Would You Tell Me What is So Special About Chris Reeves Knives?

VorpelSword said:
I'll tell it as often as the opportunity permits. It happened. Randall Made hasn't changed as far as I know.
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Eventually this will be considered trolling, especially when the topic has nothing to do with RMK.
Wolverine666 said:
Don’t mind DMG. He’s a sad little life-form who enjoys trying to start trouble. Then if a mod steps in , he acts all innocent with fake sincerity. Sooo pathetic. It’s actually quite amusing 🤣
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Give the insults a rest.
 
Never owned one, but the owner of a sporting goods store that I do business with let me take a look at his personal Sebenza. I didn’t ask him how long he had it, but I could tell that it has seen a lot of use and pocket time. Below is a summary on my opinion of purchasing a CR. I don’t own one, but I do like and own expensive knives.

Would I be willing to pay $400+ for a CR? Yes sir!
Is it worth it? To me it is.
Could the $400+ knife do anything a cheapo knife couldn’t do? Probably not, but that isn’t the point. I’ve been an enthusiast for over 30 years, so It just tickles my fancy to have a finely crafted knife to fidget with.
Would I use my CR if I purchased one? Yes I would. Regardless of the price range, these knives are in fact made to work. Chris Reeve slowed the manufacturing process down to check every titanium scale to ensure that the tolerance’s were within spec. This process is the reason the price is so high.
Although, I heard they may have discontinued this part of the process since Mr Reeve is no longer with the company.

When it comes to knives, you can go as cheap or expensive as you want depending on your budget. You’ll get a lot of mixed responses as the price increases, because knives are simply designed for one purpose, cutting.
 
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CRK is just a little bit like Mercedes...
They're not the flashiest, or the latest and greatest.
But they are built "tight and right": and will last until something really stupid happens.
Good designs and engineering aren't exciting; but how long they last is!
 
I’ve often wondered if they’ll offer any handle changes/variations to the Umnumzaan. The grid pattern is fine. But a little variety would be nice too.
 
Chefget said:
If you think CRK are 'high end' you might be missing a lot in this hobby
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CRK is objectively high end, for tools where most people don’t spend over $50, and where even most hobbyists cap out at $200-300, CRK’s are objectively high end knives. Sure it’s not some $2000 Rockstead, Marfione custom or Medford in D2 but I’d argue CRK is the point in knife pricing where past that point, quality and fit/finish wise you start seriously getting diminishing returns in your knife. They’re also more expensive then atleast 90% of the knives on the market, maybe even more than that if you consider all the Chinesium crap out there.
 
I'm not one to post videos really but I watched this a few weeks ago and re-fell in love with my Sebenzas. This is an old video from 2013, but it's an in-depth tour of their factory and manufacturing process. This is the second of a two part video which focuses on the folders. Now, this was when the 21's were still their bread and butter so I don't know exactly how manufacturing techniques have changed, but if you watch this you'll see that A LOT of hand work goes into each Sebenza. It's pretty crazy really.
 
DMG said:
True. But I think above the CRK price point you are into diminishing returns. An Olamic or Medford won’t do knife stuff better than a CRK but they are art. Or a conversation piece.
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Such a tiring argument. If you need to cut stuff just buy a box cutter for $3.99 at Home Depot. No need to throw around buzzwords like “diminishing returns” just because you can’t understand why people pay more for certain knives.
 
Keep in mind the design of the Sebenza is 30+ years old. CRK was the innovator...the first all titanium knife. The first to offer a knife that can be taken apart, cleaned, and reassembled. The first frame lock knife.

many others have caught up to the technology - but CRK was the first and the original. They have also been the most awarded for Manufacting Quality - at least 15 times by Blade magazine.

They are about as solid a company as it gets in the knife world.
 
What if I said... it was OK to not like every popular high-end knife?

I don't like Medfords at all.

We live in the best of all times for knife and gun people with choices galore. If a fellow doesn't like CRK, why, he can just spend his money elsewhere.
 
The Aflac Duck said:
Such a tiring argument. If you need to cut stuff just buy a box cutter for $3.99 at Home Depot. No need to throw around buzzwords like “diminishing returns” just because you can’t understand why people pay more for certain knives.
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I clearly stated why people pay more for certain knives in the post you quoted. Art has a value. A conversation piece has value.

Your box cutter will cut boxes nicely but it won’t field dress a deer or start a fire very well.
 
JPD1998 said:
The dealer I bought my knife from pronounced it:
Ume - num- zan
I don't know if that's correct, but it's sounds right :)
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I am not sure I would buy a knife that is so hard to pronounce. I can barely get Inkosi out sometimes.
 
blanex1 said:
the father helped to develop CPM S35VN end then his tolerance where second to none at that time
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If that's how you want to play, let's dial things back a number of years... Chris Reeve was also part of the development of S30V.
Going back even further, some people in this thread may not be aware that the  framelock has/had a formal name...the Reeve Integral Lock.
 
OrangeBlueOrangeBlue said:
I have an Inkosi. It's well made, but the thumbstuds sucks, so I never carry it.
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It is a little tough on the thumb. Is the Sebenza better? I have a Magnacut Insingo Sebenza ordered. I bet the Inkosi breaks in about the time that shows up.
 
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