DSH007 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:58 am
James Y wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:39 pm
Oddly enough,
one of the knives I’m least hesitant to use as a dirty job “beater” is my first CRK, my 2002 large regular Sebenza. Probably because I had to completely reprofile its edge brand new out of the box to make it usable. I own some knives that are far less expensive that I wouldn’t use to the degree I’ve used that older Seb.
CRKs are extremely solid and durable in use.
Although in general, I use Spydercos more often.
Jim
I can understand that Jim. You'll get no argument from me that CRKs are durable knives! I'm sure mine would hold up well for any task.. I could just never bring myself to use it as my "beater" haha.. :o
I can understand that, Rick. They are a lot of money. Back in 2002 when I got that first large regular Seb, the large size sold for $345. I later bought four more CRKs between 2011 and 2016. None of mine had any flaws at all, except that the first one came butter knife dull. The most expensive one was my large 21 Insingo (by then $425). Do I plan on buying anymore CRKs? Probably not. But I’m happy with what I’ve got. Many knife nuts will spend way more money acquiring tons of less-expensive knives than I spent on just my five CRKs.
The way I see it: If you spend, say, $425 on a large Seb (I don’t know their current cost), and you carried and used that one knife every day for a year, if I’ve calculated correctly, that’s less than $1.50 per day. If you EDC it for two years, it’s less than 75 cents a day. And so on.
Of course, who among us owns and EDCs only one single knife? :)
I never became interested in CRKs because of internet hype, or to be part of any CRK “in-crowd”. I learned of CRK from someone I knew who carried one. He was an outdoorsman. Keep in mind, too, that for some knife people, the standard plain-jane CRKs aren’t expensive at all. I’m talking about some people who aren’t necessarily rich who have spent $1,000 or more on custom knives that they also use (some pretty hard). But for me they’re a pretty penny.
There are also supposedly “poor, impoverished” kids out there who wear $300+ basketball shoes. That’s right, kids’ basketball shoes! Which is a better bargain, that or a knife that will probably last a lifetime?
I know one guy whose watch is a $3,500 Rolex; he won’t wear any other watch. And he is not a wealthy man at all. It’s just what he likes. Maybe it’s one of the few true luxuries he’s ever allowed himself. Meanwhile, I’m happy with my $30 Timex watch that has lasted for many, many years.
I don’t know what will become of my knives after I’m gone. Whether they were cheap, moderate, or expensive. Unless I sell them all off beforehand. Not to be morbid, but we all have only a limited time to experience and enjoy various material things. In that context, using and enjoying the CRKs that I have as I choose to doesn’t seem so daunting.
Jim