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Replaced it, huh?



and that's why Andy Roy has garnered such respect and loyalty from his customers and friends.
 
Joe Duder said:
With that said, I really respect the way you honor your pieces Andy. It's nice to know that when you buy a Fiddleback, you're buying a fully functional piece of art/tool and the artist, stands by and honors his art and customers, whether they're the original owner or not. This is what "Made in the USA" is all about IMHO.
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Ditto...
 
The only thing I don't dig about the chamfered spine on my two fiddle backs is that it makes it hard to strike a ferro rod. I always thought it looked the balls though, now I understand there is a utilitarian reason too.
 
Captain Kirkwood said:
Interesting. I had wondered why the edges on my Recluse were chamfered, but not on the older Bushfinger.
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dcycleman said:
The only thing I don't dig about the chamfered spine on my two fiddle backs is that it makes it hard to strike a ferro rod. I always thought it looked the balls though, now I understand there is a utilitarian reason too.
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Duality of reasons really. Functional, and conforming to knife community tradition as well. I did begin to see that compared with better makers knives, mine with the sharp spines looked un-finished. I justified it over and over during criticism sessions with mentors because of ferro rods, and scraping with the spine. Then one day it just began to see lazy, craftsmanship wise, to let pieces go out without that 10 second step.


Raining said:
Good on you, Andy. :thumbup:

And I love the chamfered spine on my bushfinger.
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Cool. Me too.

Kismet said:
Replaced it, huh?



and that's why Andy Roy has garnered such respect and loyalty from his customers and friends.
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I've found that backing my product with an excellent warranty has been my best marketing tool.

Chris Pierce said:
Are you going to regrind it and sell it?
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No. Not sell it. I can fix it up like new with a shorter blade and nice clean spine good as new looking. I can't assure there aren't more stress risers in the spine area, and don't want to send one out that is at risk of failing twice so, it'll probably become a sheepsfoot kind of shop knife.
 
I think the fact that Andy replaces knives because of issues caused by extreme use for 2nd or 3rd owners speaks to the generosity of the man. I haven't found many instances where a manufacture replaces a part or an entire product because of something I did or a previous owner did to my secondhand item that I purchased from a private party.

Make no mistake...this situation that Andy started this thread about is not a warranty issue. it is a generosity issue by Andy. I can't say that I would do the same if I was in Andy's shoes......
 
Thats a class act on your part Andy to replace that knife even though its not the original owner, Id say the dude that bought it originally new he was out of line and thought he'd pawn it off on someone else before the break happened to him. Sorry that you have to pay the price for someone elses dishonesty and stupidity.
 
Very very nice of you to replace it Andy (btw; check your e-mail;))

I'd still say that in 99.9% of times people use a rock as a baton it is because of stupidity or laziness (or both) and not a real emergency. If one has to use a rock one can almost always use a piece of something softer (glove, twig, cloth etc.) to cushion the impact a bit.
 
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