Jack Wolf disappointment...

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So exactly one month ago I bought the Jack Wolf Scuffle flipper brand new at retail. Initial "at a glance" inspection showed excellent lock up, even ground bevels and edge, no microchips or rolls and perfect centering. I bought the knife to safe queen and be a part of my display. I never carried it or even cut a single sheath of paper with it. Again. It's meant as a display piece. So yesterday my buddy who's a precision craftsman and has this amazing carpenter's eye came over and I handed him the knife. He looked at it and his immediate reaction was: "That's a crooked blade buddy".

I couldn't believe it and closer inspection revealed he was absolutely right. Now that I know it's crooked I too can see it. When looking over the spine of the knife, the tip visibly veers off to the left. Laying the blade on a flat surface further reveals the issue. Here's some pics:

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Needless to say this is heart breaking considering the overseas price I paid for it. I'm in the Netherlands and US imported blades are about 1.3x the US price. Since I bought the knife over a month ago, I'm no longer eligible for a refund so I'm stuck with a crooked blade. While I have no evidence for this I can't shake the feeling someone at quality control purposely bent the blade to achieve perfect centering. The spine of the knife is perfectly straight up to the point where the swedge begins and that's where it starts veering off. It really does seem this was done on purpose because the way the blade is shaped this should never have had perfect centering.

I'm not saying Jack Wolf knives are bad knives, but I'm saying mine is. Be sure to inspect yours thoroughly.
 
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That really sucks. It’s happened to me with this Bark River I purchased Christmas of 2024 from DLT 12 days of Xmas. I didn’t notice it till a month or so later. I showed Mike Stewart some pics and he said to send it back and they would fix it. Luckily I’m in America but haven’t gotten around to it. Guess i probably should lol. IMG_4561.jpegIMG_4560.jpegIMG_4558.jpegIMG_4557.jpeg
 
The precision and quality of most production knives these days is incredible, due to CNC machining. OTOH, knives that are made involving hand work may not be quite as precise. I have a Marble's Campcraft and a Fieldcraft in 52100 from Mike Stewart's time there around 20+ years ago that were hand ground, with slight imperfections. But they cut beautifully and still do. (Come to think of it, I have a few flaws myself, but my warranty expired over seven decades ago :rolleyes:.)
 
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ShaiHulud said:
I'd return the jack wolf, no reason to accept and settle with a bent blade
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Just the other day I decided to carry one of the knives I recently bought and when I tried to put it in my pocket the clip was so tight I could barely get it in, but getting it out was even worse! Nearly impossible without prying some seriously creative effort on my part. Thing is like a bank vault. I contacted the manufacturer via email and am awaiting a response now. You’d think that would be something they would screen for during quality control checks but I guess not.
 
BP Green said:
That would drive me nuts. I would’ve contacted the manufacturer immediately upon noticing.
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I'm in the Netherlands so I kind of assumed that wouldn't be a realistic option. I am going to contact my retailer though to see what they can/will do for me. Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not new here by the way. I was around many years (and knives) ago under Netshadex. Have a good one, Talk to you soon.
 
BP Green said:
Just the other day I decided to carry one of the knives I recently bought and when I tried to put it in my pocket the clip was so tight I could barely get it in, but getting it out was even worse! Nearly impossible without prying some seriously creative effort on my part. Thing is like a bank vault. I contacted the manufacturer via email and am awaiting a response now. You’d think that would be something they would screen for during quality control checks but I guess not.
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At least have a pair of jeans no one wears and feed the knife into the pocket before okay-ing the clip design
 
ShaiHulud said:
At least have a pair of jeans no one wears and feed the knife into the pocket before okay-ing the clip design
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That’s a great idea actually!

I’ve heard others complain about the clip design on this knife. As a matter of fact I thought it was probably just a minor bitching point from otherwise glowing reviews when I was researching it.

It’s not! It’s absolutely ridiculous. Maybe it’s just that mine is particularly bad, but it makes an otherwise fantastic knife virtually unusable. At least for pocket carry with a clip.

Edited to add that I’ve actually thought about doing a YT video showing how bad it is, or at least posting it’s own thread on it here, but wanted to give the manufacturer a chance to respond first. We’ll see how it goes…
 
Alberta Ed said:
The precision and quality of most production knives these days is incredible, due to CBC machining. OTOH, knives that are made involving hand work may not be quite as precise. I have a Marble's Campcraft and a Fieldcraft in 52100 from Mike Stewart's time there around 20+ years ago that were hand ground, with slight imperfections. But they cut beautifully and still do. (Come to think of it, I have a few flaws myself, but my warranty expired over seven decades ago :rolleyes:.)
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Do you mean computer numerical control? Cnc machining.


To the op, the crooked blade would aggravate me just knowing it was like that. Collection piece or not. Hopefully you can find a remedy that helps you.
 
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BP Green said:
Just the other day I decided to carry one of the knives I recently bought and when I tried to put it in my pocket the clip was so tight I could barely get it in, but getting it out was even worse! Nearly impossible without prying some seriously creative effort on my part. Thing is like a bank vault. I contacted the manufacturer via email and am awaiting a response now. You’d think that would be something they would screen for during quality control checks but I guess not.
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I just usually take the clip off and adjust either way!! 😉
Have done that many times thru the years!! 🍻
John 😎
 
jmh33 said:
I just usually take the clip off and adjust either way!! 😉
Have done that many times thru the years!! 🍻
John 😎
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Brand new knife. I don’t want to do anything the manufacturer can use to void the warranty. We’ll see how he responds, but yes that’ll be my last ditch effort.
 
Delta-v said:
I'd contact the manufacturer. That's not an inexpensive knife, especially considering it's made in China. That should be covered by warranty.
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Honestly shouldn't have left the factory bent to begin with. Its not a hard to see blemish unless using the right light at the right angle, its a literal bent blade, clear as day
 
BoCen said:
So exactly one month ago I bought the Jack Wolf Scuffle flipper brand new at retail. Initial "at a glance" inspection showed excellent lock up, even ground bevels and edge, no microchips or rolls and perfect centering. I bought the knife to safe queen and be a part of my display. I never carried it or even cut a single sheath of paper with it. Again. It's meant as a display piece. So yesterday my buddy who's a precision craftsman and has this amazing carpenter's eye came over and I handed him the knife. He looked at it and his immediate reaction was: "That's a crooked blade buddy".

I couldn't believe it and closer inspection revealed he was absolutely right. Now that I know it's crooked I too can see it. When looking over the spine of the knife, the tip visibly veers off to the left. Laying the blade on a flat surface further reveals the issue. Here's some pics:

thumbnail_IMG_7445.jpg


thumbnail_IMG_7441.jpg


thumbnail_IMG_7442.jpg


Needless to say this is heart breaking considering the overseas price I paid for it. I'm in the Netherlands and US imported blades are about 1.3x the US price. Since I bought the knife over a month ago, I'm no longer eligible for a refund so I'm stuck with a crooked blade. While I have no evidence for this I can't shake the feeling someone at quality control purposely bent the blade to achieve perfect centering. The spine of the knife is perfectly straight up to the point where the swedge begins and that's where it starts veering off. It really does seem this was done on purpose because the way the blade is shaped this should never have had perfect centering.

I'm not saying Jack Wolf knives are bad knives, but I'm saying mine is. Be sure to inspect yours thoroughly.
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I’ve met the gentleman behind Jack Wolf Knives personally. Ben seemed to be not only a good businessman but deeply concerned with regard to his brand as well. Contact JWK directly at support@jackwolfknives.com……and mention that you posted here and were referred to them via BladeForums.
 
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