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dfarm

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I have owned a kershaw leek factory second for a couple of years, and I still can't figure out what made it a second, so when I found a good deal on a factory second junkyard dog 2 with the composite blade, I picked one up since I've been trying to talk myself into buying one anyways. well, I was able to find what made this one a second. I didn't really look the knife over before I bought it, and when I got it home and started checking it out, I noticed that the blade was way off center, touching the liner with the lock on it. After much tinkering trying to get the blade centered, I took the blade out and stuck it on a strait edge, and sure enough, the blade is bent or warped in the direction of the liner with the lock.

I know that these knives carry no warranty, and I'm on my own as far as what to do with this one, so, I'm looking for help on techniques to try and straighten the blade out. I'll probably end up buying a "real" jyd2 if I end up braking the blade, but I'll trace the blade out on some 1095 I have just incase, and I'll try to make a new blade for it if I need to.
 
If you can't handle a second before buying it, You are taking a chance.
 
Can we see a picture of it along the straight edge? I've yet to see a blem with that type of issue yet. I'd be curious to see it.
Even for a blem that's out of spec IMO. A blem should be visual and not affect the ability to function.
 
I have a kershaw spec bump blem, and noticed the same thing. After looking it over, and not finding a blemish on it, I noticed the blade was off center. It's just barely touching the liner, so it does not really affect the function that much, but it will probably rub off the coating eventually. I tried adjusting the pivot screw, switching the washers around, adding a washer to one side, nothing worked. Anyway I came to the same conclusion, the blade is probably warped/twisted.

I doubt if this can be fixed. Seems that if it could be they would have done it at the factory. Being a composite blade might also throw a monkey wrench in fixing it. Could be wrong, might post in the tinkering section, maybe someone could tell you different.
 
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I'd put the pivot in a vice and tap the blade with a ballpeen hammer. I don't know that this is the right thing to do, but that is the first thing that comes to mind.
 
Wow that is off a bit isn't it... Well atleast you got if for a good deal haha. Like someone else said when you buy a blemished knife you take a risk of getting something similar to this. Looks like its not much of a functional problem but it would bug the crap out of me too. This is the first (actually second) time I've seen a Kershaw blem that actually had a significant blemish. I have bought around 20 throughout my time as an accumulator and I can almost never find any issue at all with them. You might want to give Kershaw a call and see if they could slap a new blade into the handle for a reasonable fee. I have had nothing but EXCEPTIONAL service from Kershaws customer service/warranty department and it would not surprise me at all if they gave you a new blade for under $20. I once acquired just the lockbar of a ZT 301, no blade and no other scale and they told me to send it in and they would fix it up for me. They said they couldn't quote me on a price though because there were too many variables but hows that for service!!!?
 
I have a Blur and a Leek second and both are technical ok. The Blur has am scratch in the coating and the Leek has also an scratch at the handle. So I think there are two categories, if you dont see an optical defect on your blems, it will have an technical.

If you are a user and no collector of your knives, you better get some of the first category.
 
Pity about your blems as I have purchased a ZT0500 and JYD2 w/ SG2 blade as seconds, and as far as seconds are concerned they are really good knives.

I would worry about hitting the composite blade with a hammer as the lamination may split where it hits the SG2. I've read some reviews about the SG2, and some say it is a brittle steel - great as a slicer, but not great as hard use (prying, etc.) True or not, I still wouldnt want to take a chance on it.

I would recommend switching the washers to see if that helps. Also - loosen all screws including the pivot, wedge a folded piece of paper between the scale and the blade on the side where the blade touches, and re-tighten all screws with the pivot being the last one you tighten.
 
I would recommend switching the washers to see if that helps. Also - loosen all screws including the pivot, wedge a folded piece of paper between the scale and the blade on the side where the blade touches, and re-tighten all screws with the pivot being the last one you tighten.
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Excuse me if incorrect, but I think those tricks are for centering blades that are already straight but are off center due to handle incongruities, spacers, etc...:)
 
They are, but its worth a try to see if they help the situation before taking extreme measures like putting the blade in a vice and hitting it with a hammer. It is a blem, and maybe if the adjustment trick gets some clearance the OP may find it acceptable.

I have one of the JYD2 SG2 blems - I got it from Kershawguy on this forum - and the first one I received had a "split" in the blade that ran up under the lamination line. It was almost not visible to the eye. If I were to hit that one the blade would have pretty much been rendered unsafe and useless. He was kind enough to trade it out for another.

Just my $.02.
 
I bought a new production 1725SG2 a year ago - great luck then as they had been 'gone' for a while. Beautiful knife - very well made - and microtome sharp out of the box (...and bag!). I bought the considerably cheaper blem version from K-guy - it, too was perfect, right out of the bubblewrap - except for a thin SG2 lamination on one side and a wider one on the other. It's the first 'blem' that had something differentiating it from a production variant by something other than the 'XXXX' somewhere on the blem's blade.

K-guy is top drawer - and his 'blems' have been great. I am shocked your 'delam' got out!

Stainz
 
I already tried getting the blade centered up, but its no use, the blade Its bent enough that it touches the liner. I'm thinking about putting a three pieces of wood in a vice and using them as a pivot to get gradual pressure and try that out first. I may call Kershaw about buying a blade.
 
I highly doubt that you will have any success bending that blade without annealing it first, dfarm. I would just chalk that one up to experience and go for a new one.
 
A.P.F. said:
I highly doubt that you will have any success bending that blade without annealing it first, dfarm. I would just chalk that one up to experience and go for a new one.
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agreed...quit buying 2nds. how many other precision made products do you think youd be satisfied with if it was a 2nd?
 
Ill probably not quit buying seconds, ill just make sure to look them over better. I rolled the dice on buying a second, and I lost this time, I'm not too worried about it. I'll make something happen with this one, weather I buy another blade from Kershaw, or make a new one. for what I'm into it, it will be a good user, or ill break the blade and have a project and end up with a unique knife.
 
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