Broke my DWO tip off...

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I have this little Kershaw DWO folder that i bought about 15 years ago. Today, like a dummy I was trying to turn a tiny little phillips screw, and about 1/8" of the tip broke off. Back when I bought it, they were made in Japan, and if I remember correctly, I paid about $30 for it back then. I've seen recently that they are Chinese now and only cost around $12. I would like to get this thing fixed up. I'm sentimental about it for some reason. I guess because I've used it every day for the last decade. ha ha. I contacted Kershaw to find out about maybe having them reshape it properly since I dont have the tools for that, but I fear that it will cost way more than just buying one of the new Chinese ones. I also thought about a replacement blade, but since they are not made the same anymore I doubt it a new one would fit. What you guys think? Just reshape it as best I can and forget all about it? Quit being a baby and replace it with a new knife? ha ha. I have a couple of others, like a Kershaw Zing, and Cryo, so I'm not without a knife. Maybe i should just retire the little orange DWO...
 
That's cool man. Thanks a ton. I thought they were gone for good. Haha. Thanks for the link. I will DEFINITELY be looking into that.
 
Well, I was gonna post a pic of the damage, but I guess I gotta pay for that privilege. haha. nevermind.
 
You need to use a photo hosting site like photobucket.

As for the knife, take it too the stone a fix it. Shouldn't be too hard.
 
I wish this had been posted a week ago; I was just in Fort Lauderdale. But now I'm back in Tallahassee. I'm certain I could repair the tip on that blade. If you end up wanting someone to re-tip the blade, I'd be happy to work on it for you.

Brian.
 
Because of the design of the knife, if you decide to fix it, you'll need to do most of the grinding from the spine side. Otherwise, the tip is going to stick out above the handle when closed.

Edit: Here's what I mean...

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You have to grind down the Kick in order for the blade to sit deeper in the handle. No need to grind the spine.
 
Jason B. said:
You have to grind down the Kick in order for the blade to sit deeper in the handle. No need to grind the spine.
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Good point,,, I was going to say a "spine side" repair would be easier on this knife, but I got a couple of these in a "knife lot" auction on EBay a while back (in not very good condition obviously), so thought I'd try this. Just a couple of seconds on a belt sander,,,

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(should have taken a before pic, but you should be able to see the difference if you have one)

,,, fixed it right up...

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Even if all you had was a file or coarse stone, it wouldn't take much. (No need to disassemble or anything special... just do a little at a time and check.)
 
That's exactly what happened. I fixed it up a little, but now the tip is sticking out of the handle. Kershaw said I could send it in as a warranty type thing, and they would decide to replace or repair. Think I blew that by working on it a little myself? I like my little knife, and would hate for them to replace it with a new one and just throw my old one away. Also, at the end of the day it's really just a little $15 knife. It seems like I should just fix it myself and get over it. Haha.
 
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You should be able to do what Jason suggested, and just grind down the area just in front of the handle. Just put it straight down on a coarse stone (keeping the edge off the stone of course), and grind it down a little at a time, checking occasionally to see when the tip drops below the handle when closed.
 
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