Will any folder REALLY last a lifetime?

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waterford

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I was just wondering if any of the higher end production, like a Chris Reeve Sebenza, or even a custom made, is really truely built to last a lifetime?
OR is that more of a sales pitch and a bit of exaggerating?
 
Any well built folder will last you longer than you will live if you treat it right. Don't abuse it or over sharpen and you could use one knife forever. It doesn't have to be an expensive custom or high end production either.
 
In general depending on actual use they will.

That means average use.
 
really depends on who's using it. if i use it, it's highly likely, as i take good care of my tools and try to use them properly. i work with fellows who can destroy any knife in a few week easily. yep even a busse fixed blade.;)
 
I would think a well made knife with good materials can last a lifetime easily, if properly taken care of and not abused i think they can last many lifetimes, i have a few knives handed down to me that are over a hundred years old, and one is even closer to 150! I think its more a matter of the user making the knife last or not, not the knife itself, because if left alone it would last pretty much forever. That's my 2 cents.
 
It should last several life times! Especially the CRK folder which is mostly titanium and stainless steel. Plus you can always send it back to the factory for a refurb. Think about it, it spends most of the time riding around in your pocket, how can it possibly wear out? I'm basing this on how I use MY knives YMMV. :D
 
Steel and g10 will last a lot longer than flesh and blood assuming both are well maintained.
 
I have an old weathered Barlow that was my grandfather's. No stainless, no titanium, etc. He bought it before he went off in WWII and it lasted him his whole life. Now I have it. I'd say a Sebenza would last a few lifetimes if cared for.
 
The one on the top was made before 1913.
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The one on the bottom I am not sure, but think late 40's or 50's.
 
With care and maintenance any knife will outlast a lifetime. So do automobiles and airplanes which many believe (including insurance companies) die early. But with some reasonable care can go on nearly forever.
 
I was going to mention my Robeson Shuredge, but it looks like Bastid might have posted one? (mine is alot like it). Mine is in great condition and made in the early 1900's.
 
It depends on use, honestly if the knife sees HEAVY use for years on end, it will show considerable wear even if well maintained. But for the average person, it might out last you.
 
I don't think there are many people alive from 1890, so i think this one gives you a definite YES to your question

Based on better materials alone, i think it's easy to see that quality folders of today will outlast all of us

John Cowlishaw fruit knife, 1890

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Why bother about that since you will definitely get the new one on every 2 or 3 month.
 
I have a friends grandfathers 3 bladed german stockman that is easily 70 years old. Its in my tacklebox as a backup, still getting used with only a tiny bit of blade pitting.

Oil em, get over the Noss test idiocy and any decent knife will last.
 
More than 50 years old, well cared for, still going strong:

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My father's pocketknife!

kind regards,

Jos
 
waterford said:
I was just wondering if any of the higher end production, like a Chris Reeve Sebenza, or even a custom made, is really truely built to last a lifetime?
OR is that more of a sales pitch and a bit of exaggerating?
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Not if you set in front of the TV rubbing it on a whetstone
 
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