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Hi folks,
Question for your wealth of experience. Recently I came into possession of a new two blade slipjoint. It was not cheap particularly (high end of production knife costs) and came from a well known and respectable name in the business. Unfortunately due to certain circumstances it cannot be returned (I lost the box for a start). Let me detail the problems and I'd like to know if anything can be done to fix what is after all, on paper, an extremely worthwhile carry. I'm not posting pictures as yet because it would be instantly recognisable and I do not want to deal with a 'blame game' or to start any negativity and the inevitable backlash (unless the moderators believe differently and give me the go ahead).
The liners on both sides are bent outwards. Not a bend of the whole liner but towards the end on each side. As a result the handle slabs cannot sit flush with the liner. This in turn has resulted in the end pins on either side to be too short to reach the bolster which they should have been flush with. The bent liners and the subsequent non flush slabs are rather an eyesore.
The main blade is very problematic. First of all it is not straight when open, veering off to the left at a decided angle, annoying when slicing or sharpening. The talk is ok but the walk has almost zero feedback which I find makes it difficult to open without having to pay too much attention to where the blade actually is. I've never had a knife with so little feedback to the walk. There is significant blade rub, to the extent that any lateral pressure on the nail nick causes the main blade to hang on the second blade when opening. Ditto on closing, if you close slowly, it just hangs and has to be pushed closed. Now for the biggest issue. The nail nick is half buried under the liner and it is too far back towards the hinge. Together these make for a very difficult to open blade. In addition, the tip is significantly proud of the liners when the blade is closed. It is only the second blade parallel to it which is stopping the main blade from causing injury. I have a feeling that they realised that the tip was proud, ground down the kick and in doing so dropped the nail nick under the liner but still didn't manage to fix the problem!
As you can imagine I'm not hugely happy with this knife as it is and have stopped carrying it, such carelessness of workmanship really grates upon me, that despite the difficulties of actually using it and protecting from injury.
But, and it's a decided but, the shape, size, handles and concept are perfect. Just the execution lacking. I'm wondering whether anyone could point me towards someone who could take the knife apart, make or source a replacement new main blade (I think it is too far gone to be fixed?) and remake the knife as it should have been done the first time? I realise it would be expensive but a replacement knife with the the same specifications would be firmly in the realm of a custom built knife. There is nothing I know of on the market today which would be suitable as a replacement.
Many thanks for your help!
Question for your wealth of experience. Recently I came into possession of a new two blade slipjoint. It was not cheap particularly (high end of production knife costs) and came from a well known and respectable name in the business. Unfortunately due to certain circumstances it cannot be returned (I lost the box for a start). Let me detail the problems and I'd like to know if anything can be done to fix what is after all, on paper, an extremely worthwhile carry. I'm not posting pictures as yet because it would be instantly recognisable and I do not want to deal with a 'blame game' or to start any negativity and the inevitable backlash (unless the moderators believe differently and give me the go ahead).
The liners on both sides are bent outwards. Not a bend of the whole liner but towards the end on each side. As a result the handle slabs cannot sit flush with the liner. This in turn has resulted in the end pins on either side to be too short to reach the bolster which they should have been flush with. The bent liners and the subsequent non flush slabs are rather an eyesore.
The main blade is very problematic. First of all it is not straight when open, veering off to the left at a decided angle, annoying when slicing or sharpening. The talk is ok but the walk has almost zero feedback which I find makes it difficult to open without having to pay too much attention to where the blade actually is. I've never had a knife with so little feedback to the walk. There is significant blade rub, to the extent that any lateral pressure on the nail nick causes the main blade to hang on the second blade when opening. Ditto on closing, if you close slowly, it just hangs and has to be pushed closed. Now for the biggest issue. The nail nick is half buried under the liner and it is too far back towards the hinge. Together these make for a very difficult to open blade. In addition, the tip is significantly proud of the liners when the blade is closed. It is only the second blade parallel to it which is stopping the main blade from causing injury. I have a feeling that they realised that the tip was proud, ground down the kick and in doing so dropped the nail nick under the liner but still didn't manage to fix the problem!
As you can imagine I'm not hugely happy with this knife as it is and have stopped carrying it, such carelessness of workmanship really grates upon me, that despite the difficulties of actually using it and protecting from injury.
But, and it's a decided but, the shape, size, handles and concept are perfect. Just the execution lacking. I'm wondering whether anyone could point me towards someone who could take the knife apart, make or source a replacement new main blade (I think it is too far gone to be fixed?) and remake the knife as it should have been done the first time? I realise it would be expensive but a replacement knife with the the same specifications would be firmly in the realm of a custom built knife. There is nothing I know of on the market today which would be suitable as a replacement.
Many thanks for your help!
