Farewell, Sweet Tenacious

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almasy87

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Your life was but a year and a half long, but it was a fulfilling life full of cutting and exploring the city from my pocket. You will be missed.

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Seriously, though...not quite sure how it happened. I was using it to cut apart some cardboard boxes and next thing I knew I was missing the tip. I guess it's possible that I hit the floor or something without realizing it, but I don't think I was using that much pressure. And here I was almost completely sure that my $5 Menards beater would fail first O_o
 
Sorry to hear about your Tenacious. I've knocked a chip or two in the edge of mine, but I've been lucky enough not to break anything, even with the abuse I've put it through. Most of the damage I've inflicted on mine, I've been able to sharpen out.

On my other beater knives, I've done more damage with cardboard than anything else. I usually hit a staple or something.

~Chris
 
Nice idea, but not only do I not even have a belt sander, the tip would also be sticking out from the handle. :p

Might be time to just get rid of it and find a new EDC. I'm starting to wonder if this one received an improper heat treatment or something because I've never heard of a Tenacious breaking like this, especially doing a lighter task. Either way, I don't trust this knife enough to bother trying to fix it, and fixing it safely (as I said, the tip would tip would stick out the side of the handle if I fixed it now) would take too much work (to get around the tip issue, I'd probably have to create a metal shim to hold the liner lock in place permanently, solder it in place to the liner, solder the back of the tang to the stop bar, and essentially turn it into a fixed blade). Might be a fun project, but again, I don't trust the blade itself after it broke so easily.

Meh...maybe I'll just have to buy another Tenacious or something since it's the perfect EDC for me.
 
If you want it reground send me a email. Hate to see a good knife go to waste.
 
Here's what I mean about the tip:


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The spine would have to be reground as well which would change the blade shape, which I like. Also, when it comes down to it, this is a $30 knife...not sure if it's worth doing too much to restore it.
 
It would be a easy fix but yes the shape would change to something like a reverse tanto. Your choice, let me know if you change your mind.
 
email Sal, see what he says.
If you weren't abusing it, he'll probably want to see it.
In my experience he's always interested in blade failure of spydercos.
 
Like you said, it's a $30 knife. What do you have to lose trying to grind it into something useful?

Your choice though.
 
I dont know how fancy you want to get with it, but I think if I had it, I would take a file and round off that part that sticks out of the handle. Then, just continue to use the shortened part. you dont have much of a tip, but for a beater knife it still cuts. You would have the very first sheepsfoot tenacious, and a story to tell!
 
Get in touch with Spyderco first to see if it was a factory defect-rare but possible.
 
i agree, contact spyderco first...then regrind it, the material would come off the spine so the tip will be snug in the handle still. If it is not a factory issue covered by warranty have one of the guys on here grind it, if I was stateside I'd do it for free (would take less then 15 minutes to make a usable piece).
 
Yeah, contact Spyderco first if it broke without applying any sort of prying pressure. Sal might want to inspect it to see if there was an inclusion or other defect in the steel.

If Spyderco doesn't want to look at it, you could always take the blade out of the handle, sandwich it between a couple of pieces of cardboard, put it in an envelope and send it to me. I'll happily round off the booboo with my belt grinder and send it back gratis.
 
With a quick fix you would have a unique knife and if anything, you can still pick up another Tenacious if you find yourself missing the original.

+1 to those that have offered to regrind the blade, i think that's awesome!
 
The way I see the regrind would be from spine curving down to the edge. That would solve the problem of the tip sticking out.

I say take up the generous offer of your kind knife fellows and see how it turns out.
 
You should say "Welcome bench grinder !". You really should modify it. You can make a screwdriver out of the new point. :thumbup:

I know there are some people over at this forum who are itching to get their hands on your broken Tenac. :D
 
I say call Spyderco and see if they will take the knife in to look at it before doing anything else.
 
Ankerson said:
I say call Spyderco and see if they will take the knife in to look at it before doing anything else.
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+1 what Ankerson said.

Charlie Mike would wave that into some kind of badass monstrosity. :D
 
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