About the fanciest knife I own is the Chris Reeve Large Sebenza 21, because everyone once
in a while is allowed to do something dumb.
A car payment of a folding knife, that you can pass down to your children as long as
you care for it properly, you know like pretty much most knives.
Now whether they cherish it forever, or donate it to goodwill because it looks kinda lame
is about a 50 50 toss up.
Not your problem, you’re dead.
To use a metaphor, if the Sebenza is a $400 Oreo - yeah I’m not good at metaphors..
you might settle for the Hydrox or the Steel Will Resident instead- a light weight fancy
pants pocket ket knife that is also half carbon fiber and titanium and only costs $85.00,
you’re like only?
At least it ain’t $455.
Ok?
So let’s look at the overall length and weight and do the dimensions thing.
I mean this knife is in no way a knockoff, but it has a Sebenza quality.
Blade length and cutting edge.
Smaller cutting edge than the large sebenza.
Handle size grip area.
Spine and handle thickness.
Tallness.
Maybe Transformers and Go Bots?
The Resident as a Fraction of the cost of the Sebenza starts off by saving money going
the old Chinese D2 route…
ahh D2!..
D2 being not as corrosion and wear resistant as a soft S35Nv made in a value labor country.
The satin finished d2 blade features a drop point and a flat grind.
The blade is still sharp…
this is a pass around knife I think it’s journey wind junks, but Nick Shabazz also
give it the old one two…
I’ll link videos and or blogs.
I don’t think Nick Posted his video yet.
Deployment is by a thumb disc.
It opens fastly, due in part to a good detent- because I can’t get it to open by flinging
it downward.
Ok I lied- it actually does.
In communications with Mr. Shabazz, we discussed mainly adoptions- but he also mentioned the
thumb disc scratched him.
It has an edgy quality to my thumb but not sharp.
I experienced no scratches but just smooth consistent deployments.
The handle…
much like my Knifeart edition of the Senenxa is made from the frame lock side of bead blasted
titanium, and the other side of genuine carbon fiber.
It’s a very lightweight knife and feels good in the hand.
The handle isn’t massive, and my pinky hits right where the butt of the handle rises.
Cool.
The handle is open backed, got a few blue standoffs kinda like the Benchmade 940-1-
good for fans of blue things.
The Frame lock covers a little bit of the tang, and I found it is not the most spine
whack resistant- not that you should be whacking it.
Pocket clip is a deep carry… positionable to all for possibilities.
Tip up tip down right or left pocket… knock yourself out.
Pocket clip is tight, but liftable with a finger and slides in the pocket nicely.
I’ve been carrying it for over a week now and I think it’s a pretty good clip.
Slides in the pocket easily but holds tight.
Comparisons.
First the Resident.
Why wouldn’t you buy this knife.
Maybe you hate D2 and need something a little larger for your hands.
I’m just theorizing.
I prefer a Benchmade axis lock or a spyderco compression lock for deployment.
That’s why I wouldn’t carry it as much.
Those are both on more expensive knives….
Now the Sebenza.
The See been z- ehh?
21 large.
This knife sits in a box with other knives, quietly hoping to cut me one day for my insolence.
Did I use that word correctly.
This knife is good, just not my thing.
The 940-1.
This is a nice knife…
it’s weird looking but a fast deployer and a good every day carry- also about an ounce
lighter…
not that anything under 4 ounces isn’t light- 2.5-3.5 ounces is kind of splitting hairs.
Para Military 2.
This knife is about $150 now or something.
It’s muy Bueno too.
I prefer this and the 940-1 to the Sebenza or Resident.
Remember the sebsza is a slightly larger knife but the Resident is more fidget able.
Ok wrapping it up.
Seeing as the relatively lack of enthusiasm in views over my knife reviews that my Gear
Video got- I guess people need more knife reviews.
Good for them.
This knife is a decent buy for the money- I like my knives slightly bigger personally-
nothing wrong with it at all.
It is a refined lightweight knife, made in the same vein as the other knives here- no
real difference in quality or QC.
Buy it if you like the looks… or don’t I ain’t your momma.
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it’s the right thing to do?
Do you remember Wilfred Brimley.
Remember he was also the computer scientist in John Carpenters thing.. and you’re like
oh youre right…
thanks for watching.