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Quick question, does the letter/number on the inner slabs of sebenza 21s indicate the date the knife was made/DOB or just the titanium slabs themselves?
 
Saint 3:16 said:
Quick question, does the letter/number on the inner slabs of sebenza 21s indicate the date the knife was made/DOB or just the titanium slabs themselves?
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The slabs themselves. They can sit, sometimes for months, before being made into a knife.
 
bhyde said:
Probably asking why the scales have a date different than the birthcard of a few years.
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I've never see that much difference. My EDC has scales a full year older than the birthcard, that's the biggest difference I've seen.
 
Why are the blades stamped and what do they mean? Did I miss that or is it the same A-D system?
 
Amoo said:
Why are the blades stamped and what do they mean? Did I miss that or is it the same A-D system?
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The blade stamps indicate what steel. No stamp = BG-42 or ATS-34, S = SV30, V = S35VN, C means that it's SV30 on a Classic blade.
 
Saint 3:16 said:
My used one has a reissued date of birth, so I was thinking that could be why the 2yr difference
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That will show the re-issue date, not the original date. This date could be many years apart.

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Saint 3:16 said:
Sorry Lone Wolfe, I'm not following, not sure what you're trying to say.

Btw, your knife is beautiful.
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She is saying that the reissue birthcard won't display the correct date the knife was assembled. It can give an approximation and that's it.
You could have many years between the date on when the knife was assembled and when the reissued card states as the example in the pic she has.
There is a gap of 15 years.
 
Saint 3:16 said:
My used one has a reissued date of birth, so I was thinking that could be why the 2yr difference
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Because, IIRC, the date on a reissued card is the date the card was issued. It has nothing at all to do with when the knife was originally made.
 
DallasSTB said:
At the risk of being presumptuous, I felt that this list should be part of the CRK history sticky for reference by all. With the help of several of members here as well as Anne Reeve, Sigifrith and I have compiled this list of CRK Annual LE inlays. These have all been either found online by one of us, personally witnessed, or have been verified from documentation provided by CRK (thanks Anne). There may still be gaps in the list, so if anyone reading this has additional information, please contact either Sigifrith or myself.


Year Inlays Available

1999 - California Buckeye; Dyed California Buckeye; Box Elder; Dyed Maple Burl; Spalted Maple Burl

2000 - Desert Ironwood; African Blackwood; California Buckeye; Maple Burl

2001 - California Buckeye; Maple Burl; Desert Ironwood; Bocote; Curly Maple

2002 - California Buckeye; Desert Ironwood; Box Elder; Ebony

2003 - Curly Maple; Bocote; California Buckeye; Box Elder Burl; Redwood Burl; Maple Burl; Snakewood, Desert Ironwood, Spalted Maple, Walnut, Macassar Ebony, Mammoth

2004 - California Buckeye; Maple Burl; Snakewood; Ebony; Redwood Burl; Bocote; Box Elder; Desert Ironwood; Mammoth; Walnut; Spalted Maple; Curly Maple; Black Palm

2005 - Snakewood; Desert Ironwood; Amboyna; Box Elder Burl; Black Palm; Mammoth Ivory (Bark); Redwood, California Buckeye, Black Ash, Walnut, Thuya; Spalted Maple

2006 - Redwood Burl; California Buckeye; Snakewood; Box Elder Burl; Maka; Spalted Maple, Black Ash; Mammoth Ivory (Bark), Mammoth Ivory (Interior); Walnut, Amboyna

2007 - Black Palm; American Plane; Amboyna; Walnut; Mammoth Ivory (Bark); California Buckeye, Box Elder, Thuya, Snakewood, Redwood, Spalted Maple

2008 - Bubinga; Satinwood; Mammoth Ivory (Interior)

2009 - Thuya; Box Elder Burl

2010 - Spalted Maple; Camphor

2011 - Wenge (with 18K Gold and Silver accents)
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An update to the list - 2001 had Dark Walnut
Source:http://bladeforums.com/threads/1st-pic-of-my-small-wood-damascus.172382/

2000 had both Curly Maple and SW Maple burl:
Source:
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/#post-1006846
and
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/#post-1006849

2000 also had Redwood burl:
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/#post-1006855
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/page-8#post-1394281

More from 2000... Koa:
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/page-4#post-1006901

And still more ... Walnut:
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/page-6#post-1006939

2001:
Ebony
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/page-8#post-1384492

2001 Box Elder Burl
http://bladeforums.com/threads/special-edition-2000-wood-inlay.128803/page-8#post-1397396

2001:
Mabye Redwood Burl as well:
http://bladeforums.com/threads/wooden-you.171816/page-2#post-1410867
 
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DallasSTB said:
At the risk of being presumptuous, I felt that this list should be part of the CRK history sticky for reference by all. With the help of several of members here as well as Anne Reeve, Sigifrith and I have compiled this list of CRK Annual LE inlays. These have all been either found online by one of us, personally witnessed, or have been verified from documentation provided by CRK (thanks Anne). There may still be gaps in the list, so if anyone reading this has additional information, please contact either Sigifrith or myself.


Year Inlays Available

1999 - California Buckeye; Dyed California Buckeye; Box Elder; Dyed Maple Burl; Spalted Maple Burl

2000 - Desert Ironwood; African Blackwood; California Buckeye; Maple Burl

2001 - California Buckeye; Maple Burl; Desert Ironwood; Bocote; Curly Maple

2002 - California Buckeye; Desert Ironwood; Box Elder; Ebony

2003 - Curly Maple; Bocote; California Buckeye; Box Elder Burl; Redwood Burl; Maple Burl; Snakewood, Desert Ironwood, Spalted Maple, Walnut, Macassar Ebony, Mammoth

2004 - California Buckeye; Maple Burl; Snakewood; Ebony; Redwood Burl; Bocote; Box Elder; Desert Ironwood; Mammoth; Walnut; Spalted Maple; Curly Maple; Black Palm

2005 - Snakewood; Desert Ironwood; Amboyna; Box Elder Burl; Black Palm; Mammoth Ivory (Bark); Redwood, California Buckeye, Black Ash, Walnut, Thuya; Spalted Maple

2006 - Redwood Burl; California Buckeye; Snakewood; Box Elder Burl; Maka; Spalted Maple, Black Ash; Mammoth Ivory (Bark), Mammoth Ivory (Interior); Walnut, Amboyna

2007 - Black Palm; American Plane; Amboyna; Walnut; Mammoth Ivory (Bark); California Buckeye, Box Elder, Thuya, Snakewood, Redwood, Spalted Maple

2008 - Bubinga; Satinwood; Mammoth Ivory (Interior)

2009 - Thuya; Box Elder Burl

2010 - Spalted Maple; Camphor

2011 - Wenge (with 18K Gold and Silver accents)
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Add Walnut to the list for 2002.
 
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