Can you repair bent knife?

midnight flyer said:
That was fine with her, and the problem was solved. You should get that Boker back in shape and kiss it goodbye.
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That's what I'm planning to do...

And that's what the deal is.
I'll try to fix it and then give it back to her.

Also possibly tell her to get Cold Steel Mini Flight Sport - which is a throwing knife for less than 10€.
And additional pry tool.
Or possibly GI Tanto because that's cheap and she can do both, throw it and pry with it too...
 
To answer your question: Can I fix a bent blade?
No. I do not have the equipment required.

As stated above, trying to straighten a bent blade cold can cause it to snap.

There are peoole who can straighten a bent blade or replace it - at a cost.
The question to ask yourself is:
"Does it cost less to fix it, or to buy another one?"

I suggest going with the most cost effective option.
No reason in the world I can think of to waste your hard earned funds.

Also, as srated above, if she wants to throw knives, get her a inexpensive set of throwing knives. Rough Rider, among others have them.
If she wants to pry ... Home Depot or Lowes may have one of those old fashioned pry tools to pop the lid off a can of paint for little or nothing. An added benifit is they have a bottle opener on one end.
You might want to consider getting her a set of screwdrivers or a SAK, so she don't use the blade tip as a screwdriver, and snap it off.

You should also instruct her that generally a knife is only designed to cut.
Also teach her that It's not designed to chip ice out of the freezer when defrosting it.
(my ex-wife liked to do that ...)

Good luck. :)
 
Time to give her the Warcraft Tanto. 3V should hold up to whatever she plans to do with it. :D

Kidding aside, is the warp enough to noticably affect blade function? Can you still unsheathe and resheathe the blade just fine? I’ll wait for the pics.
 
DangerZone98 said:
Time to give her the Warcraft Tanto. 3V should hold up to whatever she plans to do with it. :D

Kidding aside, is the warp enough to noticably affect blade function? Can you still unsheathe and resheathe the blade just fine? I’ll wait for the pics.
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It is harder to get it in or out of sheath, but it's doable. Warp shouldn't really affect the function since it's not that severe, but it's still there.

D2 is rather hard to get sharp so sharpening out that chip and fixing the rolls will be a task to do...

It seems that she's abusing knives worse than I do, I mean I did pry with my knives but I used Drop Forged Hunter or Recon Tanto for these tasks... and it was usually for something more minor than what she did.

And pics will be coming soon :D
afishhunter said:
Also teach her that It's not designed to chip ice out of the freezer when defrosting it.
(my ex-wife liked to do that ...)
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It seems that lots of women use knives harder than we do LOL :D
 
Mitchell Knives said:
You may be able to straighten it depending on where the bend is.

There's a chance of breaking it though.

Everything else is easily fixable.
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That is usually when it snaps on me, and I end up reprofiling the blade.

You might be able to send it back to the maker for a new blade.

Oh, you may want to buy her a throwing knife before she hurts herself.

n2s
 
I got a Cold Steel GI Tanto, 1055 HRC in the low 50's I think, to use specifically as a throwing knife and it worked great for that. I bent the tip prying and was able to easily bend it back, but your knife is D2. I don't know the Rockwell hardness, but I expect it to snap if you try to bend it back. Fix the edge and let her use the bent knife as a reminder. This is a teaching moment. Use the right tool for the job.
 
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Smiling said:
It is harder to get it in or out of sheath, but it's doable. Warp shouldn't really affect the function since it's not that severe, but it's still there.

D2 is rather hard to get sharp so sharpening out that chip and fixing the rolls will be a task to do...

It seems that she's abusing knives worse than I do, I mean I did pry with my knives but I used Drop Forged Hunter or Recon Tanto for these tasks... and it was usually for something more minor than what she did.

And pics will be coming soon :D

It seems that lots of women use knives harder than we do LOL :D
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Remind me that if I do get a significant other. Unless she’s really into knives, I probably shouldn’t bother LMAO.

IMHO, if the knife works just fine, I’d recommend just leaving it as is. I’d rather not risk snapping the blade in attempting to straighten it out. I also agree with the others in getting her a dedicated throwing knife set if she’s into that. Lesson learned that D2 isn’t designed for the repeated impacts of throwing. If you do, better not piss her off then, Smiling LOL.
 
I may be paranoid.

This seems like a test. She took something you valued intentionally ruined it. She wanted to see how you’d react or she was trying to get you to break up with her.

Proceed with extreme caution.
 
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DangerZone98 said:
Remind me that if I do get a significant other. Unless she’s really into knives, I probably shouldn’t bother LMAO.

IMHO, if the knife works just fine, I’d recommend just leaving it as is. I’d rather not risk snapping the blade in attempting to straighten it out. I also agree with the others in getting her a dedicated throwing knife set if she’s into that. Lesson learned that D2 isn’t designed for the repeated impacts of throwing. If you do, better not piss her off then, Smiling LOL.
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I don't care about the knife that much so don't worry.
eveled said:
I may be paranoid.

This seems like a test. She took something you valued intentionally ruined it. She wanted to see how you’d react or she was trying to get you to break up with her.

Proceed with extreme caution.
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My reaction was pretty much lacking if we're honest. I barley reacted to it. She seemed more bummered than I was. And she also seems worried by my lack of reaction.

Earlier today she sent me screenshot that she ordered me wireless headphones. She says it's to make up for this since she googled the price of the knife and I told her that I also got it as a gift...

I never asked her to order me anything tho...
 
Smiling said:
... So, a chip, few rolls and rolled tip on bent blade - should I even bother trying to fix that?
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I wouldn't make the effort and chalk it up to experience. I am not at all surprised your GF used the knife as a pry bar..... to her, other than cutting or sticking, that apparently is what they are for. I think I would buy her a set of hand tools if she does not live with you. If she lives with you, I would suggest some casual non judgmental educating. I would show her where the tools are stored.
 
22-rimfire said:
I wouldn't make the effort and chalk it up to experience. I am not at all surprised your GF used the knife as a pry bar..... to her, other than cutting or sticking, that apparently is what they are for. I think I would buy her a set of hand tools if she does not live with you. If she lives with you, I would suggest some casual non judgmental educating. I would show her where the tools are stored.
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We don't live together.

She is sometimes a big child, not by acting childish but by doing stupid things.

She broke several smartphones on very stupid ways, she filled her car with wrong fuel few times.
And on some occasions she even injured herself.

So, this is nothing new from her. Once before we started dating we were on a BBQ and as piece of burning coal dropped out she went and grabbed it with bare hand trying to toss it back in - you know what happened next... she doesn't use her brain sometimes.
 
Sounds like she has other redeeming qualities. My wife has left her smart phone in places (aka lost). Fortunately, somebody found it each time and called my number and I retrieved it. However, it is for this primary reason that I buy the insurance on her phone. You must have rather strong protective instincts about you.
 
She said she'll buy herself another knife rather than continue using this bent one long term.
She wants thicker blade in strong steel that won't bend or break so she's googling now...

And she'll buy Cold Steel mini throwing knife too, as I suggested her.

So now she only needs to find something else that she will be able to use.
She also doesn't need her knife to be small since she has a purse, and she wants something hard to break, but it also must look pretty LOL :D
 
I once bent the tip of an Opinel (dropped onto tile floor) and managed to straighten it with pliers but it's a very thin blade.
 
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