"If everyone has to love you... you're probably not going to love yourself." - solid piece of advice.

Yeah I definitely spent $650 on a unique finish Sebenza 31 and couldn’t figure out WTF I was doing wrong during reassembly until I watched this. Thanks a ton Nick! Very helpful and informative as always!

Tim reeve has a great video on how to do this. You gotta keep the body screws a little loose so you can slide the blade back in easier, take the lock bar tension off with your thumb, slide the blade in, then tighten everything. It goes real easy that way.

I've got my first Sebenza on the way. I'm so impatient that I'm watching every video on the subject. Good information here, as always.

Great disassembly, can't wait for your take on the 31 in the review!

Nice one Nick, good commentary on the knife who's interest continues to elude me.

Just received my Sabenza 31 large sv45vn and it is perfect!!! No lock rock in any direction!! Amazing knife

Happy to hear you are settling in well nick, stay healthy

Ty Nick, I never would have guessed that's how to reassemble this pita.. 🤟

Nice job, great video's for stressful times👍

Hey man thanx a lot for the vid ! I bought a new lanyard for my Sebenza 31 and I was going to send it to CRK to have it installed they already sent me an E mail saying they would do no problem but after seeing ur vid I'm gonna do it myself Thanx again Great vid very informative

Great project i really enjoyed it,and i know that your next project will also be great

This was helpful. I’ve taken my sebenza apart multiple times, and I’ve always put it back together the “knife sandwich” way. I’ll give this a try next time I clean it.

I’ve always found people that analyze everything they say , immediately after they say it either very funny or incredibly mundane . You sir are .......,,,,',,.....🤗

Most curious to see the the inside bits, thanks! - IronThunder

I have been experimenting with some different Lubes and so far lsa is my favorite

Simple and solid

Man I want one!

Absolutely assinine design, wow.

Do you think the loctite coming with the CRK is necessary to be applied in the reassembly?

Will the blade be hard to operate if you tighten to much? Is this only when new?

7:50 Comedy Gold.👍

That’s a new shouldered heat treated stop pin, (404 vs 303 if I remember correctly).

I really like my large 31, but the pivot kept coming loose without loctite, so I have to put a dab of purple on it.

I've tried this method of assembly. Its tested my mettle...

skeletonized washers

Wow, so simple inside but so expensive outside.

The main reason for the canting of the pocket clip is that it will not put added pressure on the lock bar.

Almost looks as good as a Sanrenmu/Land 910.

I want one

Anyone here have an idea as to why my lower body screw and pivot screw are now free spinning? In order for me to disassemble and reassemble my 31, I need to use a secondary driver to keep the pivot from free spinning

une boucherie intégrale ce démontage remontage 😂

i need my tanto option man

The best part was when he loosened the stop pin screw and the blade fell directly onto the pivot *klank* ahh that'll strop out lol

Also can you review a spy man2 xl

Has anyone else had scratched up washers from the factory? CRK says not to polish them but honestly I’m thinking about it

Is it possible to swap the thumb stud to the other side for lefties? If not, it seems like a big FU to left-handed people.

I’m curious. Why is this nine $450 or more?

I never take the scales all the way apart I do it just like the benchmade

Did the pivot chip thr blade?

Cultists. Is the word you're looking for. Chris Reeve Cultists.

Okay, you note the lack of machining inside the handle on the Katsu, but nothing on the Sebenza? Little hypocritical?

Anyone know what the tool is?

I love my 31 except the play in all directions and CRK didn't do shit to fix it 😤

I just got this same knife, my first CRK. My biggest issue is the thumb stud, It sucks IMO . It's one big hot spot for my thumb, and I wish it was drop shut out the box.

Great video! Is it me (must be) but has knife quality deteriorated? I only have Hinderer and Chris Reeve - (7 Reeve, 4 Hinderer). The last two Hinderer and the last 3 Chris Reeve all arrived with off center blades - a huge pet peeve of mine! I am currently awaiting word from Chris Reeve on what to do with my new large 31 - maybe the tolerances are so good that some grease under the washer is throwing it off? In any event I asked CRK how 3 recent knives can all have off center blades and how should I proceed - we will see!

Maybe you should have rehearsed this 😝

Mine has lock stick and its the 31

Strange lookin washers.

Damn these CRK customers seem to be a pain in the rear

The washer is sitting on top of the bushing and getting pinched at 9:57

I got a kick out of the Blade HQ video you were in when they introduced your hands. I admit I am curious as I'm sure many are.

Can anyone tell me if the blade is suppose to have a little play to it when the lock bar is not engaged?

The more and more i look at these cr knives the less i actually want to own one

I’ve got diffirent small washer on small 31 🤔

I had a little lockstick om my small 31. It was so little it dident mean anything. I have fixed it with a little lube on the lock interface.

I kinda understand the sabenza fans...

When will CRK innovate again? It’s as if they’ve kicked their legs up

Lol putting a sebenza back together is like herding cats...

This is to much like the inkosi/25. I'll pass on the 31 and might pick up another 21 before they disappear.

(Rolling my eyes) I seriously doubt you'll run into any issues crimping the washers by putting the knife back together the way you normally do. Screw those fan boys and CAROLE BASKINS!

Is there a Chinese version of this knife I can get for under $50? 😉😎

Nick.. you're doing it wrong. You put the lime in the coconut first. Duh. Gah..

The issue as proven by Advanced Knife Bro is titanium is softer than steel. So under heavy use the titanium will mushroom. Titanium is great lightweight metal with great tensile strength. But it has better purposes than inflating the cost of knives.🤦‍♂️

I loath taking apart my small 21... putting it back together is not a joy. It just seems so finicky to me.

Knife Maintenance?? It seems very odd to me lately that there are numerous vids showing complete strip downs and take apart of these high dollar blue blood designed knifes. this one is showing complete tear down with famous KZfaq knife guy. My edc in olden times was the Buck 110 folder when it first got popular. I have never once thought about disassembling it for any reason.strip down and take apart of these

New, Chris reeve toilet paper, handcrafted from rare bog oak. Designed for hard use, and softness

You made a incorrect statement. Quote "ceramic ball will not stick to titanium". 2:27 timeline on video. The ball rides against the blade, the blade is steel not titanium. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to correct the info.

I hate to say it but it's a pet peeve of mine... 'normalcy' is not a word and was made up by President Harding. The word is 'normality'. Here's to returning to the English language. Remember, if we don't have rules we end up with stupid things 'funnest', 'my bad' or even worse... sub 4" blades!

Apparently it just became public that Chris Reeves has not been a part of the day to day production and every other aspect of the business for years, man does his name carry some weight, I think I counted 8 components, oh so simple but oh so expensive.

It's big time GRAIL knife for me but atleast it's no mtech zhunter or gas monkey garage knife 😂

I'll never afford a Chris Reeve's anything

Go back to your old method Nick, the people that crimp washers have no idea what they’re doing

I love your videos, but not having links in the description is just a pain in the butt to be honest. Please post links in the description like everyone else does.

Why on earth do they hang on to the lanyard if 90% takes it off? Meaningless if you ask me....

С тебя киношник как с болта мирошник

I'm not trolling or trying to be demeaning. My fried owns a Machine Shop and has been a Machinist for over 40 years and if you showed him the washers he would tell you that's not right. I know this isnt a life and death situation like a motorcycle wheel and it's just a folding knife but that floating stop pin is straight up wrong and so are eneven washers. Will it work?? Sex in prison will work but i'm def not into that either. Just so you don't think i'm trolling i might pick up a 31 but i'm going to get some even washers if i do or at least have that on my radar.

More grease than a Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical. Calm down there Nick.

WAY TOO MUCH GREASE! A very fine machine oil is preferred by most people.

Seeing the blade drop and hit another metal is a disappointment. Kinda idiotic really.

Use denatured alcohol. It's cheaper.🤦‍♂️

Nick, you did the rebuild wrong! Kidding; but this seems like the worst way to reconstruct a knife... Fight me CRK fanboys!

you have great vids but yours sebenza skill is terribile

That was so cringe to watch

Two different size washers is uneven strength which means your pushing the blade in one direction. I'm an Offset Printer by trade and i've never seen two different size bearings or anthing like this. All wheels i've ever seen on a motorcycle have even bearings. The Sebenza 25 has even washers and the handle is bolted down solid in to places, the Inkosi is only bolted solid at the rear of the knife. This 31 is just like the 25 except the uneven stupid washer set up. No way Harley could put two different size bearings in there wheels and not get called out on it. Stupid Yupies that have never worked a day in there life buy these knives which is fine except these designs are retarded. Bolt the handle down evenly and give us even size washers. The 21 and 25 have solid designs, the 25 is solid and has the ceramic ball which is awesome. If you can get some even round washers the same thickness as the eneven washers for the 31 it would be ready to go. I'm also a Personal Trainer by trade. I've studied Biomechanics, i worked repairing watches and i've also built motorcycles frome the frame up. This 31 is better then that stupid "floating" stop pin set up but still this is not how to build things. Chris reeve tolerances and manufacturing maybe let them get away with these non sense designs but it's still wrong and bothers me. Yupie's that have never worked a day in there life and have never used their brain to build something and if they have they havnt done it at a professional level like a Machinist or a Printer or a Carpenter would are the only one's that are going to go along with this. I may pull the trigger on a 31 one though because other then uneven washers it's pretty sweet.

That was painful to watch. Chris Reeve knives are none of your business Mr Shabazz 😂

Man, I wanna have a conversation with you about anything you seem like a cool guy to talk to and probably have some funny stories to tell sitting around a fire.