Bad Chuck Richards Knives

[JD Mandrell]

Hmmm, When you add a knife to the cart, you get a disclaimer option at the bottom of the page. That’s where I saw it.

OK, I tried that, but didn't see that. He should make that show up on his main "terms" page IMO.

 

[jp9mm]

Out of boredom and tempered with touch of curiousity I went to his website and went thru the buying process up to the point of actually paying for a new knife and there were no disclaimers,disclosures, notices, or warnings anywhere that state categorically that the maker in question won't repair or service knives bought on the secondary market. I can only assume that he's falling back on his claim that his knives have a limited service lifetime and that he won't work on any that he deems worn out.

So much for researching the maker prior to buying a used knife...

Me too, but i found it.
All the way at the bottom of the page you have to click 'Terms & Conditions'
ex: 'We do not work on or provide parts for a Chuck Richards Knife that is modified in any way, or acquired via any other way than through us directly, Exclusions to this are knives that are sold new on any dealer website. We may, without prior notice, change the services; stop providing the services or any features of the services we offer; or create limits for the services.'

 

[TOMBSTONE]

I guess the only option is finding another Craftsman to fix,mod,pimp to resolve the issue

 

[HappyDaddy]

The maker can decide to take a look and see what the problem is. If it's a defect for which he is responsible, he should fix it. Burying some BS disclaimer on his website doesn't absolve him of the general human obligation to try to not be a douche.

 

[David Lennon]

Hey BF’s

I purchased a knife off of the exchange. A Chuck Richards Counselor 1.0 edition. I received the knife and it became very apparent that there was an issue with the knife. The pivot would loosen to the point of the blade becoming flush with the scale after a dozen flips. Clearly not normal for a lightly used/carried knife.

I contacted the seller whom has a sterling reputation. He offered a full refund no questions asked. I declined because I really like the knife. I opted to try to locktite the situation.

I have locktited the pivot giving the knife a full day to cure. It only slightly delayed the pivot failure. I repeated the process with increasing amounts of the blue goo two more times with the same result.

I contacted Chuck Richards directly on Instagram. He responded quickly proclaiming he doesn’t work on HIS knives purchased from any source but him directly.

I wasn’t asking for anything for free. I offered to pay for a new pivot. I also pointed out that the pivot must clearly be defective as there is no way to do that type of damage to such a lightly used knife.

The response I received from Mr. Richards can’t be described any other way than shitty.

I know the Blade Forums/Knife community has a pet peeve about sellers that don’t back their own work. That is why I am posting it here. I really like this knife and Mr. Richards work. I only have 6 followers on Instagram so that unfortunately may have played a role in his dismissive attitude.

Something is clearly defective with this knife pivot and I have no recourse. Mr. Richards is a wart on the community.

Did the guy you bought it from buy it direct from Chuck, if so maybe he will do a repair for him especially if you returned this sale as the seller agreed to do. When and if it's repaired you could repurchase it from him if you both agreed. If so would this be within Chuck's terms of warranty repairs?