Why I love my sebenza

Didn't really read all the replies on this post before I hopped in. I seem to have this peculiar problem whenever i see the word Sebenza and I hop right in and give my two-cents worth right off the bat! I've bought several other folders since the Sebs, and even bought some in between getting the Sebs. But what has happened is that they are all gone and the Sebenza's remain......go figure that one out!!:D

The only other folders I have besides my Sebenza's are a couple of Spyderco's (small ones for edc) and a couple of customs that are right up there with my Sebbies; a Carson large model 16 with ti bolsters and G-10 handles and a Reese Weiland "steroid sebenza" that he calls a GTD folder! Everything else is history!!

btw, I do have a Protec GF that I picked up at a show this past weekend and it may be a keeper. Otherwise "I love them SEBBIES"
 
Originally posted by Jeremy Reynolds
you guys that keep drooling over sebbies REALLY need to try a JW Smith, Kit Carson, or Mike Obenauf. Your sebbie will collect so much dust, it will be regulated to paperweight. Sebbie is a well built knife, but can't even come close to comparing to the awesomeness of folders built by the 3 makers I listed above.

JR
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JR, haven't had one of Kit's yet but have had 3 of JW's and his knives are TOP Drawer no doubt! I've handled a couple of Kit's and the same applies, from pics I'd agree on MO's work as well, but what I found was I'd drag that old grey knife out and into a muddy pit to do some work where I ~Probably~ wouldn't do the same to the ones listed above, fact is I did just that when our pipe to our well broke and we had to dig it up and lay in new pipe...water/mud and nasty stuff, Sebenza cleaned up fine and you'd not know it...

I no longer have JW's work, miss them dearly! And if I had the chance to get one of his with a little less than a 3" blade wharncliff and desert ironwood scales, 420V blade, I'd snatch it up for sure...

But for me, a Sebbie still does a lot of work around my house.:)
G2
 
I am with JR on this one. I had a benza for awile and it is a very good knife, but I got rid of it. It just isn't a knife I liked. I carry a Carson M4 every day and it handles the down and dirty work also. This one is a keeper.
Gary did almost the same thing with the Carson. It was a sprinkler system and it was black polly piping. The M4 cleaned up nicely and just a few licks on a ceramic steel and the S30 blade was sharper than new. It is comforting to me to use a knife that a maker Like Kit will back fully. Makes using it hard easy. Just hate to think what I would do with out it while it is gone. :)
 
Originally posted by db
I am with JR on this one. I had a benza for awile and it is a very good knife, but I got rid of it. It just isn't a knife I liked. I carry a Carson M4 every day and it handles the down and dirty work also. This one is a keeper.
Gary did almost the same thing with the Carson. It was a sprinkler system and it was black polly piping. The M4 cleaned up nicely and just a few licks on a ceramic steel and the S30 blade was sharper than new. It is comforting to me to use a knife that a maker Like Kit will back fully. Makes using it hard easy. Just hate to think what I would do with out it while it is gone. :)
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Wow Deja vu! all over again! :D ALmost exactly the same scenario!

Good to hear of people putting their knives into full use!
Thanks DB!
G2
 
Originally posted by memnoch
All the sebenzas were nice, but I'm going to stick with my framelock commander
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Where did you get that? Or who did that on your C.?

Thanks,

JD
 
Its been over half a year since I bought my small Sebenza, and I have not really wanted anything else. I always look at another knife, and then think to myself that my Sebbie would outpreform it as EDC. The last knife I bought was a rare Spyderco, and I bought it because it was rare. Nothing will ever take the place of EDC from my Sebbie!:D
 
Actually this thread caused me to revisit the Sebenza. I bought three because I was sympathetic to Cris,Rodesia,and Angloa where I fought, and South Africa. They are in the box. Only one came with the Allen wrench. A Cris faux pas.
I put them away a few years ago because I could not get the hang of opening them. Lo and behold I can do it now. Not as well as an AFAC. A gravity opening only brings you half way with the one off the top.
I reckon I could relax the piviot pin.
I would be happy to forgo that conical, worthless thumb stud. Use it for ziggerats.
I had the MT`s and BM`s, I just put the Sebs aside. One handed closing is easy enough. I just have a hard time geting the blade out.
Since I am Mil. and LEO I may be a bit spoiled by the autos.
None the less, the Spydies are a lot easier to open manualy.
The MT SOCOM DA is not hard.
So what am I missing here? Hanging on to the lanyard and the clip, the knife is not going anywhere. Why can I not get this thing out and go about my business?
 
The Sebenza isn't really "hard" to open, it just takes a little trick. First, make sure you are putting pressure straight away from the handles, then sweep your thumb around in a circular motion to the front.

BTW, do NOT loosen the pivot on a Sebenza, ever! It is meant to be tightened down completely!
 
I love my Seb too and I also love the woman who gave it to me :D Mine has been my EDC for the past 5 months and doesn't show any sign of getting put in the sock drawer.
Matt
 
I do not currently own a Sebenza, nor do I plan on getting one in the near future.

Having said that, would I like one in my collection? Of course. That knife, and the discussion of likes and dislikes, is tantamount to discussing the merits of Vettes, SVT Mustangs and Vipers. All good cars with various attributes, and yet anyone would love to own just ONE of them.

The things I like about Sebenzas are the alloys used (good steel and titanium), good blade geometry (every owner says it cuts well) and the fact that they completely detail strip for cleaning and maintenance.

Currently, I have the same service from my Strider SnG. However, if the SnG did not exist, I can easily see a Sebenza filling those needs. I would not hesitate to purchase one if a good deal presented itself.
 
:mad: Begin rant: I am so envious! How do you guys afford "several" sebenzas! I probably have the most modest collection on the forums and yet I still have to justify my yearly knife expenditures. Since 01.01.03 I have spent @$400 on knives, not one over $100. I have done so by skimming, waiting for closeouts, cashing in dimes, nickels, pennies, etc. With a wife and two kids, and all inherent expenses, I just can't afford to drop over 3 bills for one knife. I also don't have the will power to quitly save until I have enough without being tempted to buy something more accessible. What I want to know is, where on the list of priorities does knife collecting fall for everyone (realistically, not ideally). Also are there any "Sebenzas for the disadvantaged" programs anywhere?
end of rant.:D
 
3 bills for one knife
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Never thought I would either, the very first sebenza I got cost $260. I traded a BM AFCK I had for $60 off, payed $100 cash and charged the rest. Used Sebenzas regularly come up in the $250 dollar ranhe and sometimes less.

"Sebenzas for the disadvantaged"
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There was a a sebenza passaround - lottery a while back $40 for a 1 week trial and a chance to win.
 
At present I have a small regular, small classic, and an Umfaan. The regular feels better, the classic looks better.
The only non-Sebenza knife that has me drooling is Scott Cook's Lochsa. I can't wait for the small version to come available.
I'm also very interested in the re-designed Umfaan when it makes it's appearance, and a large Sebbie is most likely in my future too.

Paul
 
I am not even in the market for a small folder, now that I have my sebbie. I will probably get a SAK soon, for the times I don't have my leatherman, and I will probably get the Busse folder when it comes out. Then that is it for me on folders. I am clearing out a lot of my stuff, because it just won't ever see any use. Those Sebenza's are just that awesome, as far as I'm concerned.:D
 
I can certainly empathize with the folks who stated that Sebbies are too expensive for their individual finances. I'm in the same boat. I got my small Sebbie w/ a unique graphic at a gun/knife show by trading several low end CRKTs and my two Delicas (all bought on eBay at good prices) as well as throwing in some cash. Although I miss my Delicas I absolutely love my Sebbie. The fit, finish, durability and over-all quality are awesome.
 
I invested a little CLP on the one that opens with gravity. It helped. That thumb stud looks like it can be unscrewed with needle nose pliers. I would like it better without it.
My question is: for this kind of money, why is one locked up and another half way? Do we have to do the final fit and finish as we have been doing with S&W`s and Colt`s since the `60`s?
I have a 1911 spread out now.

I remember working in Buck Folding Hunter`s and my Gerber with valve grinding compound.
The blade is designed for gutting and skinning small deer. The grind would not take disjointing. Mine is 3 1/2". A bit small for general outdoors work.
Pants have two sap pockets. I have been clipping an AF issue auto in the left one.

I heard all of the hype and put out some feelers. Three NIB responses were well below retail. They really were NIB, which makes me wonder. That is how I wound up with three, sans the wrench on two.
I am sure that a phone call would get me the wrenches to match.
None of these have even had a steel to them.

Spyderco came out with a large serrated hawkbill some years ago. There was a weapons retention drill involved. I used it once to cut a seat belt. I do not worry a lot about weapons retention. I still use a simple thumb break.

Like everybody else, I have common ordinary cutting chores. I need a blade that I can open and close with my weak hand. The closing, or safeing it, is important. If you have a pistol in one hand, you may not want a live blade in the other.
 
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