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He bought it new but it was dull so he tried to sharpen it using a WorkSharp and rounded the tip and oh those scratches. That is such a beautiful San Mai knife, normally. On Ebay.s-l1600FRENZY.jpg
 
wow........speechless. didnt know the workshop could be used so poorly and wrong. kinda thought it was a kinda dummyproof setup? guess not.

easy fix by somone who knows how to sharpen properly without powered sharpen toys.
 
If it was genuine, would it have come out of the box that dull? The cynical side of me says that you might get a bit more cash for a mutilated "authentic" piece than for a counterfeit with a blade that couldn't pass for San Mai.
 
I have heard a few stories of them being dull from the factory, as well as having sharpening marks. The "zero edge" geometry combined with the inward curve was apparently difficult to sharpen. I experienced this myself a few months ago when I bought one off ebay. Was both dull and had factory sharpening marks...you could tell the marks were already there when the blade was polished, as they almost looked like they were under the mirror polish, and the logos/markings were still nice and dark, so wasn't polished after it left the factory. I know I posted about it on the CS forums, but don't think I posted about it here.
 
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jlauffer said:
I have heard a few stories of them being dull from the factory, as well as having sharpening marks. The "zero edge" geometry combined with the inward curve was apparently difficult to sharpen. I experienced this myself a few months ago when I bought one off ebay. Was both dull and had factory sharpening marks...you could tell the marks were already there when the blade was polished, as they almost looked like they were under the mirror polish, and the logos/markings were still nice and dark, so wasn't polished after it left the factory. I know I posted about it on the CS forums, but don't think I posted about it here.
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I wonder if the worker who did the final sharpen and finish on the blades at the factory was just having a bad day. "The medication says don't use heavy machinery. Aww, what the heck, I will try it anyways....." But the knife in the OP looks more like someone tried to use a freehand grinder than a WorkSharp.
 
Nothing is idiot-proof, because idiots are too ingenious. (Wouldn’t be surprised if this was self-inflicted damage via a WorkSharp.)

When diamond-surfaced bench stones first came out, I watched a man “sharpen” the edge right off his Camillus folding hunter. Sweating and swearing, he stood at the display and worked away until he had taken 1/16” right off the edge.
 
I've ruined quite a few knives tips with work sharp, I followed all instructions and that thing chews through knife tips like butter
 
The only CS I have ever gotten dull was that kukri machete I paid $14 for.
Other than that they have all been sharp and my 01 Trailmaster after I stropped it is one of the sharpest knives I own.
 
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