Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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Since I was a kid, I've always liked pocketknives. My first one was an El Cheapo slipjoint. When I was a teenager, my dad got me a Swiss Army Knife. And the irresponsible teenager I was, I lost the damn thing
Fast forward about a dozen years, and my tastes in pocketknives is not unlike my taste in denim: refined and expensive
For the last few years, this has been my predominant Every Day Carry knife. Having a pocketknife, in my opinion, just goes with the workwear motif…and is an essential tool for every man...even if it's to open up envelopes
Anyone else carry a pocketknife?
Chris Reeve Knives Large Classic Sebenza
I have a LOT of knives (well, less these days, maybe two dozen tops), but this is the one I always go back to. The handles are sandblasted titanium and develops wear and character just like a good pair of jeans
Ha! I have the same one.
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CRK Insingo recieved.
OMG is it hot. And Large. Funny anodized lanyard thing. but HOT.
I love the blade profile - it has a beautiful curve to it.
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Nice!! congrats.
I thought about getting one, but I actually prefer the normal blade and already have one. Might wait for the 2010 limited edition though.
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Yayyyyyyyy. (note heavy duty paracord lanyard… ain't lettin' this get away without a fight.)
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- small hands
- esthetics: 5" makes me go
- easier to work with; at least for the kind of work I use it for (mainly cutting boxes, ropes, plastic,…)
I'm open to anything under 7" global length, though. I still have to look into your recommendations, but wanted to honour your question with a quick response either way.
Edit: more importantly, it HAS to be a semi-auto (switchblade type).
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RJ Martin gifted me one with a stainless steel blade
I think it's a great knife. Mirror polished the edges of the liners and gave it to Jody. She carries hers all the time, at least until we get our matching pair of Brum custom Kiridashis
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I think it's kinda decided that I'm going with a small Sebenza. It looks hard as fuck, I'm tired of springs breaking on autos, I'll learn how to open it just as quickly in a short while, and at 17 cm it's not too big.
Will purchase in July. But I'll have to order from Chris himself, cause this knife costs AT LEAST twice as much in €urope… Eg: Gatherwood, Ducth knifeshop, has the large Sebenza for sale at 950 $... 385 on the Reeves site...
Edit: thanks for all the help, Doug!.. Truth is I fell in love with the Sebenza as soon as I saw your pic of it. Just a piece of equipment worthy of being clipped to IH jeans.
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I can flick the thumbstud on my Sebenza in a way that the blade will come flying out as fast as an auto, so I wouldn't worry about that
Also, pretty much nothing can go wrong with the knife, it's very simple. If you need to break it down to clean it, it comes with an allen wrench to take it apart. Seriously, it's one of the best knives ever. Even guys that own drillions of dollars worth of customs will attest that the CRK Sebenza is one of the best (and one of the most iconic knives) ever.
When you get the knife, I would also get a tube of the CRK Fluorinated Grease. I don't like it for other knives, but it works great with the CRK's
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I think it's kinda decided that I'm going with a small Sebenza. It looks hard as fuck, I'm tired of springs breaking on autos, I'll learn how to open it just as quickly in a short while, and at 17 cm it's not too big.
A Sebenza is pretty easy to learn to open fast one-handed. I doubt that it'd take you more than 5 minutes to get comfortable with it.
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Most states won't let you carry a fixed blade here. Pretty much all states won't let you carry a switchblade/butterfly knife
Folding knives are really what most states allow you to carry, and then there are local knife laws that dictate how large the folder can be. In NYC, it's 4" limit on the blade length. I believe in CA and MA it's less than 3"
That being said, I've carried larger folders than 4" and fixed blades in the past without getting harassed by police.
My Sebenza is about 3.5" in length, so I'm street legal today!
Maybe knife owners should start a section of the NRA because it seems like one can have a gun more easily than a knife!!!
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There is actually a knife collectors association lobbying for knife rights, but I don't know much about them
I'm thinking about getting a Sebenza for Jody's son when he graduates from HS in a couple years. The kid loves knives (got him a Keryshaw Tyrade and a Benchmade Griptilian) and I think it would be the perfect time to get him a higher class of knife
