A scratch on a kitchen knife.

[Theodore]

Hi all.
It is my first post in your forum.
I have just received a 180mm blue steel, Deba knife, from Watanabe.com. It is very good indeed, but I see a "scratch on the upper side of the blade, on the border, between two adjacent metal layers.
I have put a photo in another forum, and I put a link to see, as I can not myself upload pictures to the Internet.(My nephew does it for me).
Here is the link. http://www.foodieforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=444&d=1184317180
I asked the maker, who told me that it is normal.
Any suggestions?

Regards from Athens,

Theodore.

 

[thombrogan]

Theodore,

If you do not like the scratch, please contact Shinichi Watanabe, tell him the scratch bothers you and that you'd like your knife returned or repaired.

 

[ADD]

:thumbup:

Congrats on a great kitchen knife!

Yeah, if it bothers you enough (and it must for you to post about it) I would do what Thombrogan suggests....

good luck

 

[mete]

If you're talking about the intersection of layers of a laminated blade -that's usually visible and is not a 'scratch' as such. It's due to the difference in polishing of the two different steels.

 

[Theodore]

If you're talking about the intersection of layers of a laminated blade -that's usually visible and is not a 'scratch' as such. It's due to the difference in polishing of the two different steels.

Yes, it is my oppinion too, but as I have not deep knowledge on the topic, I ask you.
(I have another Watanabe knife, a Petty one, but it has not this "intersection", while it is made of more than one metal layer, so I ask for the Deba).
Theodore.