Is this acceptable?

Knight88 said:
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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Kershaw and ZT as does Spyderco and I believe SOG and Cold Steel do or did sell them, probably others as well. Most blems I've seen are strictly of a cosmetic nature and to the end purchaser who is looking for a user it makes sense to sell those knives at a discount to keep costs down at the factory and to offer a less expensive product to those in the market for it.

My only issue would be if they are not sold as blems and or if they are not marked as such. In the former the manufacturer has no control once their blem hits the secondary market as to how they are advertised. It's up to the buyer to know what they are buying. In the later it's is within the manufacturers pervue to mark the product accordingly and IMHO Buck really should go back to that practice.
 
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Knight88 said:
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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:confused: The knife that the OP just got isn't a blem if that's what you're thinking.

You've obviously never seen what they sell as blems. Many times the blem needs to be pointed out to you as they are so small and insignificant. Even if the blem is fairly obvious, they never sell one with a structurial defect. I do disagree with Buck discontinuing the practice of marking the knife itself.

I have several and they are a great value. For example, the knife in the picture below is a factory blem. It has a small grind mark on the choil that in no way affects the usability or integrity of the knife.

 
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Well, it appears that this is how they are suppose to be. The seller offered a replacement. I will just go with what I got. Unless someone wants to swap me for another fixed blade. LOL!
 
My understanding is that a Factory Blemish is only for minor cosmetic imperfections that will not pass QC. not for anything that would affect the usability or function of a knife. Although I only have 1 Factory Blem in my minor collection I do have several friends who have purchased at the factory Factory Blems as gifts if they are an example I could not tell the difference.
 
Update...... This is quickly becoming one of my favorite knives. The sheath rides very well. I haven't found any hot spots on the grip. Well done Buck.
 
Plumberdv said:
:confused: The knife that the OP just got isn't a blem if that's what you're thinking.

You've obviously never seen what they sell as blems. Many times the blem needs to be pointed out to you as they are so small and insignificant. Even if the blem is fairly obvious, they never sell one with a structurial defect. I do disagree with Buck discontinuing the practice of marking the knife itself.

I have several and they are a great value. For example, the knife in the picture below is a factory blem. It has a small grind mark on the choil that in no way affects the usability or integrity of the knife.

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I would love to have a knife like this, blem or no blem.
 
let me ask a question please. what is stopping a person at the Flemarket buying blems and then removing them from the boxes and selling them as no blems?? if the knife is not market then how would the factory know it is a blem ?? if a blem breaks and it is not mark then why can't you just retuned it to be fixed or am I missing something???
 
richard thurman said:
let me ask a question please. what is stopping a person at the Flemarket buying blems and then removing them from the boxes and selling them as no blems?? if the knife is not market then how would the factory know it is a blem ?? if a blem breaks and it is not mark then why can't you just retuned it to be fixed or am I missing something???
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Yeah. I think that is exactly the argument for why the marking on the knife should not have been removed. Seems to me that a less-than-scrupulous individual could do exactly what you postulate.
 
Back to the original topic, I took a picture of an old selector blade to show that the method of grinding the serrations on the Sentry is nothing new.

 
I am not a fan of serrations anyways, but that doesn't look right. That would not be acceptable to me, but also a fairly easy fix with a little sharpening.
About the factory blems: I have no problem buying a knife that I know needs a little work, but I expect to pay less for it. You wouldn't want them to just throw them away, that would drive up costs.
 
Yeah, it's already fixed. It will have a chance to prove itself in a very short time. I will give you a full review when I return.
 
Returned from Yellowstone/Tetons and this knife performed flawlessly. It is a great all purpose knife. We used it to prepare dinner...cut wood...and just about everything else. It is not a quick drawing knife, but once locked in the sheath it isn't going anywhere. I did cut off the dangly crap cord Buck added. It isn't 550 cord- just some extra cordage that gets in the way.
The quick attach belt loop is wonderful. I found myself grabbing this knife (when going hiking) for that reason.
This knife has good edge retention-it never rolled or chipped. All I used was my strop and some green and it is still like new.

Money well spent.
 
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