Did I Copy this Knife? Civivi Sendy vs. Swiss Tech Würdig 

Hey Ben! I was one of the guys that said it looked like a Würdigg. I am sorry if I came across as an asshole. I really liked this video and you have a new subscriber. I think at the time, the Swiss Tech was all the rage, so it was hard not to point out the obvious. But you have educated me on the situation and I look forward to anything else you are involved in.

Poor George, "turning a steer into a bull" would be quite impressive with a Sendy! ; )

I have both knives and admittedly they have similar profiles but that’s where it ends. The Wurdig is definitely a steal at the price point but it is absolutely not the same knife. There are differences in materials and blade deployment but I think the biggest difference is the intention behind each knife. I don’t know the intent behind the Wurdig because there isn’t a story behind it. What the Sendy has is purpose built design. We learned that in the Cedar video. There is a lot of inspiration and back story associated with the knife and that plays a big part in the function and the purpose of the knife. To me the Sendy feels like a modern take on an old school knife. Something to whittle wood with or cut apple slices in front of the camp fire. This is not a knife that was designed to slice open Amazon boxes. Intention is everything and I firmly believe this knife was designed out of passion and love.

Come on now. When I first saw the Sendy I immediately thought of the Wurdig. Are they identical? No. Are they similar? Of course. Are they similar enough that you could convince someone they were the same brand and perhaps even part of the same line? Absolutely. Pretending that’s not the case is ridiculous. I’m certain it’s not intentional. It’s a coincidence which isn’t a big deal. No need to act like you’re completely baffled by people’s observations of similarities.

Great video,, maybe it’s just me Ben but you could Frankenstein them both together and call it the SENDIG 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not a great video. Two guys in a high rise apartment on a weird loveseat and fake bear skin rug. Don’t think these are the guys to take knife options from.

Definitely not the same knife. P.S. looking forward to the Sendy 2 with Scissors.

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Didn’t you run into a similar thing when people said the Knafs Lander looked a lot like… name 10 knives, idk. It’s all a matter of perspective. How deeply one looks at them. I have 2 Spydercos, a Benchmade, and a Civivi. To my fiancée they might as well all the same object. But to me they’re different permutations of a never ending design challenge: to make the perfect knife. And almost any “this or that” debate about cutting instruments is best answered by “both!”

Oh man, original KB crew together for a moment in time...

I own a Wurdig and I love it. I really go hard on my knives because I see them as tools and find it hard to justify spending 100's on something designed to live a hard life. The Wurdig has some premium look and feel and was easy to buy. Great content as always Ben.

Those knives look nothing alike. Knife nerds need to chill.

It’s crazy seeing a second knife of Ben’s being called out like this😅 first the lander ‘looks like’ the dozier and now this, it’s hilarious

whoa! Austin from BHQ! 😅

I have the wurdig and now I want your knife. The search for the perfect knife never ends.

similar but different for sure

Swiss tech has been around forever (at least i always remember in my 51 years) seeing their bags and backpacks in Walmart. And anyone who thinks the Sendy looks like that swiss tech knife seriously needs new eyes... P.s. Turning a steer into a bull.... George needs to stop with thinking hes smart unless hes putting testicles back in

Hey Ben, it was cool meeting and trading with you at Blade Texas (you may or may not remember). What are you doing in Fort Worth? Also, my mom thinks you should make knife bookmarks 📚 and I agree.. Bye 👋

Make exactly design as sandy but with blade and sicssor in 84 mm format and you will have a winner. Victorinox dont get that anymore 😉

I really think the similar color schemes is the main thing tripping people up here. There are only so many blade shapes and shades of green to go around and especially to people who arent as lost in the sauce of the knife world as some of us, those common factors are going to stand out. As evidenced in the video, when knife people get it in their hands, the differences are easily apparent, and even if they are overtly similar does it matter? How many knife companies have their own version of a Bugout? Knives are all about preferences and personalization in my opinion, and those small differences in design can make huge differences in function.

Just watched the video and this was totally fascinating dive into how designs come to life. Honestly, I think you should do a collab with Swiss Tech for an ultra budget model. I think that would be beneficial for all parties involved.

I have two of the Swiss Tech Wurdig knives. One is in green micarta, the other is in black G10. Designed to be slim in the pocket, fast opening, sharp enough to cut and slice. Functional design with solid components. Value-priced so it makes an excellent everyday carry knife. That CIVIVI Sendy is one nice looking knife. I’ve got to get my hands on one soon to do my own comparison with the Wurdig. Interesting conversation about knife design trends coming full circle.

There are so many great knives out there, so many others that are almost great, but miss the mark in some way. We should (as consumers and sometimes as designers) be students of the products we consume. I think critically about most knives I buy, and I buy too many. Sometimes they inspire me to pull out a pencil and try to fix those shortcomings in a knife doodle. Why not take inspiration from what you think is great and modify it to be a better thing? It is hard to do much that hasn't been done before, but you can often be better than what already is. Fun fact- Swiss Tech started out In Mentor, OH, my home town and I have several of their original tools. I also have a Wurdig which is not the same as a Sendy, but is a decent knife for the price and a nice design, although they should have knurled the thumb disk... I had it months before I got my Sendy and didn't think about it until I saw someone say they looked the same. Similar in some ways, but different in more.

Missed out on a sendy when it launched. So happy it's in stock (as of this.) IN cart. Boom.

Always makes me laugh all the finger pointers. Crying clone.. haha. So many knives have features of past knives. It's ok for some to copy but not others.

I have both. The sendy is legit a knife I carry a LOT. The swissT one is okay, but I don’t carry it. It is like a fake Rolex, cool for a couple minutes but doesn’t REALLY measure up

Ben, your design for the Sendy has an overall better fit and finish than the Swisstech knife does for sure and the look you came up with looks so much more beautiful

The werdic l99ks more like the sendy than my sendy with its wooden hqndle and spearish blade

The main similarity is the color of the scales. Literally everything else is very different. I see the Sendy as a more blade focused swiss army knife more than anything else.

I have two of the Sendys, and on Swiss Tech Würdig. Not a copy. It's not really even close.

I have yours, but not the other one. They are similar but not the same. I like to Sendy very much

I love my Wurdig, but I covet a Sendy and will add one soon

I’ve had the Swiss tech wurdig for a year love it and the sendy love it it’s still in my wishlist

It would be funny to find out that Civivi and Swiss Tech are manufactured in the same factory

Wurdig looks similar to Skyline from Kershaw, maybe?

I think you have to be dense to think they are the same knife.

Own a wurdig and then saw the Sendy and said “ I want that” so I now I own both.

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I bought two wurdigs after watching this. Not out of spite or anything i was already planning on buying one and this was one of the videos i watched as research. And then i wanted both colors.

I cant put my finger on it but I just dont love how many germans there are at a knife show. Its just a feeling that I cant quite put into words.

You didn't, but your Chinese manufacturer did!

hey Ben did you used make videos for BLADE HQ?

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Lady outdoors person. I love the Sendy. It's one of my favorite EDC's. The tweezers are great.

Great video!

Those are obviously not the same knife, byt why aren't we talking about Swiss Tech Gerundet? It was my first thought when I saw Sendy.

I like the concept of mixing ideas from different knifes!! Ben you should design a fixed blade version of the Lumi, similar to Mora eldris but finner and with longer blade.. I think both are amazing designs, and it would be great to have a small fixed blade that is also a great slicer, able to do anything but easier to clean and maintain than a folder.

I think the biggest takeaway from what you have said there are no new ideas in the knife world. People get their underwear in bunches when they see what they think is a knockoff or a copy.

Having spent time looking at design and utility patents... its such small degrees of difference and really can be convoluted... keep making nice knives!!!

Ben, you really know how to design knives. After doing research of knives im interested in collecting, they are mostly design by you. Simple, classic, and timeless designs.

I think appearance is only one aspect of knife comparison. The form can be very similar, but if the intended function is different then the knife is different. It’s a different use case and therefore a different tool. Check out the architect Louis Sullivan’s quote “Form ever follows function, and this is the law. Where function does not change, form does not change.” The rest of the quote is beautiful, I hope you check it out.

Not the same. One is a Knaf the other is a Knife.

Same knife, one with tweezers

Bought the Swisstech for my kid and it is a awesome great value knife. But to some degree all knives are copies. Like all pop songs are G,C, D chords.

You didn't have to defend yourself Ben. The swisstek is junk and my girlfriend carries the Sendy every day.

They are not the same!

Holy shit.. that's Austin! Talk about old school BHQ! Did all you guys go to grade school together.. did your moms make you all be friends??

Leathaby championed Architecture that was 'one thousand man deep', suggesting it was a collective and cultural evolution rather than any individual achievement. I see that richness in your work too. It's cool.

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