Black spots and pitting on tang

[rome07jk]

I have a bark river ultralight bushcrafter that I take camping and hiking, its 3v steel which I thought was semi stainless but i have these spots that keep appearing on the tang no matter how many times I oil the knife and buff the spots off. A few have progressed to small pits. I am wondering if the knife is holding moisture under the handles? If i squeeze the handles really hard I can get oil/liquid to seep out between the tang and the liners. Does this mean there could be more or worse pitting under the scales?

 

[Cryptyc]

I would say yes, absolutely. I'd imagine that there must be pockets under the scales and moisture has been causing some unseen corrosion. I'd contact the company

 

[FK]

Absolutely, the pitting will continue due to contamination under the scales.

Send it back, I had an early Bark River Mini Canadian that started to show orange peel and pitting on the blade surface,,, sent it back and they replaced the knife immediately.

Regards,
FK

 

[Bmurray]

I would just use it as the tool it was intended. 3v is not a stainless.

 

[Bobby3326]

Why i don't buy carbon steel knives with scales that aren't removable.

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[SC knifeguy]

Call Bark River, Anna I believe, and let them know the issue and they will fix it under warranty for you. Great customer service!


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Seth