Christmas Disappointment..Merry Christmas to all

Cobalt said:
no wood piece. sleeve yes under the paper wrapping.
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Ok, was thinking if there was, the tip could be embedded in it, and might not notice with a quick look. Hope it all works out.
 
No way. That's terrible. No bend to it at all, had to be a shock incident... Was it the photo model somewhere, maybe? Got dropped after its pics were took or something and then offhandedly put back in the box.. that just doesnt seem like something that should have been missed at the factory, and I doubt they make that pattern by the heap, anyway. It would seem like the bigger knives would get more closely inspected since flaws are easier to see when amplified over large areas.
I'm going to guess that was third party damage somehow. It's either already someone's return or was damaged after it left* somewhere along the way.

*Left Bark River.
 
thebrain said:
Sorry about your knife she was going to be a looker. Funny one time I had a Gingrich RD9 puncture the sheath(plastic lined cordura) ,packing and flat-rate box then be deposited in my mailbox with 1 1/2" of blade sticking out, dulled on the tip by transit. Lucky no one was hurt by that one.
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I had a similar experience. I purchased a bayonet with two sheaths. UPS handed me the box with over 4 inches of blade sticking out the side. Why anyone would pack a bayonet loose in a box and not bother to at least put it in one of the scabbards is beyond me.
 
Seller sent me a label and I am returning for a full refund. All is good, except I really wanted to keep this baby. As soon as I get refund I will post name of seller. Good guys.
 
Cobalt said:
Seller sent me a label and I am returning for a full refund. All is good, except I really wanted to keep this baby. As soon as I get refund I will post name of seller. Good guys.
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It was saddening to see that tip and I feel Your pain.
I have been eyeing the Forrest Bowie for a long time.
I like the historical reproductions and I have a few,but decided to stay out of it this time.
Mainly because I already got knives in this size, the Golok and the Fiddleback Forge 12" Machete.
For a user at a reasonable price, I think the FB 12" is a good choice.


Regards
Mikael
 
ordering online for me is always kind of sketch however necessary. you just can't find the variety in stores (at least i can't) as you can find online, especially with special cutlery retailers, for example i just got my Lamson stubby chef knife with some light scratches on the belly of the knife, its whatever, i won't return it for something ill end up doing myself anyway, however, chips, cracks, fractures, too many scratches, damaged serration, or blatant fakes are a no-go for me --- its always hard to get a perfect looking specimen
 
There are no quality knife stores within 100 miles of me. I think the days of the quality knife storefront is gone forever. There was a time when I lived in California, that there was two knife stores that had quality knives to include CRK. I doubt those stores are still there.
 
Cobalt said:
There are no quality knife stores within 100 miles of me. I think the days of the quality knife storefront is gone forever. There was a time when I lived in California, that there was two knife stores that had quality knives to include CRK. I doubt those stores are still there.
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And yet the MAPs keeps going up to pretect them. :rolleyes:

OP I'm sorry to see this. A number of things could've happened, but I'm guessing that a lesser employee at either the manufacturer or the retailer is to blame. Someone checking out the knife broke it somehow and then rather than handling it as they should, they just boxed it back up and left it for you to find.

Anyway, glad to hear the retailer didn't give you any further trouble. Hope the new year treats you well.
 
A business model suggestion....

Just keep pumping out the product, wrap them up and ship them all.
Fix it if it comes back. If it doesn't come back you're ahead of the curve.
If 50% of the "bad" pieces come back for warrantee work, you're still 50% ahead of where'd you be if you did 100% quality control.
I bet the percentage of returns are way lower. The fan base is more than willing to accept the "hand made" excuse and to rationalize away the shortcomings of the products. And then there are those in locales where it is cost prohibitive to send in warrantee work.
 
I`m pretty sure that Bark River never send a broken knife to any of their customers. Most obviously it occurred between you and the seller. I never bought Large Bark River`s but the last big one I bought came in with a thick plastic tip protector and the kind of packaging you could directly drop off the plane for delivery. And if you didn't find the tip anywhere it occurred before packaging for sure.
 
SteelJunkee said:
I`m pretty sure that Bark River never send a broken knife to any of their customers. Most obviously it occurred between you and the seller. I never bought Large Bark River`s but the last big one I bought came in with a thick plastic tip protector and the kind of packaging you could directly drop off the plane for delivery. And if you didn't find the tip anywhere it occurred before packaging for sure.
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You should learn more about bark river before assuming they'd never send out a product that isn't as advertised.
 
shinyedges said:
You should learn more about bark river before assuming they'd never send out a product that isn't as advertised.
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Like I said my experience with Bark River is limited. And I never ordered directly from them. :) But I don't think they would do that on purpose.
 
SteelJunkee said:
Like I said my experience with Bark River is limited. And I never ordered directly from them. :) But I don't think they would do that on purpose.
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I don't think that knife was intentionally made that way. What I do know is that the questionable morals of the guy who owns and runs it and knowing what I know about their history, I wouldn't put anything past bark river. Just my 2 cents, they may not have had anything to do with what happened here, like I said I just wouldn't put it past them.
 
shinyedges said:
I don't think that knife was intentionally made that way. What I do know is that the questionable morals of the guy who owns and runs it and knowing what I know about their history, I wouldn't put anything past bark river. Just my 2 cents, they may not have had anything to do with what happened here, like I said I just wouldn't put it past them.
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I was meaning sending off a knife broken to their knowledge. Sending a imperfect one is one thing but a broken one... yishhh.
 
SteelJunkee said:
I was meaning sending off a knife broken to their knowledge. Sending a imperfect one is one thing but a broken one... yishhh.
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That's exactly what I don't trust. Someone saying "fuck it" and sending it anyway once the accident happened. I trust other manufacturers and realize mistakes happen. Bark river earned this mistrust in my eyes. But, I realize without knowing more how someone could give them the benefit of the doubt.
 
shinyedges said:
That's exactly what I don't trust. Someone saying "fuck it" and sending it anyway once the accident happened. I trust other manufacturers and realize mistakes happen. Bark river earned this mistrust in my eyes. But, I realize without knowing more how someone could give them the benefit of the doubt.
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I`m not a big knife buyer, so it`s clear that my experience is ridiculous compared to many members here.

But I have a hard time thinking that it would be a sustainable business model as problems coming back to you would increase with sales, forcing you to invest in service / return instead of Quality Control, a lot simpler and more cost efficient.

But, i`m no business man. I would probably fail because of "conscience problems".
 
SteelJunkee said:
I`m not a big knife buyer, so it`s clear that my experience is ridiculous compared to many members here.

But I have a hard time thinking that it would be a sustainable business model as problems coming back to you would increase with sales, forcing you to invest in service / return instead of Quality Control, a lot simpler and more cost efficient.

But, i`m no business man. I would probably fail because of "conscience problems".
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You'd be surprised what a rabid fanbase will do for a company, or maybe not. Anyway, I said my peace, if you care to know more there is a plethora of info right here on bladeforums.
 
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