Well I guess I will respond to this thread. I sold dozens of the SG2 JYD blems and never heard anyone saying anything about any problems whatsoever, so I believe that for whatever reason you have had a run of bad luck. That being said, blems have been an absolute blessing to myself and my family. They provide those of us with a knife that we are not afraid to use and we buy the firsts to store in our collections. I have seen some companies that destroy their seconds and to me that is a real waste and even though I am not an overly eco minded kind of guy, it doesn't make sense for the planet either. So I say kudos to Kershaw for not wasting product, I know they could toss them if they chose too. I have sold thousands of blems and I have only had a handful that I held back because I thought they were not good enough to go out. I believe that thousands of people have been introduced to Kershaw knives through the purchase of seconds and had thoughts like, wow if these are this cool and they are seconds, I need to buy some new ones. There is always a reason for everything and there will always be pros and cons for everything. It goes without saying that I would be very sad to see blems go away. Thomas, I know it's a pain for you guys, but I know that I speak for thousands, we like all Kershaw knives , blems included.
KG
