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Hey all, first & foremost, I love my Spyderco knives. I have owned around 50+ so far
& will keep buying them. But...........
Recently though, the overall quality of the knives seems to be going down.
The 3 most recent knives I purchased were from my local dealer Gary Moore, & all 3 have been brand spanking new in the box.
Manix 1/2 serrated blade
Assist without the Carbide tip
Stretch 1/2 serrated blade
The Manix arrived with a very small scratch in the blade. Overall, it fits like a glove in the hand.
The Assist was an absolute bear to open & close. Very tight & I had to really work on it to get it to the point were it is kinda easier now.
This is my 2nd Assist as I gave the 1st one to my father & his opened & closed very easily. That blade on his is crap! It had chipped very easily in several spots just from opening boxes with NO staples. Go figure....bad batch of VG-10?? Even after sending it back to Spyderco to have them fix it.....2 days later...same thing....2 new chips!
I really think that the VG-10 on that knife is junk :grumpy: Just his knife though, I have other VG-10 blades from Spyderco & they are holding up well.
My newest knife is the Strech. This one also arrived with a small scratch on the blade & the Krayton had small glue spots all around the outside of the Krayton as if they applied too much adhesive on BOTH sides!
Though I have to hand it to them....very smooth opening & closing & man.....what a knife! I love it!
To me, these things shouldn't have happened & quality control may be slipping. Maybe it is just me with the bad luck lately with Spydies.....who knows, but I'm getting tires of this. I know some will say to just send them back & they will fix the problems.....but these are my daily user knives & I don't want to be without them. Plus the fact that I don't want to wait 4-6 weeks to get them back which is the biggest issue!
So what do you guys/gals think? Have you been having any problems with your new knives?
Thanks to all that can help.

Recently though, the overall quality of the knives seems to be going down.
The 3 most recent knives I purchased were from my local dealer Gary Moore, & all 3 have been brand spanking new in the box.
Manix 1/2 serrated blade
Assist without the Carbide tip
Stretch 1/2 serrated blade
The Manix arrived with a very small scratch in the blade. Overall, it fits like a glove in the hand.
The Assist was an absolute bear to open & close. Very tight & I had to really work on it to get it to the point were it is kinda easier now.
This is my 2nd Assist as I gave the 1st one to my father & his opened & closed very easily. That blade on his is crap! It had chipped very easily in several spots just from opening boxes with NO staples. Go figure....bad batch of VG-10?? Even after sending it back to Spyderco to have them fix it.....2 days later...same thing....2 new chips!
I really think that the VG-10 on that knife is junk :grumpy: Just his knife though, I have other VG-10 blades from Spyderco & they are holding up well.
My newest knife is the Strech. This one also arrived with a small scratch on the blade & the Krayton had small glue spots all around the outside of the Krayton as if they applied too much adhesive on BOTH sides!
Though I have to hand it to them....very smooth opening & closing & man.....what a knife! I love it!
To me, these things shouldn't have happened & quality control may be slipping. Maybe it is just me with the bad luck lately with Spydies.....who knows, but I'm getting tires of this. I know some will say to just send them back & they will fix the problems.....but these are my daily user knives & I don't want to be without them. Plus the fact that I don't want to wait 4-6 weeks to get them back which is the biggest issue!
So what do you guys/gals think? Have you been having any problems with your new knives?
Thanks to all that can help.