Fix it or send it in?

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Tony18

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Got this Native as a gift, my mom bought it right from Spyderco so she paid almost double but I figured that extra money went to a great company so it didn't really bother me. Wasn't very sharp OTB so decided I would sharpen it. From practice & constantly reading here my free hand has gotten a lot better, so I taped it up & about to put it to the stone when I noticed how uneven the bevels are. After further inspection I noticed it was ground real deep at the tip on one side & real deep at the heal on the other side. The edge is pushed way over to one side at the tip & opposite side at heel. It's literally like a single bevel towards the tip & even worse at the heel. My Manix S110v bevels were quite uneven but not like this So I went ahead & fixed my manix on my own. Was pretty proud of the job I did on it as it's the first nice knife iv free handed & it turned out nice & even. But I'm not so sure my skills are up to the level this Native needs. Main thing i'm worried about is that it will take off a lot of steel to fix it. So should I try in fix it or send it back to Spyderco? Including some pictures, only had my phone so hopefully they're good enough to see what I'm talking about.
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If it really bugs you, send it back. I would request a new knife in that case or you'll be out the usable steel anyway. Otherwise, if sharpening freehand just correct it over time slowly or follow the same bevels and use as is - it won't effect function in any way.
 
Tony18 said:
Got this Native as a gift, my mom bought it right from Spyderco so she paid almost double but I figured that extra money went to a great company so it didn't really bother me. Wasn't very sharp OTB so decided I would sharpen it. From practice & constantly reading here my free hand has gotten a lot better, so I taped it up & about to put it to the stone when I noticed how uneven the bevels are. After further inspection I noticed it was ground real deep at the tip on one side & real deep at the heal on the other side. The edge is pushed way over to one side at the tip & opposite side at heel. It's literally like a single bevel towards the tip & even worse at the heel. My Manix S110v bevels were quite uneven but not like this So I went ahead & fixed my manix on my own. Was pretty proud of the job I did on it as it's the first nice knife iv free handed & it turned out nice & even. But I'm not so sure my skills are up to the level this Native needs. Main thing i'm worried about is that it will take off a lot of steel to fix it. So should I try in fix it or send it back to Spyderco? Including some pictures, only had my phone so hopefully they're good enough to see what I'm talking about.
s723.photobucket

http://s723.photobucket.com/user/Anias12/media/image.jpg2_zpsknpkabcv.jpg.html
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Edit- how can I put the actual picture in my post?
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(I retrieved the IMG code via your link and inserted the image in your quoted post above)

The IMG code to be pasted into your post would look like this, for your specific picture:
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I'd be inclined to send that one back, if not happy with it.


David
 
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If I were gonna use it, I wouldn't care and fix it myself - you'll do a better job of it than they will.
If not, I would send it back for replacement only - no fixes.
 
Thanks everyone for the advice, been busy all day just had time to check back now. This one has more of a personal meaning to it so I'd prefer it be as nice as possible. I would rather spyderco replace it but I touched it up with a fine spyderco rod when I first got it & didn't realize quite how bad it was until after I did it. So I'm not sure if they would still take it back, what do you guys think? If they won't then I'm leaning more towards trying to fix it on my own or, maybe find someone on here that could.
 
Tony18 said:
Thanks everyone for the advice, been busy all day just had time to check back now. This one has more of a personal meaning to it so I'd prefer it be as nice as possible. I would rather spyderco replace it but I touched it up with a fine spyderco rod when I first got it & didn't realize quite how bad it was until after I did it. So I'm not sure if they would still take it back, what do you guys think? If they won't then I'm leaning more towards trying to fix it on my own or, maybe find someone on here that could.
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I wouldn't even say anything about touching it up yourself. I would just say the bevels came uneven from the factory, which they did, and request a replacement. Don't give them an opportunity to reject your request. I don't know how Spyderco is with warranties, but other companies (choose the industry) will take any opportunity to bail...
 
Jemblade said:
I wouldn't even say anything about touching it up yourself. I would just say the bevels came uneven from the factory, which they did, and request a replacement. Don't give them an opportunity to reject your request. I don't know how Spyderco is with warranties, but other companies (choose the industry) will take any opportunity to bail...
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Thanks. I'm gonna try that, will update..
 
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