Knife Gallery in Orange, CA...thumbs down!!!

dasknife

dasknife

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Please do not get your knives sharpened there if you value them at all. I should have known better but being that I am local and while saving up for a Wicked Edge I thought why not get a few knives sharpened there and after all they have been there for a substantial period of time. That was a mistake. I asked the owner his preferred method of sharpening and he said "oh just the belt sander, I've been doing it for years," so I said to myself, "well so I guess you are not touching my knives." So a week goes by and decide I cant wait any longer and bring them in for a sharpening. A day later I pick them up and does not bother to even show me his work and asks for payment. As I am paying I decide to check them out and I was blown away, uneven grinds, grinds don't even match, and now one of my blades has a small recurve in it compliments of the belt sander.
Just for reference one of the two was my Spyderco s110v PM2 and the other was my Benchmade 551-1 First Production run. I know This my seem like a rant but both were in great shape when they went there and he should not have used a f*****g belt sander to apex two pretty much brand new knives. I would have gladly paid more for more attention and care to be paid to my belongings. Not to mention they are quite pushy on there sales tactics similar to that of car salesman.
So, when it's time for your blades to be sharpened think about it. I could not honestly recommend them for a proper sharpening or anything else for that matter. ALWAYS ask the service provider the method they will be using to hone or sharpen you tools, because belt grinders are a sure way of killing you blade. Plaza Cutlery is better anyways, at least Russ remembers my name and who I am.
 
Man, I know you're bummed, but you should have gone with your initial instinct. Why have them sharpened there when you know they're gonna use a belt sander? Especially considering all the great sharpening services available online, which probably aren't much more expensive.
 
Might as well have used an angle grinder and an 80 grit wheel on em.
 
jakemex said:
Might as well have used an angle grinder and an 80 grit wheel on em.
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Hey I legitimately got a hair shaving edge on a table top grinder on a knife I was throwing away because it was crap. Back on topic I think bass pro uses one too but last knife I brought in was dull but had black coating on blade no scratches. It left sharp with no scratches on the coating and it costs $2 an knch
 
So you were unsure about their skill and gave them a pm2 s110v AND a BM.. You didn't have any crapy kitchen knives for them as a tester?!

I know you feel you should have trusted your Instinct but it It often blows my mind on how people, even in the industry, are so inept at putting a quality edge on a blade..
 
They are sharp, but the grinds lines are ugly as sin. Looks as if a jig was not used and that he free handed them on the wheel. While it is a knife shop that has been around for a while I figured it would be fine, but I should have trusted my instinct. What trips me out though is that he and his employee knew that I was was probably a collector over a user and not some dude with a 20 dollar knife. Whatever, just letting you guys know so no one else makes the stupid mistake I did.
 
Do you have pics of the damage? I'd be interested how bad it is. Also, is there any way to get your money back from the store?
 
I'll put up some pics. I don't think I will be getting my money back. If it is a numbered BM will BM allow me to pay for a replacement with the number? Lol, what makes it worse is that I may have OCD or something because now that I know it is not right, the way it use to look or to my standards I keep looking at it and getting upset.
 
Dude with what we spend on these things I don't blame you for getting upset, but it is just a knife. As far as the numbered, I don't know, but personally I hate when they put those on. The reason is because Benchmade offers engraving for very cheap price, and it takes up real estate when they have the serial number all over the blade.
 
Also why not start sharpening your knives yourself? Really just getting into a Sharpmaker doesn't cost that much and you could probably take care of this stuff much easier and better on your own.
 
I can sharpen with a benchstone fairly well, I just assumed he would be able to keep a consistent edge since his shop was an older one. Also thought he would have taken a little more care and been a little bit more diligent with others valuables. I am just either gonna have to invest in a Edge Pro or the W.E.. The numbered thing is kinda of cheesy but it kinda cool too. I guess I wont be afraid to actually use them now.
 
dasknife said:
They are sharp, but the grinds lines are ugly as sin. Looks as if a jig was not used and that he free handed them on the wheel. While it is a knife shop that has been around for a while I figured it would be fine, but I should have trusted my instinct. What trips me out though is that he and his employee knew that I was was probably a collector over a user and not some dude with a 20 dollar knife. Whatever, just letting you guys know so no one else makes the stupid mistake I did.
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What makes you expect to them to know you're a collector? I know people who abuse pm2s and abuse sebenzas.
 
Bringing in 3 nicer blades in a padded knife case with some Steel Flame patches on it...I don't know?
 
Spend 80$ on a Spyderco Sharpmaker and 20$ on a nice strop. You will never need to use a sharpening service again.
 
dasknife said:
Please do not get your knives sharpened there if you value them at all. I should have known better but being that I am local and while saving up for a Wicked Edge I thought why not get a few knives sharpened there and after all they have been there for a substantial period of time. That was a mistake. I asked the owner his preferred method of sharpening and he said "oh just the belt sander, I've been doing it for years," so I said to myself, "well so I guess you are not touching my knives." So a week goes by and decide I cant wait any longer and bring them in for a sharpening. A day later I pick them up and does not bother to even show me his work and asks for payment. As I am paying I decide to check them out and I was blown away, uneven grinds, grinds don't even match, and now one of my blades has a small recurve in it compliments of the belt sander.
Just for reference one of the two was my Spyderco s110v PM2 and the other was my Benchmade 551-1 First Production run. I know This my seem like a rant but both were in great shape when they went there and he should not have used a f*****g belt sander to apex two pretty much brand new knives. I would have gladly paid more for more attention and care to be paid to my belongings. Not to mention they are quite pushy on there sales tactics similar to that of car salesman.
So, when it's time for your blades to be sharpened think about it. I could not honestly recommend them for a proper sharpening or anything else for that matter. ALWAYS ask the service provider the method they will be using to hone or sharpen you tools, because belt grinders are a sure way of killing you blade. Plaza Cutlery is better anyways, at least Russ remembers my name and who I am.
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You knew in advance how they would be sharpened, so why did you bother to bring them in?
 
Not to sound like a d!ck but:

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dasknife said:
Just for reference one of the two was my Spyderco s110v PM2 and the other was my Benchmade 551-1 First Production run. I know This my seem like a rant but both were in great shape when they went there and he should not have used a f*****g belt sander to apex two pretty much brand new knives.
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dasknife said:
I can sharpen with a benchstone fairly well,
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Makes me feel like you kinda sorta got what you deserve for being too lazy to do it yourself, if all they needed was a touch up, on "basically brand new" (quality) knives, and you are capable of doing so "fairly well", but instead chose to hand them over to a stranger with a belt grinder, especially considering Benchmade and Spyderco would have sharpened them if you had just sent 'em in, and i'm sure you have other knives, (as a collector), which could hold you over till they got sent back, or just sent them 1 at a time... so you could have just sent the BM in for it's lifesharp "tuneup" back to a factory edge, and the Spyderco in for their services, with the original manufacturers then both holding all liability in the event of a "whoops" moment.
Or you could have gave them a nice quick touch up yourself on benchstones, ensuring your own work, but instead chose to opt for option #3... A stranger...

Sure this guy, he's been in business for a long time, but seriously consider, do you really think his sharpening services is what's keeping his Cutlery shop in business, or his retail sales, and sharpening us just a side gig to add a few bucks for those people who "can't" adequately do it for themselves...

What's the old rhetoric? "If you want something done right, do it you yourself."

If you can do it yourself, and rather choose not to, or if you knowingly choose a lesser quality route like a stranger with a belt grinder over a manufacturers offered services, you got what you had coming...
 
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Sucks bro.
In the future, call Josh at Razor Edge!! If you aren't able to do it yourself!
I have a Sharpmaker and a strop for maintenance....for a re grind or profiling......send em to Josh!!
Excellent work and a cool dude to deal with......NO belt sanders!!
If the damage is that bad I'd send the BM in for a blade swap ~ $35 and I'd send the Spydie to Josh.
Good luck
Joe
 
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