Is this acceptable?

Monofletch

Monofletch

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I just bought a new Buck Sentry. It arrived today. Great knife, but, I wonder if the QC may have slipped on mine. Look at the transition to the serrations.... Is this acceptable?

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I would send it back immediately. Just my opinion though. Looks like someone had to practice 3 or 4 times until they got it the "right" shape.
 
where did you get it? your pic of the knife and the factory pic have quite a few differences. I hope it's not a fleabay special...
 
That looks like ti would snag on what ever you're cutting. I would try smoothing out the sharp transition between the serrations and the plain portion of the edge.
 
The picture on SMKW site looks almost exactly like yours....
I guess that passes QC.
If it was mine I would fix it.
 
You worked hard to buy it and you have the right to take it back if you are not satisfied. Its protected from all workmanship defects.

Cool knife but if you do not like the mistake have them fix it not you.
 
Personally, I would be fairly unhappy about that. I would say talk to the dealer and if they can't help you talk to Buck.
 
Monofletch said:
Does Buck sell blems? If so, how are they marked?
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Buck does sell factory blems, but they no longer mark them on the blade or anywhere on the knife with FB like in the past. They're marked as blems on the box only which makes no sense to me. Below is from an earlier thread on that subject.

"No more "Factory Blem" markings?

There's a seller who recently added this to their description for factory blems that they sell. The seller has a great reputation, seems to have a good connection with Buck and sells hundreds of their knives. I've bought a bunch from them with never an issue. I recently bought a FB from the seller and true to his statement, it was only marked FB on the box and not the knife.

"According to Bucks recently changed policy, this knife is not etched with the "FB" (factory blemish) marking as has previously been on blades. Because all factory blemished knives are covered for structural or functional problems by Bucks Forever Warranty, they have decided to discontinue marking blemished knives. The only essential policy change is that no Buck knife can be exchanged because of a cosmetic blemish, from now on, without the original receipt. Otherwise, the best part about this change is that your blade will not have the unsightly "FB" on the blade (the box will state "Factory Blem"). We will ALWAYS let our customers know when a knife that they are bidding on is a factory blemish."

The grind on yours is not unique. The grind at the serrations on my Endeavor is the same as the one on your SentrY and the catalog shows it just the same as your factory pict.

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Plumberdv said:
Buck does sell factory blems, but they no longer mark them on the blade or anywhere on the knife with FB like in the past. They're marked as blems on the box only which makes no sense to me. Below is from an earlier thread on that subject.

"No more "Factory Blem" markings?

There's a seller who recently added this to their description for factory blems that they sell. The seller has a great reputation, seems to have a good connection with Buck and sells hundreds of their knives. I've bought a bunch from them with never an issue. I recently bought a FB from the seller and true to his statement, it was only marked FB on the box and not the knife.

"According to Bucks recently changed policy, this knife is not etched with the "FB" (factory blemish) marking as has previously been on blades. Because all factory blemished knives are covered for structural or functional problems by Bucks Forever Warranty, they have decided to discontinue marking blemished knives. The only essential policy change is that no Buck knife can be exchanged because of a cosmetic blemish, from now on, without the original receipt. Otherwise, the best part about this change is that your blade will not have the unsightly "FB" on the blade (the box will state "Factory Blem"). We will ALWAYS let our customers know when a knife that they are bidding on is a factory blemish."

The grind on yours is not unique. The grind at the serrations on my Endeavor is the same as the one on your SentrY and the catalog shows it just the same as your factory pict.

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Thank you for the taking the time to explain that. I guess I should have done a little more research.
This Sentry is exactly what I was looking for. Other than that exaggerated grind spot it is an awesome knife. A couple swipes on my strop with some green compound and this is one of the sharpest knives I have ever had!
I am, however, quickly becoming a serration hater.

Thank you. I will do my best to abuse this thing!
 
Here is what one example of a Factory Blemish Label looks like for your amusement (the only way that you know that it is for sure a blem is by the label on the box as the knife is not marked as a blem):

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To be honest it kinda upsets me seeing them sell Factory Blemishes at all. Seems like if they had pride in their product they wouldn't even let it leave the factory looking like that.
 
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