Got the Taipan what is this?!(Taiwan)

[Hermit_Knight]

I got the new tai pan today and it looks awesome and came very sharp but there is some gap above the guard does anyone know what this is thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/5v5e3dM

 

[Man with no name]

That doesn't look right. No gaps like that on my stainless or 3V Tai Pans. Is it on both sides of the blade?

 

[Hermit_Knight]

That doesn't look right. No gaps like that on my stainless or 3V Tai Pans. Is it on both sides of the blade?

Yeah it is I don’t trust the stability of it not that I’ll ever use it but still....

 

[Man with no name]

It's a new knife. Call customer service or vendor that sold it to you and see about getting a replacement. No reason to settle for that whether you intend to ever use it or not!

 

[Hermit_Knight]

It's a new knife. Call customer service or vendor that sold it to you and see about getting a replacement. No reason to settle for that whether you intend to ever use it or not!

Yeah I think I will do just that.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

That doesn't look right. No gaps like that on my stainless or 3V Tai Pans. Is it on both sides of the blade?

Yeah I just checked my 3v one and no gaps.

 

[jux t]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what is creating the appearance of a gap. Is it a gap where the guard should rest against the blade? Strange looking from those angles.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what is creating the appearance of a gap. Is it a gap where the guard should rest against the blade? Strange looking from those angles.

I’ll take some pics from different angles in the morning and post them it looks like there is some steel missing, more like a hole then a gap it’s strange.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

The guard rattles now but to cold steels credit they said they will replace it.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what is creating the appearance of a gap. Is it a gap where the guard should rest against the blade? Strange looking from those angles.

Here are some better pics of it.
https://imgur.com/a/OpMuO0o

 

[jux t]

Here are some better pics of it.
https://imgur.com/a/OpMuO0o

Interesting that the blade doesn't seem to keep its thickness when meeting the guard in that spot. Unless it's an optical illusion. I hope they get that straightened out ASAP.

 

[d762nato]

It looks like someone was off a little on their grinding, a little silver solder would fix that right up.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

It looks like someone was off a little on their grinding, a little silver solder would fix that right up.

I’d never seen that before you mentioned it that stuff looks very useful and easy to use cheers!

 

[d762nato]

I’d never seen that before you mentioned it that stuff looks very useful and easy to use cheers!

While I'm no expert on the subject of silver soldering itself I believe it does involve some heat and how much I'm not sure of. You wouldn't want to mess up the heat treat. I would head over to the knife makers forum and ask around I'm sure they will have some great ideas and also a lot of knowledge about securing guards on different knives.

 

[DocJD]

The guard rattles now but to cold steels credit they said they will replace it.

I would most definitely return . Don't accept this kind of poor QC . Encourage CS to meet a higher standard .

 

[Hermit_Knight]

I would most definitely return . Don't accept this kind of poor QC . Encourage CS to meet a higher standard .

Yeah I think I must have gotten one from the first batch but still this one should not have been allowed out of the factory, fortunately cold steel is sending another.

 

[KenHash]

After many years of Seki production, this year is the first for the Taiwan factory so I suppose there could be some teething problems in the beginning. Regardless, as CS is replacing it should be no problems.

 

[Man with no name]

The 3V Tai Pans were made in Taiwan and all of the ones that I saw were flawless. Is San Mai steel that difficult to work with?

 

[Hermit_Knight]

The 3V Tai Pans were made in Taiwan and all of the ones that I saw were flawless. Is San Mai steel that difficult to work with?

I have owned three of the 3vs and one had a tiny gap and the guard wobbled but not like this and I see an Amazon review of a 3v tai pan someone had the same issue I hope my next one is fine.

 

[Hermit_Knight]

They replaced it, no faults at all with this one and after a good stropping it’s my sharpest fixed blade I think.