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Its luck if you have a blade that is as tough as you desire. Its bad luck if you get a blade that fails and shouldn't. The better makers just put more luck in their blades but any can have some bad luck.
So this is a blade that had no luck. I wouldn't right off every blade made of this steel. I also don't want every blade made so thick to make it indestructible from normal or even abusive use.
This type of huge chip out is what happen when a steel fails, usually heat treated on the hard side. I've seen it on a few blades including an Al Mr. I also don't want all knives made springy soft so they bend and roll rather than ever chip or break.
Even the very great Survive Knives GSO's can take damage if prised into a nail. There isn't a blade made that can't fail first week or ten years down the road if the forces defeat its strength. Battoning is a fast way to find any weakness and do a lot of it over time it will find some. If found wanting replace it. Funny how we invest hugely in blades and expect them to last forever. I like a good knife and pay hansom prices for some, but I know in that steel is some luck. The ticket price should but doesn't always ensure how much luck is in that steel. I generally use the right tool for the job, and try to get some logavity in the luck department. If I push my luck it might break, fool me.
Lastly, my higher priced knives tend to be more pampered so fair well, but they can pick up damage. The most cost effective are mid priced user knives and if they pick up damage it doesn't hurt as much.
Bad luck on this blade, its has a warranty at least. Another same knife might do better.
So this is a blade that had no luck. I wouldn't right off every blade made of this steel. I also don't want every blade made so thick to make it indestructible from normal or even abusive use.
This type of huge chip out is what happen when a steel fails, usually heat treated on the hard side. I've seen it on a few blades including an Al Mr. I also don't want all knives made springy soft so they bend and roll rather than ever chip or break.
Even the very great Survive Knives GSO's can take damage if prised into a nail. There isn't a blade made that can't fail first week or ten years down the road if the forces defeat its strength. Battoning is a fast way to find any weakness and do a lot of it over time it will find some. If found wanting replace it. Funny how we invest hugely in blades and expect them to last forever. I like a good knife and pay hansom prices for some, but I know in that steel is some luck. The ticket price should but doesn't always ensure how much luck is in that steel. I generally use the right tool for the job, and try to get some logavity in the luck department. If I push my luck it might break, fool me.
Lastly, my higher priced knives tend to be more pampered so fair well, but they can pick up damage. The most cost effective are mid priced user knives and if they pick up damage it doesn't hurt as much.
Bad luck on this blade, its has a warranty at least. Another same knife might do better.