Feedback needed, Is this normal Spyderco quality????? *PICTURES*

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Spinerazor

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Hi everyone i have a question regarding Spyderco's quality control. Yesterday i got a tenacious and i feel the blade is very badly ground and its bothering me, its not the most expensive knife i know but i mean Spyderco is known for quality and i'm not sure if this one just slipped by their controls or what but i think its unacceptable, there is a sort of flat looking spot where the grind is very tiny if that makes sense, its like a quarter the height of the grind at the tip, am i wrong in thinking this or should the blade look like this?? images are attached, it really isnt showing up well in the pics as pronounced as it is in person, i am using a cell phone camera so the quality sicks but have a look anyways... thanks in advance for your thoughts!

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Yeah, thats not a great grind. But you might just use it as is, because it seems to be more cosmetic than anything, or you might even out the grind if you have the skilz. I would only be really bothered if its actually dull. And even then, I would just fix it myself.

You can always send it to Spyderco, and I bet you'll be happy with the result. I have a black Tenacious as well, and it has a proper grind.

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Yo Mama said:
It's a bit uneven, but how will it matter in function?
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I'm sure it wont matter in function but i have $5 knives that have a better looking grind, and when i spend $40 on a Spyderco shouldnt i expect something better than a $5 knife can give me?
 
Doesn't look too disastrous to me. That's one of the cheaper Spyderco's made by Sanrenmu in China, so the quality isn't as good as a more expensive Spyderco. But even so, that's a pretty minor issue. I've had blades ground unevenly on much more expensive knives; the problem will work itself out after a few sharpenings.
 
Personally, I wouldn't be upset about it... I've seen worse grinds on way more expensive knives.

If it bothers you, send it back.
 
I guess i sound like i'm whining but really i'm not, i can fix no problem but it really isnt hard to put a decent edge on it at the factory and i'm just saying that for how simple it is to get it right they should get it right all the time not most of the time.
 
Spydercos are sharpened by hand, so it's normal to have some variation in the edge grind. As for how difficult that is to do at the factory, I can't comment. I don't work in a knife factory, nor do I sharpen hundreds of knives every day. Is it sharp?
 
Wait, so the secondary bevel isn't perfectly uniform? As others have said, that's really not a big deal. IIRC, most companies' edges are put on by hand using an abrasive belt - there's bound to be variations from knife to knife.

Sharpen it once, maybe twice, and you'll never be able to tell it was there.

If you had paid 200$ for that knife, or if it had been dull, I could understand being frustrated with it.
 
Spinerazor said:
I guess i sound like i'm whining but really i'm not, i can fix no problem but it really isnt hard to put a decent edge on it at the factory and i'm just saying that for how simple it is to get it right they should get it right all the time not most of the time.
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If you ever decide to manufacture knives and can achieve this, I'd certainly buy a knife from you! :thumbup:

Please have a chat with Benchmade... :D
 
Spinerazor said:
I'm sure it wont matter in function but i have $5 knives that have a better looking grind, and when i spend $40 on a Spyderco shouldnt i expect something better than a $5 knife can give me?
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You want to look at the knife or do you want to use it?

Why don't you compare the cutting characteristics of the Spyderco v. your $5 knife, then come back and tell us what you find out.
 
I have something like that on my Izula 2. I can see how it would bother you so I say send it back. My Izzy did work itself out with sharpening though.
 
Spinerazor said:
I guess i sound like i'm whining but really i'm not, i can fix no problem but it really isnt hard to put a decent edge on it at the factory and i'm just saying that for how simple it is to get it right they should get it right all the time not most of the time.
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First: Yes, you definitely sound like you're whining. :p That's fine, though, we all whine sometimes. If it really is a big issue for you then I'm sure either Spyderco or the guys you bought it from would be able to exchange it for a new one, no big deal.

Second: A whole wack of big name companies can't even consistently churn out knives with useable edges (Benchmade and Cold Steel are two that leap to mind), so how do you figure it's easy for a manufacturer to put a picture perfect edge on every knife that leaves the factory? :confused:
 
I just got a PM2 (Brown S35VN) and was disapointed with the finish, you can see lots of grind marks on the blade, it wont effect the funtion and I'm not making a big deal of it, but the finish sure is alot nicer on my Benchmades.
 
Spinerazor said:
I guess i sound like i'm whining but really i'm not, i can fix no problem but it really isnt hard to put a decent edge on it at the factory and i'm just saying that for how simple it is to get it right they should get it right all the time not most of the time.
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Why do you assume it's simple to put a decent edge on it at the factory? I know you're new here, but you're expecting perfection from a $30 knife, and frankly, you're expecting something which doesn't really exist, especially not at that price range. On top of that, the aesthetics of the grind really don't matter. What's important is that the knife is sharp. Is it sharp?
 
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