Chris Reeve Knives Small Sebenza 31 - Drop Point Blade in CPM-S45VN / Bog Oak Inlay (A4)

My wife bought this for my birthday. Yep, she's a keeper. My first surprise was that the finish on the titanium is glass blasted! Significantly smoother finish and less prone to snail trails and scratches. That's a huge plus for me. The second surprise was how ridiculously sharp this factory edge was. It's not my first Chris Reeve knife that I've bought new, but this one is BY FAR the sharpest right out of the box. The bog oak inlays are smooth, beautiful, and perfectly finished. I like the look of the gold thumb stud, lanyard pin, and back spacer. Although I've already removed the lanyard and pin. The action on the knife was perfectly smooth out of the box, but definitely stiffer than I like. While I had the knife apart I cleaned everything up and applied some of the provided grease. Once I got it back together, the action was "thumb flickably smooth". Looks a ton better without the lanyard also--at least in my opinion.

By the way, I'm local to the Northwest Knives store and these guys are great to work with. I've bought at least a half a dozen knives from them and it's always a pleasure. They have a great inventory of every kind of knife you might want, and they're patient to let you handle them and try them out before buying. I'm sure this beautiful Sebenza won't be the last knife I purchase from these guys. Hey, where's my Arius :-) !