Comments and thoughts from Chris ........

 

"...My first impressions of the liner lock style locking mechanism were very favorable but when I examined it more closely, I decided that I didn't much like the flimsiness of the thin liner.  After some thought, I redesigned the concept and have created the Sebenza Integral Lock© which I believe to be the most rugged folding knife on the market.

 

My one piece knives have achieved popularity as strong working fixed blades through simple, effective design, and the Sebenza is a folding knife to complement them.  I have put a great deal of thought into the different features and know that this is a knife which will work hard, keep a good edge and will be easy to maintain.

 

[Although Chris made the very first folding knives on the Sebenza design principle in 1987 while still living in South Africa, the first true Sebenzas were introduced in late 1991.]

 

Zulu is the native language of the area in South Africa where I was born and raised.  The Zulu people traditionally lived their lives in a simplistic, no-nonsense way and I have used that same approach in the way I design and make my knives.  Sebenza means work in Zulu – these knives are intended to do just that.

 

Each knife is supplied with an Allen wrench which can be used to dismantle the knife.  This allows easy cleaning -- a drop of silicone or teflon oil needs to be put on the hinge after cleaning - try our Fluorinated Grease!

 

Sebenzas are, in some respects, a work in progress.  I strive continually to advance minor features of the Sebenza so as to improve our methods of making the knives and to enhance their performance.  Our knives are fitted to the tightest tolerances in the industry and the Sebenza has set the standard against which other knives are compared.  We are the proud recipients of Blade Magazine’s Manufacturers Quality Award for 2000, 2001 and 2003.

 

Take care of your knife and it will take care of you ......."

 

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