Blade Divot

[JTB_5]

If you plan on keeping the knives I'd recommend that you sharpen the blade until you can close it without it hitting the backspring. If you are planning on reselling the knife, I'd recommend you leave the blade alone, keep closing it gently, and let the buyer be the one who sharpens the blade, if desired. I don't see how the value of a collector piece is lessened by a small fragment of rolled blade edge, but I could see where value would be lessened because of someone's sharpening job. My 2 cents.

 

[Poorboyhere]

I usually use a 20 oz. Pepsi bottle, regular water bottles probably would be to thin and cut through after a few times. You could probably do a double layer, it would add more cushioning so long as it doesn't raise the blade to much. I have on one knife put it where the kick meets the spring and that stopped it from hitting the spring completely. And was still thin enough it didn't raise the blade enough that the tip was proud.

Ima try that. One of the Parkers has a proud tip already. Never sharpened or anything and it also has a divot. I’m gonna figure out how to file the BS hump a little I believe. If it was a more expensive knife I wouldn’t dare, but I got a heck of a deal on this one so Im gonna “practice” on it I believe.

 

[ea42]

You could glue a strip of aluminum oxide sandpaper to a strip of wood that's a little narrower than the spring. put a little curve in the bottom of the wood so that it can glide along the top of the hump only as you sand. I'd go with around 120 or 150 grit. I'd sand a good bit off before checking so you don't keep rapping. Don't go crazy though, every brand has a different amount of material on that hump. Some can be quite thin above the pin. I'd personally try a few sharpening passes on the blade first. If you sharpen to the edge of where it's divoted you should be good to go as far as the rapping goes.

Eric

 

[Pinemoon]

So far my wife hasn’t complained but she has asked if I really need that many more knives. I asked how many pairs of shoes she needed. The subject was changed.

Lol!
I have used that exact comeback on my wife. She didn't find it applicable, naturally

 

[abcdef]

Do I remember something about peening the kick as an option?

 

[Jsega51]

Do I remember something about peening the kick as an option?

I had it done on a knife actually. The tang, where the kick protrudes, is punched from the sides to actually extend the kick. I don’t have the knife any longer or pics sadly to illustrate it. It leaves marks on the tang and would certainly lower the value if one cares.

OP, it’s easier to just use the knife and sharpen it as normal and it will eventually stop. If the knives are bought to just collect and potentially sell/trade later, don’t let them slap shut.

 

[mrknife]

Curiously, how are you closing these knives? Are you slamming the blade closed into the well? I did this once with a a modified TC and kept noticing the edge roll.

 

[Railsplitter]

In my opinion, too many brand new knives come with blade rap. I've experienced it on too many brands of knives that I've purchased. It should be taken into consideration more often when designing a pattern.

What's really a bummer is when you get a knife with both blade rap and a protruding tip on the same blade.

 

[John A. Larsen]

I have a Carl Scheilper Side Buster, with stag covers, and on the back spring is a "Hump" which connects with the kick of the blade, so the edge does not hit the back spring. I have another Carl Schleiper Side Buster with the Yellow Plastic (?) covers and it does not have the "Hump'. John