Woodie Polishing

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I am sure that this has been addressed in the past but since the search function is disabled, I can't find anything on this topic.

Everything on the Sebenza seems so well though out, but why are the clip and the frame lock of the woodies left unpolished? It makes for such a haphazard look, IMHO. Granted, I haven't held a woodie but the pictures make them appear somewhat unfinished.

I own a small classic Sebenza and find it to be an amazing EDC but I am hesitant to add a woodie for this reason.

Anyone have any thoughts on this, one way or the other?
Is it possible to have a woodie repolished by CRK?
 
I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Do you want to have the shop polish the pocket clip? I don't think they will do that, but I'm sure it can be done fairly easy by someone with experience. If you have a small regular Sebenza and want some type of wood "added" to it; they won't do that either. There are only 60 large and 60 small wood inlayed Sebenza's made a year. You would have to order one direct which would probably put you on the list for next year. Or, find a stocking dealer with them on the self. There are many. Try www.Truenorthknives.com. The wood when made is stabilized with a type of resin. So the wood is already kind of polished. Hope some of this helps.:)
 
Sorry if I was not explaining this well.

I am not talking about polishing the wood of the woodie but the locking portion of the titanium slab of the backside and the clip.

This picture shows what I am talking about. (Hope KnifeArt will excuse the link).

http://store4.yimg.com/I/knifeart_1710_7359439

I think it would look nicer if the titanium would be more homogeneous. Maybe I am missing the point as to why Chris designed it that way but I can't think of a good reason.

Hope that clarifies the question.
 
OK. Clear now. I use to wonder about the same thing and never got around to asking why. Maybe give them a call, it's possible it could be done, but probably at a cost. :(
 
Originally posted by protodoc
I think it would look nicer if the titanium would be more homogeneous. Maybe I am missing the point as to why Chris designed it that way but I can't think of a good reason.
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My guess is he wanted the clip to really work. If you polish it, the clip will be slippery and will not grab. You will loose the knife when it slips out of place. Same goes with the surface opposite the clip which is the locking bar. They need to have that rougher bead blasted surface to work right. These are working knives that have attracted collectors.
 
Never say the Master is smarter than his dog...

I think you nailed it!:) As much as I use and carry my Sebenza's, never really thought about it much. I guess the new redesigned pocket clip helps some too. Though more I think for keeping the top of your jeans pocket from schreading. I like the old more mundane clips better.
 
There is another factor that is our prime reason for not polishing the locking bar. In order to polish the handle the way we do, it needs to be absolutely flat. The locking bar, because it has been bent to create a spring, is not absolutely flat. If the entire back area were to be polished, it would not look uniform and, in essence would look crummy! We cannot cost effectively polish the clip and so we have chosen to beadblast the locking bar and clip and so make a feature of them.

Anne
 
How about removing the clip and possibly having that area engraved with something like the knifes birthday or the owners name? hmmmmm can an after the fact engraving be anodized??
 
It would be possible to engrave a name/date/whatever (up to 20 characters max) on the locking bar and leave it shiny - it would look good shining through the beadblasted finish, much like the silver contrast concept. It is not possible to anodize the engraving in this scenario. Anodized engraving can only happen as part of a flat, polished front face; it does not work with a beadblasted finish.

Anne
 
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