I did a very foolish thing today. A vendor at work today asked me to borrow a knife. I lent him my beloved Cabela's D2 556 without a second thought - there are quite a few "knife people" at work and we all like to bring new and different knives to show off. I had therefore let my guard down long enough to hand the knife off to this vendor, who I don't know well enough to trust. He took it out of my sight, handed it back to me a few minutes later and I didn't pay it any mind until a few minutes ago.
This knife has ridden in my pocket for the better part of six years. It was a Christmas gift from my father. The finish is all but gone, but I'm proud of the fact, in a way. It's a feeling I'd really only expect people on these forums to understand. I've always kept the knife sharp and well maintained, and in my opinion it's worn beautifully over the years. It's a constant, reliable companion in an otherwise chaotic world.
I pulled the knife out of my pocket a few minutes ago for some trivial task or another, and immediately I noticed something was off. The tip of the blade has been completely destroyed. I've had a knife in my hand since before I could walk, and for the life of me I can't even begin to imagine what would do this to a knife. The edge at the tip has been completely flattened. I just can't understand what he could have done to it. It was hard enough to reset the bevel when I gave it to one of those "free sharpening" turkeys at the knife show and he ran it through a little belt grinder at 25 degrees a side, I can't imagine trying to fix something like this when all I have is a Sharpmaker.
I took some pictures of the damage, judge for yourself. Here is the blade in profile:
I also tried to take some pictures of the actual edge:
I am no professional, but I tried to take these carefully and I think they adequately show the damage. As you can see, the edge at the tip is completely flat, lacking any kind of bevel.
I'm completely at a loss. I feel incredibly stupid - it was, after all, my decision to lend my knife to a person I couldn't trust. I am to blame, but I can't believe that someone would subject a knife to something like this and not tell the person who owns it. I am going to bring it to work tomorrow to show to my fellow knife enthusiasts as a warning, and I will ask the vendor what he did. I won't be confrontational, but I do plan to find out what happened and inform him what the knife cost. With any luck, he may at least learn the importance of using the right tool for the right job.
I don't have the means to bring this blade back to life, but I wonder if this is something that the Benchmade LifeSharp service can handle? I only worry that the blade is at the point where it requires something that would be considered beyond a standard sharpening. I'm sure it doesn't qualify as a warranty issue, because clearly the knife wasn't at fault and it was used for something it should not have been.
I have no idea what to do, and I would greatly appreciate any help you guys can provide me. Treat your knives well, and don't lend them to anybody you can't trust.
This knife has ridden in my pocket for the better part of six years. It was a Christmas gift from my father. The finish is all but gone, but I'm proud of the fact, in a way. It's a feeling I'd really only expect people on these forums to understand. I've always kept the knife sharp and well maintained, and in my opinion it's worn beautifully over the years. It's a constant, reliable companion in an otherwise chaotic world.
I pulled the knife out of my pocket a few minutes ago for some trivial task or another, and immediately I noticed something was off. The tip of the blade has been completely destroyed. I've had a knife in my hand since before I could walk, and for the life of me I can't even begin to imagine what would do this to a knife. The edge at the tip has been completely flattened. I just can't understand what he could have done to it. It was hard enough to reset the bevel when I gave it to one of those "free sharpening" turkeys at the knife show and he ran it through a little belt grinder at 25 degrees a side, I can't imagine trying to fix something like this when all I have is a Sharpmaker.
I took some pictures of the damage, judge for yourself. Here is the blade in profile:
I also tried to take some pictures of the actual edge:
I am no professional, but I tried to take these carefully and I think they adequately show the damage. As you can see, the edge at the tip is completely flat, lacking any kind of bevel.
I'm completely at a loss. I feel incredibly stupid - it was, after all, my decision to lend my knife to a person I couldn't trust. I am to blame, but I can't believe that someone would subject a knife to something like this and not tell the person who owns it. I am going to bring it to work tomorrow to show to my fellow knife enthusiasts as a warning, and I will ask the vendor what he did. I won't be confrontational, but I do plan to find out what happened and inform him what the knife cost. With any luck, he may at least learn the importance of using the right tool for the right job.
I don't have the means to bring this blade back to life, but I wonder if this is something that the Benchmade LifeSharp service can handle? I only worry that the blade is at the point where it requires something that would be considered beyond a standard sharpening. I'm sure it doesn't qualify as a warranty issue, because clearly the knife wasn't at fault and it was used for something it should not have been.
I have no idea what to do, and I would greatly appreciate any help you guys can provide me. Treat your knives well, and don't lend them to anybody you can't trust.
The guy handed the two pieces back and all he said was sorry. 
Wow. You're pretty upset about this huh? It's not a big deal to sharpen a knife, really, I promise. 
) already chimed in it's not necessary for me to reply, but I'm gonna do it anyway.