Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 Carbon Fiber Large Knife Review & Torture Test 

This guy really knows his knife terms. He's probably advanced as far as knife bros go.

The only dude who batons a sebenza, that's why your the greatest. I looked forward to this video and got everything I was looking for out of it. Love the content man. Keep it up.

Finally somebody used their sebenza

I live vicariously through your abuse of folding knives.

Can't believe I'm contemplating a Sebenza, I never should've gotten into knives. This video just made me like it more.

Yeah, batoning a Sebenza is gonna be an instant sub from me. Great channel, I've now seen the only Seb that's ever cut anything besides tape or paper.

Spine whacking a Sebenza = automatic thumbs up! Idaho, Shmidaho!

I'm going to ding you slightly for not striking a ferro rod with the edge. ;-)

“I did this because, there truly is something wrong with me” lol oh man I say pretty much this at work all the time.

This man doesn't duck around. Edit: I'm leaving it.

Wow that was one of the best reviews I've seen on Sebenza. I have a small insingo and love it.

This really is the best Sebanza review on the RU-vids. Really good job Mr. H.!I must mention that anyone looking for a Sebanza-esque knife who thinks the large is too large and the small is too small - and that both are grossly overpriced - may check out the Land (Sanrenmu) 9103 and 9104. Same general shape as the Sebanz' but with milled out stainless steel, ball bearings, Sanvik blade, and a price of less than 20 USD.

I wish i could give you 10 likes for that happy sebenza batoning part. Awesome vid as always. Hours of shooting and editing for sure.

Someone finally did it! Perhaps one of the best videos on the topic. I feel this elevated your YT status. Awesome.

My favorite line... "But I did this because there truly is something wrong with me." It took a second to register, but then I really laughed. Love your videos! Keep up the good work!

Awww yeah, I've been waiting for this video ever since you announced it. Mondays aren't so shitty after all!

Hey man that was a great video! Nice to see a sebenza put to the test. I've had mine for 2 years and carry it every day...I've never worried about it breaking and it's good to know it can handle moderate survival tasks. Thanks!

I've been on a kick watching (and liking) nearly every one of your old videos. They are seriously so funny. I appreciate the witty humor and sarcasm. You're a funny funny dude. Thanks for actually using that sebenza and giving your honest opinion. As always great video!

Best review on RU-vid by far.! I bought the small knife art inkozi sebenza and can't wait to carry it

Thumbs up for beating up a $ebenza. As soon as I saw you were reviewing this knife, I had a feeling there would be some abuse. Did not disappoint.

Honesty is refreshing Thank you 🙏

And i am here scared to beat up my 20 $ knife...

Glad you do what you do!

I'm so happy that you did what you did with it. I want more people to hard use knives.

it used to be 58-59 HRC , that's why the reputation for softness, CRK changed the hardness to 59-60 in 2016. Hinderer has there S35vn at 60-61hrc. love your flashlight videos man

U did something i couldnt do with my sebenza. U got some balls homie. Subscribed

Good to see someone actually use the knife instead of a studio setup with two hands that don't appear to do any real work, like the knives they display.

I love your style. Refreshing. I gave my 940-1 to my son. Never had a desire to own a Spyderco, although I couldn't live without my Sharpmaker. And I haven't fallen out of love with my large Sebenza micarta or my Umnumzaan Wilson Combat. Great job, young man!

Great video bro! I have been juggling adding one of these to my collection for a year now. You gave me more to think about. I see that there are a lot more bang for your buck high end and medium end knives out there but this this is pretty solid and holds its own. Thank you!

Came here to up vote, comment, and watch. In that order. Popcorn time!

Thank you for batoning a Sebenza for my viewing pleasure! Wow. You should also mention how many Ganzo knives you could've bought for the same money. Props to you, Advanced Knife Bro!

Nice test! Thanks for taking one for the team. Hell, that knife may have increased in value.. to you! I also carry the 940-1, s110v para but a standard lefty 21 insingo. I would have a Knife Art cf version, but the left handed version has been out of stock forever!!!!! Our taste and opinion on knives is very similar. Love the channel. Your video quality is great but the script is what makes it so special.

Fixed blade or axe. I don't think you get what you're really supposed to use. :) You are a brave man. Super cool video. Oddly enough, I may be closer to buying one after the batoning.

Watched again,your torture tests are definitely an appreciated thing!

my boss just got me a small sebenza 31 in boomerang damascus and box elder burl inlays. Definitely a great birthday gift that ill have no reason not to use

Nice, well presented review. Thanks for posting.

I like the way you described the purchase of the sabenza, something like "I wanted to figure out the point at which I perceive diminishing returns on the amount of money I spend on a knife". I'm thinking of doing the same thing...

Finally, someone who actually USES their knives. Beautiful video. I subscribed 👍

I'm not going to lie, It was satisfying to see you wack on that brand new Sebenza. I'm of the mindset that unless you are buying some sort of knife art like a Marfione Custom, you gotta use and abuse it. That is what its made for! Piss on letting sit in a safe or using it as a play toy. You just gotta cut some stuff and CARRY it. I really digged the review. Keep em' coming!

Dude your reviews are amazing. Laughing my ass off - also props for using the BMPCC. Great cinematography.

Actually made me laugh out...which is rare for RU-vid , thanks!

I will stick to using my $30 cold steel working man a as knife to baton through small branches

08:30 all the ants are freaking out.

your channel may take over as best in my little world of useless info about knives i cant afford or have room for but man they are funny as hell

I hope CR watches YT vids about how awesome his knives are, and somehow stumbles across this gem ;)

I could feel the ants on me in my office.......

Re-sale? Come on Give Away to meeeeeee!!! I couldn't ever come to buy one, but glad you did and gave a honest review. I'll stick with my 940.

Oh I had the Nokton on a Bessa R2 as my first rangefinder lense. Funny how you could barely see through the frame because it’s so wide. Fond memory. Great review. 🪚

No mention of the Land you just reviewed? I picked up the stonewash version and love it!

Or, you can buy 3 SR 9104 Lands, another Armtek Predator and drink the other 300 bucks ..but I really appreciate the bravery on batoning a US$450 folder AKB, you´re truly one of a kind....keep em coming. Congrats and thank you!

Not sure why many people call the Sebenza the finest production knife, but I have my theories. There are others that I prefer, Rockstead for one. With that said, while I agree with and respect your opinion on the knife, the price is mostly determined in this case by the production quality. The Sebenza is an exceedingly simple knife, but it is also exceedingly well made. I have 2 Sebenzas, and both are absolutely perfect in every way. Almost every Spyderco I have ever purchased has had in perfections to it. Bladeplay and off center blade in my Para 2, same in my Military. I even got a Resilience with a grind that was waaaay off. The smooth deployment of the Sebenza isn't meant to be fast, but as you mentioned, just smooth. They call it a bank vault feel. This is intentional. When I first got my Sebenza, I was also underwhelmed, but with time, and especially after collecting a few more (ok, a lot more) knives, I grew to appreciate the quality of the Sebenza more and more. If I had to change one thing, it would be that damn thumb stud. Why they made it come to a point is beyond me. Great review! Side note: If you do try out a Hinderer or Strider kniife next, don't expect much. Nice designs, but execution ain't all that. ZT makes better Hinderers than Hinder does.

Great video!!

You don't strike me as someone who would care about the labor standards and quality of life based on what you subject your viewers to. No, I'm completely joking. I felt like coming up with something mean to say and that's what I ended up with. I love this channel and while I don't take the reviews too seriously I absolutely appreciate the detail and work you put into the quality of your filming and writing. They're both entertaining and catch the eye immedietly. You should really find a different market for reviews. There are a lot of weirdos who buy too many knives but you could be the Advanced Technology Bro and have 500k subs with less effort than you're doing now.

Thanks for doing what I would never bring myself to ever do to any of my Sebenza's...baton. I'd do about everything else with them, but knowing there is a difference in softness between steel and titanium I would never baton with the Sebenza. Thanks for the great videos...carry on! Love the carbon fiber on that Sebenza!!! She's a beaut...I cringed with every strike of that baton. LMAO

Deeper into the knife rabbit hole

I'll bet you that the pm2 and 940 perform just as well. If I win, I get the beat up pm2. If you win, you get a new pm2 in s110v. You're on your own for the 940.

Awesome review, I still think I'm going to get one though. Thanks for all the good and bad points.

Ahhh at last we come to the Sebenza. This was inevitable I suppose. And yet another honest knife reviewer arrives at the conclusion that it's pretty good, pretty boring, and grossly overpriced. Gonna pick up an xm-18 next? Or a strider sng? You know it's the next logical step. I do look forward to your take on those, but mostly I'd rather see some more wacky fun with budget imports or other high speed low drag tactical gear being put through its paces by an advanced operator AKB!

great perspective and real use. Subscribed!!!

I'm a fan. I love the Hollow grind they put on them. I've had mine for years but i don't really hard use it. Glad to see it performs. I know its advertised to be a knife that can last, and perform anywhere in the world no matter what kind of conditions it's in. I would love to see someone use their's next to the ocean and see how it holds up around salt water.

Crazy what you did to a $500.00 knife!!!!!! You’re a better man than I mister.

Great vid. I've considered the Chris reeve large sebenza but for the price and what you get, I'll stick with my favorites, the benchmade 940-2 and and my spyderco pm2. In fact, I'm looking to get the sprint run pm2 with s35vn. I'd like to see how well that steel stacks up. Thanks again

If you want more clicks put "torture test" in the title

For that type of money it better be able to put up with some cutting and mild hits by wood

I know I’m a little late to this party, but you have to break it in to get the smoothness. I guarantee you would think different if you did. Takes a while. Also the lock will seedin place as it breaks in making the lock stronger. Just being a know it all. Can’t help myself. Awesome videos!

You mentioned fixed blades and hatchets as more suitable for batoning. I suggest if you must baton with a folding knife just unlock the blade and then baton the blade. Why damage a lock that wasn't made for such abuse? There is no need for a blade to be locked when driving it into wood with a hammering blow. Nice video.

Haha I own a Sebenza but I love you're review.I got one used for 300 bucks I love it

Great review on the 'action'

You just made my day!

When Cold Steel did that stupid comparison to the Sebenza on their channel that was the final point in deciding to get a sebenza. Also on deciding which brand not to buy as they are clearly focus on things that aren't really important.

Goddamit Bro, I thought we spoke about the batoning part! JK, another great video, cheers!

You're not supposed to loosen a pivot on a sebenza. It has a pivot bushing so you can't really control action feel by adjusting it, unless you want to distort your slabs. If you want it smoother polish up the washers on the sides that face the blade.

Good and interesting video. Last knife I bought was a large sebenza 21 with micarta inlays. But I stil prefer to carry my 940 (I own also a Para 2).

You just confirmed why I need a large 21. This knife is the reason I don’t own high end folders. I have to get it 1st and then I’d not want any other also. I see the value in the simplicity along with it being a family owned and ran company. Add the fact that Chris even bothered to care enough to co create the steel.

i wanna know how well the lock and blade fares in a torture stabbing test, because that's how it would be used in a self defense situation.

Were any ants harmed, during the filming of this $455 knife review video?

I had to leave @ 8:30-8:40. I couldn't witness the abuse of such a Rolex of a knife. Luv your narration and humor though man. Keep it up!

I have the carbon fiber wave pattern 21 .doesn't have any markings but d2 on the blade ( 58-60 hrc ) $45.00 .it is much lighter ! Mine is faster to deploy than this one and you can drop the blade ( after some tuning ) bent the pocket clip into the inkosi angle !

It handled that batoning abuse well enough, but I've had similar thoughts about the value of these knives. They are good, but about 50% more expensive than what I'm reluctantly comfortable with to pay for a good knife that'll last long. I've been close to considering to buy one of them with both sides titatium handle in the past. But since I had the luxery of handling a few in a store and comparing first impressions side by side my preference went to a Benchmade 940 at the time (the standard green aluminium one in CPM s30v). Both that one and the recent replacement 940-1 felt like they were worth the money. I do know that some people claim to occasionally have issues with Benchmade knives that the grind is uneven, not centered and things like that. However considering I was able to handle both knives and give them a quick inspection I that wasn't a concern to me. Knives can be badly centered out of the factory but I've also seen it happen a few times to due to the pivot not being tight enough. Either just due to use or intentionally to make them easier to open, haven't seen a badly centered benchmade so far other than the pivot tightening issue. I've probably had about 5-7 owned by others in my hands at times because people asked me to sharpen them and then my own two (940 and 940-1).

I don't see what all the hype is about the sebenza either though I do have to disagree with you on the sebenza faring better then your Benchmade or Spyderco I believe the Benchmade would have done better than the sebenza I would like to see you do the same exact video with your 940. 👍

What a great erreverant Chris Reeve rewiew. I don't really get the position that Reeves holds in the knife world. Nice knife but $400 worth? Like many knife owners, I really don't listen when Chris Reeve speaks.

Haha. My first thought was "flicking a Sebenza open on camera is gonna get you in trouble."

I love my sebenza. It’s a great knife and it’s in my top 4 with my para 2 s35vn, my griptillian g10 and of course my 940-2. Your right 400+ for a pocket, I mean folder is a little much, but I bought mine “used” and now it’s getting the “spa treatment”. (I’m picturing my knife in a hot tub or getting a back rub with cucumber slices over it little eyes)

im doing my part

And your mixing up smooth and free.

At the moment I would be happy to be able to buy a Sebanza! In EU there are non at all for sale since 2months!

I can't stand knives with a scale on just one side and nothing, but the frame w/ lock on the other. The first time I saw one of these one scale style knife I though it was broke and that the scale was knocked off!

I've wanted one of the cf versions for a wile but college comes first

Is it just me or did the detent ball fall out? In the close up of the lock it looks like it’s missing.

Nice review. I got my first Benchmade last week (940-2) and I love it! "seh-ben-zah" hahaha, I laughed at that. Was that from the 9103 video?

Oh hey its the Seboingzo. Pretty cool.

Well the lock held up very well, a lot better than in the cold steel lock strength testing. Good video.

I actually prefer my military over my paramilitary 2, but my favorite is the benchmade 551-1

If you like that knife youll love the sanrenmu land 9103&4 and the 910 .

Yeah, CR knives are pricey. I played with a Sebenza when they first came out, but didn't like it's action feel and large size. A few months ago I wanted to try a smaller knife, so I bought a lightly used small Inkosi Insingo. It was $315 in the box with the usual stuff. Unfortunately it feels cramped and uncomfortable with all of the points, finger groove and the frame lock's edges and corners. I also prefer an easier opening knife. So, It's in the cabinet with all the others that didn't make it to the pocket brigade. Keep banging on those knives!

Was that the Pocket Cinema Camera?

the first knife was on sale yesterday on bud K for 100 bucks

I'd go for the 940-1 carbon over the CR sabenza 21 carbon. PM2 is a good knife and the PM3 is also a good knife. I don't plan to buy a CR knife.

I love your videos and screw your haters

"but that's what the edge is for, right?" *internal screaming* Jokes aside, I agree with you and think the carbon fiber 940-1 is both prettier (more elegant?) and more functional. I haven't really bought another edc knife since I got that one a year or so ago which is saying something.