What's the point of a Sebenza?

matgarsmi

matgarsmi

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I'll start by saying that I got my 1st sebenza (large plain 21) not too long ago. It is the finest crafted knife I've ever handled and I've carried and used it in the time I've had it.

From what I know of the knife and Chris Reeve, it seems like it was designed to be a utility knife, that with proper care and maintenance will last a lifetime. But I sometimes feel like it is TOO well built. To me, EDCing a Sebenza feels like driving a Ferrari to run errands. It just doesn't feel like it's living up to its potential.

What are your thoughts on the purpose of a Sebenza?
 
I'd say to be used cutting stuff.
I like knives that will keep on going with normal use, especially when they cost a fair bit.:)
 
It's 100x the knife I'll ever need. But some people just like nice things. If I were a billionaire I'd have a yacht with a race track built on it. And several ferraris. But I'm not a billionaire, so I settle for CRK.
 
The point of the sebenza is to be a working knife that can double as a throwing knife only as a last resort when your life is in danger and your rape whistle has malfunctioned. It also functions as a prying tool as long as you only use the tip. Also when locked open the spine can be whacked against wood in order to split it. Use your sebenza in any of these intended roles and it will not fail. Now if you'll excuse me, my sebenza's handle needs sharpening. :D
 
If a ferrari isn't being driven to it's potential look at the driver not the car. The sebenza is fine for all everyday and most woods tasks. Just today I was using mine to make try sticks and cut open acorns cause my niece wanted to see the worms in them lol. Don't be scared to use it.
 
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^ lol thats funny, but I use mine to cut stuff. You do know Sebenza is work in Zulu if I'm not mistaken, if you don't like the scratches send it to the spa or me :D
 
It's a luxury knife, it's meant to feel like overwhelming quality, handle a 35,000 dollar Patek watch, it seems extremely unnecessary how perfect the movement and function/finish is, but it's luxury, they want you to be surprised by the quality, even if the actual function is something quite simple, as cutting a rope, or telling time.
 
johnnytoxin said:
The point of the sebenza is to be a working knife that can double as a throwing knife only as a last resort when your life is in danger and your rape whistle has malfunctioned. It also functions as a prying tool as long as you only use the tip. Also when locked open the spine can be whacked against wood in order to split it. Use your sebenza in any of these intended roles and it will not fail. Now if you'll excuse me, my sebenza's handle needs sharpening. :D
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Lmfaoo so hard. Don't forget to carry the hex key. If you have some boogers just remove the pocket clip and it doubles as a
nose picker
 
I dont know about you guys but i think the point of me having a sebenza is to first off have a nice functioning cutting tool that i can depend on with my life but also because they are beautiful knives that i am proud to own and show off to people. The feeling of holding it or having it in my pocket makes me feel good and even uneducated people are like "Damn thats sexy". And 1 out of 10 of those people that really liked the knife may start carrying one. Then those people who start carrying may have a solid tool when their lives depend on it. So when that tool saves them, you can say that you have saved someones life (though you will never know). That person will then encourage more people to carry knives!

By carrying a sebenza i am making the world a better place!
 
Tim616 said:
It's a luxury knife, it's meant to feel like overwhelming quality, handle a 35,000 dollar Patek watch, it seems extremely unnecessary how perfect the movement and function/finish is, but it's luxury, they want you to be surprised by the quality, even if the actual function is something quite simple, as cutting a rope, or telling time.
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I sometimes thinks it is pure luxury, and on the inlay and unique graphic models I think it definitely is. But for a plain Jane "work" knife, as some one so helpfully pointed out, it doesn't feel like luxury. But it doesn't feel like just utility either. I know this is all very abstract.

If anyone has any insight from Chris himself on why he designed the Sebenza the way he did, I'd love to hear it.
 
too well built? could always ship it to me and I'll send you an Opinel for your mundane box cutting or letter opening tasks :D
 
matgarsmi said:
What are your thoughts on the purpose of a Sebenza?
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They impart pleasure into one's life, and in so doing supplant less pleasurable emotions. In my view, thats 100% of it right there. All this stuff about "its a tool" and "it cuts great", and so forth, is equally applicable to a just about any knife. So the claim that we buy Sebenza's for their function is just the cover story. Sebenza's do function well, but so does a Delica, a Blur and a 710.

We buy Sebenza's to feel good.
 
matgarsmi said:
From what I know of the knife and Chris Reeve, it seems like it was designed to be a utility knife, that with proper care and maintenance will last a lifetime. But I sometimes feel like it is TOO well built. To me, EDCing a Sebenza feels like driving a Ferrari to run errands. It just doesn't feel like it's living up to its potential.

What are your thoughts on the purpose of a Sebenza?
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The Milwaukee Hole Shooter is a commercial grade drill that can be used hard on construction sites, every day, all day, year after year, and perform with the same high precision every time. Professionals buy them because time is money, and they don't fail when you really need them. As a weekend DIY warrior (and at my stage in life, those weekends are getting few and far between :)), no matter how mundane the task, I love using my Milwaukee drill. The few times/year I pull it out, this tool sounds and feels like a high precision instrument, it has never let me down, and some day I'll clean it up, it will look and operate as new/unused, and I'll gift it to my yet-to-be-born grandson.

That's the purpose of a Sebenza.
 
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