How many Knife Companies allow breakdown of their folders?

[Folderguy]

Personally, I don't think that disassembly should void a warranty, provided the knife isn't riveted or pinned together. However, improper disassembly/reassembly should certainly void the warranty, just as improper use/abuse would. But I can certainly understand why a company would prohibit disassembly, as protection from idiots who don't have the proper tools or mechanical ability. I have willingly and knowingly taken apart several of my knives despite "voiding" the warranty, like Spydercos, Benchmades, and Microtechs. I put "voiding" in quotes because I would challenge anybody, even the people employed by those companies, to prove that I had voided the warranties.

I guess that you can't blame a company from protecting themselves from idiots. Such policies are undoubtedly the result of people who screwed up their knives by improper disassembly and expected the manufacturer to correct their errors. Even companies like CRK that allow this sort of thing have to deal with the occasional idiot that abuses their warranty and abuses their knife.

Good points.

In the end, they're probably protecting themselves from lawsuits and other such stuff.

 

[exitinyourhead]

Well I hope to find out how strickly Spyderco adheres to there take down/void warranty position. I have taken my leaf storm apart, cleaned, lubed and put back together numerous times. I am having trouble with the lock up of the liner and the blade now. I'll post an update of what they come back to me with.

well it took around 3 weeks but Spyderco fixed my Leafstorm under warranty. They didn't mention anything about me having taken it apart time and again. Fixed and returned for free.

 

[JNewell]

My hunch is that this works like a lot of other warranties. If your disassembly/reassembly didn't cause the problem or change how the thing functions, the manufacturer won't make an issue of it.