowingly. Upon inspection, everything looked fine, I cleaned it out and found nothing but clean grease in the pivot.

Water is probably the most pervasive thing most would get in their pivot (a thin viscosity solvent would perhaps be worse;)) but even that will not often penetrate the grease and the tolerances. If it does, there is not much damage that can happen due to the properties of the materials on most Sebenzas (the old carbon damascus that they no longer use would be a notable exception).

People enjoy taking things apart and reassembling them, some believe it makes the item more "theirs". That is dandy, but for a person that is not interested...he/she need not worry, I think these knives will tolerate a lot more "neglect" and even "abuse" than many users would subject the knife to :D
 
INFRNL said:
No, because there are better oils than what the manufacturer's recommend:p
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. Yeah, but you meet the manufacturer's minimum specs, that's not the same as using oil when CRK says to use grease. I bet you do not use oil to lube your ball joints :)
 
Everyone has their favorite lubes, and I'm sure most work great on Sebs… taking them apart is fun and relaxing , for sure, but I'll bet we do it more often than necessary because we can! I use "Engage" by Drummond, a synthetic with teflon ,lube and corrosion preventative. Bart
 
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