Chipped and scratched blade

You could consider sending it to someone like Josh at Razor Edge Knives for a regrind. He does great work.
 
M Manuel L. M.
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I would just use the knife as-is. There is no reason to keep a knife looking pristine when it was meant to be used! I bought my stepdad that same knife this year and he has had no mercy with it. It has scratches, chips, etc.. and I love the fact that it is being used as it should!

I know that $200 seems like a lot of $ for a knife, but as long as you are not absolutely abusing the knife it will not fail on you. Keep on using it and do your thing!
 
I would sharpen it, and use it as is. With use, it will get more scratches, and soon those first few scratches won't be that big of deal. Once the "honeymoon" phase is over. Welcome to the forum by the way!
 
Looking at the pic, I didn't see any chips on the blade edge. If there are some, they're minor and should sharpen out easily.
As far as the scratches on the blade, it's going to get scratched up if you use the knife, nothing to worry about at this stage of the game. The question is, do you want a knife that looks perfectly new all the time or do you want a knife to use and gain personality that has stories with each scratch/ding ?
 
I didn't intend to be rude. Sorry if you took it that way. I stand by my advice though. Scratches happen and sharpening is part of routine maintenance. I avoid doing things that chip my edge a lot. It requires to much sharpening and increases the wear rate on the knife.
 
Manuel L. M. said:
Don't have to be a dick but, thanks anyway
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What is being said is that you're using this knife and it will get scratched up.
You may not like at first because it's your first higher end knife but eventually this will pass and eventually scratches will just be signs of your use.

As far as the chips goes if they're small they will sharpen out.
 
I don’t see the chips so they will more than likely sharpen out relitively easily. This may seem odd but you may be able to get the scratches out with mother’s mag polish. It’s in the automotive section of any store. I had a stretch I scratched the SHIT out of. I buffed it over and over (by hand) until I got most of the scratches out. The deeper scratches are nice and shiny so they don’t show unless you are looking for them. This will save you a ton of money, but will cost you some serious elbow grease. Try it ! One more thing, did you drop it down a hill of sandpaper? I’m jp but seriously those are some pretty bad scratches..... what really happened??
 
honestly id just use it. sharpen the edge and if you want to sell it, disclosed it is in heavily used condition and give a price to reflect that...

or get a regrind and it should be the value of or more $ and its likely too to make it a better slicer. a regrind would be my choice. can be expensive depending who does it.

getting it stonewashed would be cheapest and easiest way though.
 
wow dropped in in the garbage disposal maybe! hehe just joking...if it were mine I would just sharpen and call it good. I cannot really see much if any edge deformity on my phone so maybe just a quick strop would do the trick.

You could sand down to 1000 or 1500 for satin or polish after done sanding if you wanted to but by the looks of it the knife is gonna get used more so I personally wouldn’t bother. Let it get worked and enjoy the “custom” look!

Welcome to bf!
 
Ajack60 said:
The question is, do you want a knife that looks perfectly new all the time or do you want a knife to use and gain personality that has stories with each scratch/ding ?
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Exactly. I always start out wantin' a pristine lookin' blade and the anxiety from tryin' to protect the finish just detracts from the enjoyment I'd get if I'd just put a scratch in it the first day after takin' my, just got a new knife pics pictures. :)

Use it and enjoy it, sharpen out any chips or dings and don't worry about scratches, just consider them personality.
 
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