I think I might actually take the plunge.

[mrynnr]

Is it there yet? is it there yet? I think I might be more excited than you lol

[sawman]

I think it worked out for the best. I personally do not care for the CF inlays.

[HarleyXJGuy]

I think it worked out for the best. I personally do not care for the CF inlays.

Also not a inlay or safe queen guy.

Like Mary said is it there yet?

Hmm how much is the plain small Sebby anyways?

[captain spaulding]

I think it worked out for the best. I personally do not care for the CF inlays.

Also not a inlay or safe queen guy.

Like Mary said is it there yet?

Hmm how much is the plain small Sebby anyways?

Not here yet. A few more days. Probably Monday or Tuesday.

Small Sebenza 21 plain is $350.

[HarleyXJGuy]

I think it worked out for the best. I personally do not care for the CF inlays.

Also not a inlay or safe queen guy.

Like Mary said is it there yet?

Hmm how much is the plain small Sebby anyways?

Not here yet. A few more days. Probably Monday or Tuesday.

Small Sebenza 21 plain is $350.

Thats not to bad, I paid over $200 for a Spydie once.

[Grathr]

Congrats captain!
Im looking forward to reading what you think about it.



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[captain spaulding]

Congrats captain!
Im looking forward to reading what you think about it.



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I will give you guys my first impressions when I get it.

[captain spaulding]

I just realized Monday is a National Holiday so I have to wait until Tuesday for my Sebenza. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

National holiday?

Which one?

Def

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[captain spaulding]

National holiday?

Which one?

Def

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Martin Luther King Day.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Ah. I thought we celebrated that in Canada too, but I guess not.  At least not in my province.

Everyone is at work today.  Except me. I'm getting a new windshield.

Def

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[harronek]

You will enjoy it , they are very nice knives 

While we were away from home at Christmas our house was broken into and among the things taken were some of my knives .
One of those knives taken was my Small Seb 21 Macarta .
It was the most expensive knife Ive ever owned .
After the initial heartache , I realised that I needed another similar knife to replace it because a small Framelock with pocket clip had become an essential part of my work requirement in combination with my Surge .
I live in Australia and CRK's don't grow on trees down here so I needed a cheap available replacement until I got better reinforcement .
I went into a rural supply shop the next day and bought a $25 Chinese knife .
 Here is a couple of pics .

 


When I got it home I checked it out and found that it was the sharpest out of the box knife I've ever had , certainly sharper than the Seb .
The action was a bit stiff , but some oil and an evening sitting in front of the TV opening and closing it smoothed it out quite a bit , not as smooth as the Seb but perfectly adequate .
At work the next week it performed every task that the Seb had done without fuss , in fact it is a better slicer than the Seb , maybe because the grind is near flat .
It is very similar to the Seb in size and weight , the Seb had a much grippier feel to it , the new knife is shiny and at times when your hands are wet or slippery its harder to hang onto .
The blade is made from 8 Cr13Mov which probably will never set the world on fire but touches up easily and lasts the week before needing a couple of swipes on the stone , the Seb seemed to hold an edge better but not massively better I still need to touch up the Seb on occasions .
The pocket clip is tip down which I actually prefer , when retrieving the knife from the pocket tip down is more ergonomic for me and the movement is quicker and more natural than a tip up retrieve .
The Seb cost me 18 times what this Chinese thing did , I don't like admitting it but the Seb was not 18 times better , far from it .
I sat here today reading through this thread understanding the excitement and thrill of a CRK purchase , but it made me do some honest analysis of my own knife requirements .
This cheap one is going to stay around for a while .  I'll get a quality knife at some stage , I know myself well enough that sooner of later I'll get the urge , but for now Cheap is Cheerful .
I in no way want to detract from your new purchase the quality and feel of a CRK is something everyone should experience at least once in their life .
Its just that I've experienced it , and have decided to take break from it.

Ken

[captain spaulding]

That's a complete bummer about your house getting broken into. 

I understand where you are coming from about the Sebenza's price and going cheep and cheerful at this stage.

[HarleyXJGuy]

You will enjoy it , they are very nice knives 

While we were away from home at Christmas our house was broken into and among the things taken were some of my knives .
One of those knives taken was my Small Seb 21 Macarta .
It was the most expensive knife Ive ever owned .
After the initial heartache , I realised that I needed another similar knife to replace it because a small Framelock with pocket clip had become an essential part of my work requirement in combination with my Surge .
I live in Australia and CRK's don't grow on trees down here so I needed a cheap available replacement until I got better reinforcement .
I went into a rural supply shop the next day and bought a $25 Chinese knife .
 Here is a couple of pics .

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(Image removed from quote.)

When I got it home I checked it out and found that it was the sharpest out of the box knife I've ever had , certainly sharper than the Seb .
The action was a bit stiff , but some oil and an evening sitting in front of the TV opening and closing it smoothed it out quite a bit , not as smooth as the Seb but perfectly adequate .
At work the next week it performed every task that the Seb had done without fuss , in fact it is a better slicer than the Seb , maybe because the grind is near flat .
It is very similar to the Seb in size and weight , the Seb had a much grippier feel to it , the new knife is shiny and at times when your hands are wet or slippery its harder to hang onto .
The blade is made from 8 Cr13Mov which probably will never set the world on fire but touches up easily and lasts the week before needing a couple of swipes on the stone , the Seb seemed to hold an edge better but not massively better I still need to touch up the Seb on occasions .
The pocket clip is tip down which I actually prefer , when retrieving the knife from the pocket tip down is more ergonomic for me and the movement is quicker and more natural than a tip up retrieve .
The Seb cost me 18 times what this Chinese thing did , I don't like admitting it but the Seb was not 18 times better , far from it .
I sat here today reading through this thread understanding the excitement and thrill of a CRK purchase , but it made me do some honest analysis of my own knife requirements .
This cheap one is going to stay around for a while .  I'll get a quality knife at some stage , I know myself well enough that sooner of later I'll get the urge , but for now Cheap is Cheerful .
I in no way want to detract from your new purchase the quality and feel of a CRK is something everyone should experience at least once in their life .
Its just that I've experienced it , and have decided to take break from it.

Ken

Not 18 to 1 but I feel the same way about the difference between my China Spydies and say my Sprint Para 2.

Love my Para but it is in no way that much better then a Tenacious.

[captain spaulding]

The Sebenza is here. I think I am going to wait a bit until giving any impressions though.

[ducttapetech]

Sounds good to me, however we still need pics.

Nate

[AimlessWanderer]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

[captain spaulding]

Sounds good to me, however we still need pics.

Nate

No pics today. Its dark and gloomy outside so no light to speak of.

[captain spaulding]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

[AimlessWanderer]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

Then you're off to a good start. I hope you like it more and more as time goes by 

I also reserve the right to start taking the piss if you start quibbling over anything I consider minor 

[captain spaulding]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

Then you're off to a good start. I hope you like it more and more as time goes by 

I also reserve the right to start taking the piss if you start quibbling over anything I consider minor

You can do what you like, but minor things on a $410 knife is a big deal. 

[AimlessWanderer]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

Then you're off to a good start. I hope you like it more and more as time goes by 

I also reserve the right to start taking the piss if you start quibbling over anything I consider minor

You can do what you like, but minor things on a $410 knife is a big deal. 

I suspect you might be taking me a tad too seriously  I'll take the piss regardless of the circumstances, but always with respect for who I'm taking the piss out of ... unless it's a full frontal assault for gross incompetence/indecency of course ... but that goes without saying 

You're sounding a bit defensive, but I'd have thought you'd have figured me out by now Cap'n    If I'm ever unclear as to whether I'm pulling your leg or  ing you, let me know and I'll amend my ways accordingly   

Looking forward to the official verdict 

[Gareth]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

Well that's a good start at least.

[captain spaulding]

Great to hear you've still got enough fingers left to type with 

Good to hear it got there safe  Sounds like you need a bit of "settling in time", mate 

I'm glad you pulled the trigger on this, and I really hope you bond with it 

I do like it. That's all you guys get for now. 

Then you're off to a good start. I hope you like it more and more as time goes by 

I also reserve the right to start taking the piss if you start quibbling over anything I consider minor

You can do what you like, but minor things on a $410 knife is a big deal. 

I suspect you might be taking me a tad too seriously  I'll take the piss regardless of the circumstances, but always with respect for who I'm taking the piss out of ... unless it's a full frontal assault for gross incompetence/indecency of course ... but that goes without saying 

You're sounding a bit defensive, but I'd have thought you'd have figured me out by now Cap'n    If I'm ever unclear as to whether I'm pulling your leg or  ing you, let me know and I'll amend my ways accordingly   

Looking forward to the official verdict 

I wasn't taking you seriously at all. Its hard to convey tone of voice when typing. 

[captain spaulding]

Two things I am kind of bummed about. First is the new packaging. Kinda sucks in my opinion. Second is they do not come with the leather sheath anymore. I mean for the price WTF. I think the leather pouch should be included. I'm not smurfing about it, but it is kind of a bummer and pissed me off a bit.

This has nothing to do with how I feel about the actual knife though.

[bdAmmo]

What, no leather pouch? Geesh, even my Sidekick came with a leather pouch  

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the knife

[Aloha]

Kinda lame no sheath but what do I know.  I also feel some companies think they are being avant garde by putting expensive items in cardboard boxes IMO also lame. 

Looking forward to hearing what you think.   

[Kin-Luu]

Kinda lame no sheath but what do I know.  I also feel some companies think they are being avant garde by putting expensive items in cardboard boxes IMO also lame. 

Looking forward to hearing what you think.   

Maybe they expect that someone who buys a 400 $/€ knife, will get a custom made sheath anyways.

[HarleyXJGuy]

Kinda lame no sheath but what do I know.  I also feel some companies think they are being avant garde by putting expensive items in cardboard boxes IMO also lame. 

Looking forward to hearing what you think.   

Maybe they expect that someone who buys a 400 $/€ knife, will get a custom made sheath anyways.

Ain't nobody got money for that after paying that much for a knife.

[harronek]

You can always make your own .





I did 

Ken