• The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
    Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

  • Today marks the 24th anniversary of 9/11. I pray that this nation does not forget the loss of lives from this horrible event. Yesterday conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered, and I worry about what is to come. Please love one another and your family in these trying times - Spark

Who Else Likes the Sand Blasted Handles Better than the Glass Blasted Ones

Lenny

Lenny

Gold Member
Joined
Oct 15, 1998
Messages
2,488
Got my glass blasted Sebenza 31 about 2 weeks ago.
And while it looks great, and shows only the slightest markings from coming into contact with hard things, I'm really not a fan of it.
The scales are just too slippery.
Whenever I send it in for a spa treatment, I'm gonna ask that the slabs be sand blasted.
I much prefer the feel!
YMMV!
 
That’s good to know, because I am on the hunt for a glass blasted small Sebenza. I have a large that’s sandblasted, which I like just fine, but I’m curious to try glass blasted.

Question, if you don’t mind: Is it slippery to the point where you worry that it might slide out of your pocket? That would really bug me.
 
MissesMeow said:
That’s good to know, because I am on the hunt for a glass blasted small Sebenza. I have a large that’s sandblasted, which I like just fine, but I’m curious to try glass blasted.

Question, if you don’t mind: Is it slippery to the point where you worry that it might slide out of your pocket? That would really bug me.
Click to expand...
I have been progressively getting all of mine glass blasted. I've not had a single issue with pocket retention as a result.
 
MissesMeow said:
That’s good to know, because I am on the hunt for a glass blasted small Sebenza. I have a large that’s sandblasted, which I like just fine, but I’m curious to try glass blasted.

Question, if you don’t mind: Is it slippery to the point where you worry that it might slide out of your pocket? That would really bug me.
Click to expand...
Nope, just feels slick in the hand.
However, the shape of the slabs makes the knife really secure.
I have very dry skin so anything I can do to get a better tactile feel is a high priority to me.
 
Lenny said:
Nope, just feels slick in the hand.
However, the shape of the slabs makes the knife really secure.
I have very dry skin so anything I can do to get a better tactile feel is a high priority to me.
Click to expand...
Got it. Thanks for the info!
 
I don't like the appearance. I've had other knives with a similar finish and they did feel a little slick. I'm just so used to the sandblasted finish that I have no interest in paying more for it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top