Kershaw Launch blade tip broke

[ReverendPick]

Got this Kershaw Launch 15 in yesterday. Today it fell off a chair onto a vinyl floor and the tip chipped. Not super impressed that a magnacut tip could break from 24 inches onto vinyl.

 

[oldmanwilly]

Is there concrete, nails, or some other hard material underneath the vinyl? That might have made it worse. Plus, when I drop a knife it rarely falls perpendicular to the ground and usually spins/twists on its way down. The tip could have easily poked the floor while the knife kept spinning, adding lateral stress to a fine point.

But in reality, that looks like a very fine tip that was just looking to get dinged up. I have had similar damage to knives in Magnacut, AEB-L, 14C28N, 1095, etc. with very fine tips. It's annoying, but it's also an easy fix with some diamond plates. At least it didn't stick your foot.

 

[luethge]

I’d be a little upset if I didn’t plan to use the knife. I have a feeling you’ll be able to fix that with 1 lite sharpening. Production knives often need to be sharpened a few times before you’ll notice the true abilities of the steel used. In my experience, it’s not a matter of if, but when you’ll chip a tip off - especially with blade profiles like that Kershaw.

 

[kreole]

Sounds like you need to stick to thicker tipped knives

 

[DocJD]

Not super impressed

...with that damage .

Might try some 3V next time ?

 

[LG&M]

Easy fix,

 

[SharpBits]

You have to be more careful when you have a blade with a very fine tip. Doesn't matter what steel it is made from, physics cannot be avoided.

That said, contact Kershaw support and see what they have to say. They have one of the best customer support departments.

 

[conan11]

I'll bet any knife that fell the exact same way would be in the same shape. Pierce something with that knife. Cut with it. Use it. Sharpen it.

 

[jbmonkey]

tip on this kershaw 20cv broke too...but was stabbed into a steel barrel lid....

 

[Bigburly912]

I’d bet you can clean that up in a few minutes/seconds with a fine Arkansas stone. I wouldn’t even hit it with anything remotely coarse.

 

[Zylok]

Got this Kershaw Launch 15 in yesterday. Today it fell off a chair onto a vinyl floor and the tip chipped. Not super impressed that a magnacut tip could break from 24 inches onto vinyl.

what’s the HRC, Magnacut gets quirkery if the hardness is pushed too much beyond the low 60’s sweet spot

 

[BP Green]

That’s not even worth mentioning imho. . .

 

[Yadeadman]

That's one of the trade offs with very fine point knives like that, regardless of the steel. There is so little metal behind that tip that there isn't much support for it. It's an easy fix though and shouldn't take too much to fix.

 

[Mk-211]

It's a user now, put it in your pocket and enjoy it.

 

[BD_01]

You dropped it and dorked it up in under 24 hours?
I’m sorry, I have that move trademarked.
You’ll be hearing from my attorney.

 

[Ajack60]

Just be careful walking around barefoot, you wouldn’t want that metal in your foot.

 

[marrenmiller]

Sometimes things drop in just the wrong way. IMO that's a pretty small amount of damage, all things considered.

 

[katguy]

Gravity always wins.

 

[guy g]

I dropped a knife a couple of weeks ago.. at my age I was surprised at how fast I moved my foot.
I'm not familiar much with Kershaw, but it looks like a nice knife . Gitter Cuttin'

 

[abcdef]

Tiny points are usually not long for this world.