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Murdamook

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I'm worried this will eventually lose so much material from sharpening that the tip protrude from the handles. Is this realistic?
 
Murdamook said:
Will that void any warranty?
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If you were to ask GEC this, they would say yes.


In my experience, warranty issues are generally immediately noticeable. I would just file the kick and not worry about it. If you started having problems with the edge hitting the spring, they would probably not fix it. If you had another issue, they probably would. Of course, I have been famously wrong.

On the 47, as with most GEC wharncliffe blades, there's quite a bit of room for lowering without blade slap. If all of this scares you off too much, an alternative is to file down the spine side of the tip. I've actually done this on a couple of modern style knives that had almost proud tips. Since 1095 develops a patina rather quick, you wouldn't really notice that it was filed down on the spine side. I just started with a coarse stone and worked it by hand through the grits until I got depth and finish I wanted.

It's your knife. Customizing it to your liking really makes it yours. Just go slow and be patient.

Good luck!
 
draggat said:
If you were to ask GEC this, they would say yes.


In my experience, warranty issues are generally immediately noticeable. I would just file the kick and not worry about it. If you started having problems with the edge hitting the spring, they would probably not fix it. If you had another issue, they probably would. Of course, I have been famously wrong.

On the 47, as with most GEC wharncliffe blades, there's quite a bit of room for lowering without blade slap. If all of this scares you off too much, an alternative is to file down the spine side of the tip. I've actually done this on a couple of modern style knives that had almost proud tips. Since 1095 develops a patina rather quick, you wouldn't really notice that it was filed down on the spine side. I just started with a coarse stone and worked it by hand through the grits until I got depth and finish I wanted.

It's your knife. Customizing it to your liking really makes it yours. Just go slow and be patient.

Good luck!
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Thanks man.
 
Traditional knives are meant to be user serviceable. If the tip of the blade is exposed, file down the kick a bit. If the tip of the blade sits too low, either add a blob of solder to the kick or tap it gently with a hammer against a hard surface to lengthen it. Go slowly and test frequently, a little goes a long way. You should be able to adjust most traditional knives this way. They were meant to be used, used hard, and used entirely up.
 
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