Are these still available

I personally would only do this for Inkosi and Umnumzaan, with the adjustable pivot. The washers on a Sebenza are very precise, and you will get side to side play. Just let it break in, lube it. Done. It won't get any more smooth, lockbar pressure it too high.

I’m SO HAPPY my OCD doesn’t apply to my knives. It allows me to just carry a Buck 110 or 112. When I carry my Sebenza or my Norseman I don’t care if it is perfect. 😂 still a great video.

Thanks for taking the time to record this for us! Super helpful, and makes taking the Sebenza apart less intimidating for less-handy folks like me.

Guy…slow the fuck down! U can’t follow this videos for shit!

The green BR is the best I've had so far.

2023

Love using a sheaths, I hardly notice it is on me. Always there when I need it. I created made the sheath the same way for 6 of my knives, but have an extra section for an Olight S1R Baton2. I did one for a Spyderco dragonfly same design but in scout carry, and it pretty much is part of my belt.

Try a polymer eraser “Pentel” - super clean sweep, if they get loaded or greased, erase on a piece of cloth, I’ve been using them for years to take pencil lines out of wood projects

What side of the leather do you use?

what it's value today if is slightly used ?

Cool!

Have you tried gunny juice?

Do you still do this?

Would this work on the 31 since it has the ceramic ball?

*This is exactly what I needed for trimming the edge of oak boards **MyBest.Tools** I also used the disk to round edges while building an oak - walnut cabinet.*

Fery cool! What do you charge for these?

Is it just me or if you pause at 618 the outline of the oil on the far right looks like Trump 😂

Definitely doing this to mine it's pretty stiff even for new takes a lot of force to open

Handamerican made nice strops and compounds. They seemed to disappear 9 or 10 years ago. The phone number I have for them no longer works either. I have a 25 year old Handamerican mahogany table strop with smooth leather on top and the roughout side on the base. A brass piano hinge flips the smooth strop open to reveal the roughout strop. Really nice strop. I use Handamerican silicon carbide 2.5 micron powder on the roughout side and nothing on the smooth side. Razor sharp and mirror polished for 25 years!

Any new thoughts on compounds? Also what leather would I buy to make my own strop? And where can I get some?

I just got a new 31 and all of the resistance seems to come from the ball dragging on the blade. If I push the lock bar far enough out to stop contact, the blade falls totally freely. Part of me was tempted to relieve some of the tension but that feels like asking for trouble. I understand that the crks aren’t meant to be flicky knives but making them a little smoother is all I’d wanna change.. smoother isn’t even the right word, because it is smooth.. I just want a little less tension. Otherwise, it’s my ideal edc and I can deal with it.. It does flick open easy enough but it took a little practice, muscle memory and callus.

You might be able to water it down.? Really good example

I’ve got a brand new Zaan I’d like to send you for this.

Would you be willing to sell any of your cKc knives if you still have them? I particularly like the Streamline

Did you have any issues with your 940 pivot loosening up on you, I’ve tried locktight and many other things, do you have any recommendations to eliminate the pivot from loosing

My sebenza 31 came yesterday and it was garbage out of the box. I think somehow it got dirt or something on the detent ball because I wiped off the ball and the tack where it rides on the blade the best I could without taking it apart and the grit went away and 24 hours later it’s smooth but it is very stiff. Thumb studs are thumb destroyers. My thumb now has a nice indent and is pulsating. Do I quit playing with it, No.

Make more.

Make more vids don't know why you stopped

A lot of these compounds have alumina mixed in them. If you can get just the chromium oxide itself you can make your own.

Good stuff

Nice Job! Thanks for the video.

A 500 dollar knife with a 25 cent Alan wrench.

You know what's strange? My Umnum and inkosi run smoother dry vs using grease or nano oil

I'll be upgrading mine soon have had for 3 yrs now. The sander that is. You may try turning it on its side you get lots of control.

How are you liking this blade so far?

So basically your just creating excessive wear why not just use it until it wears in naturally

Never tried a diamond compound but been using a rubber eraser (and a hand scrubber brush) on normal compounds for quite a while. dried out / metal filled compound flies right off with a mild brushing and the eraser rolls the more oily pieces into piles that just brush right off. looks like diamond compound may be just as easy to maintain, good to know.

I'm having the same problem now with the scale screw right below the pivot. It's too small to make a slot !??.I've heated up all to get passed the thread locker ,but this one won't come out! Should all be. T 8 not t 6 .any advice would be appreciated Kerry. [email protected]

Long time since this video. Still relevant. I've also settled on 0.5um diamond spray for the exact reasons you list. It's fast and leaves a tooth and (surprisingly) also a mirror polish. I got some from the "Chef's Knives to go" website - it came as part of a magnetic stropping kit, It's marked "Richmond" 0.5 Micron and retails for $16.97 for a somewhat smaller bottle (1 oz I believe). I'm relatively new to this, having started woodcarving and picked up the side hobby of sharpening (something I've dabbled in for years, but have now decided to do right) I'm using a Cerax 1000 followed by a Chosera 3000 and tried dozens of strop combinations to finish. Right now, It's the .5 um diamond spray on kangaroo, or hard balsa. It's a close race on the substrate and seems to depend on the blade. If anyone sees this, maybe you can tell me, it this still the hot tip, 7 years later? I really like this stuff, but it IS pricey. I tend to use it maybe a little too liberally. The eraser tip is good, I'll be trying that, I've been cleaning with a cabinet scraper or dull blade. The eraser should work much better on the balsa. Thanks BigBubba!

Very helpful to me. Thanks

I seen you cut your thumb before you even stop the video my balls went into my stomach

Where’s the best place to buy this?

very nice setup thank you

At this price it should come perfect.

I've been looking for a way to narrow down the number of knives I have on the lamp-table next to my easy chair, and now I have a decent approach. If I can't middle-finger flick them open, they're going in the knife safe for now. Also, just a comment about knife mechanics--easing off on the pivot screw will generally make it easier to flick your knives open, at some sacrifice in blade-centering and possibly also increase in any blade-stick against the lock. And finally, as much as I like small leather items, I ain't going to take up any space anywhere with a leather case, with the possible exception of my Ipad.

great test. thanks all of them

great test. thanks all of them

if you have a chance check out the KZfaq videos of the "Shark Tooth" sharpening compound for a strop

cross threaded it.