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Mete,that would make sense it not having a proper temper but can you explain why these Cold Steel knives seem to be breaking in the same general area?mete said:Yes , thanks for the photo. Fine grained for sure , brittle fracture . There would have to be some tests made but I wonder if there was not enough temper [ not enough time or temperature for the temper]. If it failed as you explained lack of temper would be my conclusion.
Rat Finkenstein said:Pounding on the spine of the knife to drive it through the material, usually to split wood. mostly using a stick to pound with. Definitely not an abusive exercise for a good knife.
Razorback - Knives said:...why these Cold Steel knives seem to be breaking in the same general area?
This to me is the oddest part of this entire thread. There's actually someone at Cold Steel who gives a rat's rear about customer service? Thankfully, I haven't had a need to call anyone there for more than ten years, but was convinced prior to that that no one could hire people as rude as the ones they had on their 800 line, without actually recruiting them. I'm not discounting your expeience with them-it is what it is, but to me, Cold Steel has always epitomized what crappy customer service is all about: disinterested, rude, and abrupt. :thumbdn:2katana said:I am strongly suggesting that you call Cold Steel. I have been dealing with them for 25 years and they stand behind their product. When you call you need to speak to the head honcho, his name is Miguel and he's in charge of the customer service department. He has the power to help you. ....:
Cougar Allen said:When a file breaks it can have that kind of glasslike curved fracture. Files are not tempered at all....
Thomas Linton said:So not tempering at all can produce the same sort of failure as improper tempering?
Keith Montgomery said:If you do not temper, the steel will be very hard and brittle. It will fracture much more easily.