Fix it, live with it or send it back?

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Torgesson

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I just got a new knife in the mail today from SMKW. It's not an expensive knife, a Steel Warrior Wharncliffe Whittler with 440? stainless but I was disappointed to see the tip is bent on the main blade. I am not the most patient guy in the world, but thought I would send it back for a replacement. When looking over the return form it says 2-4 weeks to process the return so I am looking at 3-5 weeks to get the replacement back. Another consideration is that I see this particular knife out of stock or no longer available at several retailers, so no guarantee they will even have a replacement when they get around to pulling and shipping it.

Other option is to repair it somehow, obviously I could grind/hone it out but I am inexperienced in this process especially with this blade style, it's my first wharnie. The blade is pretty thin already, I am leery of thinning it out even more. I am wondering if there is a way to try to straighten it by bending it back. Seems like a long shot to get it just right tho.

Lastly, I could just live with it as is. It only affects the tip but I am not sure how it will affect sharpening over time.

Re-reading this, it kind of sounds like I am whining to me. I am not really, just looking at options to make the best of it and wondering what some of you more experienced knife users/collectors makers would do or suggest.

Pictures as best as I could manage.


 
Soft steel - just put the bent tip on a hammer face (use anvil if you have one), tap it flat with another hammer. done.
 
I'd call them up and tell them whats wrong with it and send them the photos and ask them if they can send you one out immediately while you are sending this one back. Worse they can say is no. I've gotten other companies to do that in the past, in general their response was if we don't receive the defective one in a certain amount of days we have to charge you for the replacement as well.
 
I pulled out a dolly and ball been hammer earlier today and gave a few well aimed raps and it straightened out perfectly. Thanks everyone.
 
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