Leafstorm blade

sting7777

sting7777

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I recently sold my Leafstorm that had been sitting in a case basically unused. Factory edge and touched up on a sharp maker. One of the scale screws had fallen out and the clip was removed when I first got it and so I sold it very in expensively to a fellow forum member.

I sent lots of pics before the sale.

Anyway - just received a message saying that I had obviously ground the blade down quite a bit and it was a completely different shape than his leaf storm etc.

Anyone know if the blade shape or grind changed over time or if this blade looks "wrong". I was completely surprised to see this comment.

I offered to pay to have it shipped back because except for that screw and clip it's in excellent unused condition.

Thanks!

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The middle picture does make it look like the blade at the tip was ground back a bit, but the other pictures make it look totally stock. If I received it, I'd never have thought it looked reground. I'd like to see a pic of the buyer's knife with yours. Otherwise I'd not believe the complaint.
 
I see what you mean but I think that's just the light catching the edge and making it pop in the pic. The first pic shows a similar sized edge grind just not as lit up. I think he was saying the blade is a different shape though. Only owned one Leafstorm so thought I would check in here.
 
Did you contact whomever you got the knife from? If the knife has exchanged hands many times the info of a blade mod may have been lost. I traded for a GB that had the lockbar cutout mod done and the guy I got it from had no idea, and unless you owned one you wouldn't either. It was done pretty well and felt good in hand. I noticed right away by feel then looked closer and could tell. Pictures pre-trade did not tip me off to it though (and in this case wouldn't have halted the trade) For our trade it didn't affect anything, I mentioned it to him as a general info and I guess a lesson learned for BF exchanging of used knives.

For what it is worth, that blade looks to have stock grinds, but some of the reprofilers out there are good. Certainty doesn't look like a damaged tip fixed by a stone by hand (I have a few of those lol)
 
Well as long as you bought from a reputable dealer, that settles that. I've never seen a fake Leafstorm.
 
definitely a stock leafstorm. I had one for a while a it had the same blade profile as yours.
 
I can't tell from the pics. The angle of the photo and lighting can make a blade look a little different. I think the best tell would be if the blade is significantly shorter than an unmolested example. Here's a pic of mine for comparison.

 
After taking a harder look, it looks like the tip is upswept a little more than mine. The kind of thing that I might expect from a broken tip repair, but again it is hard to tell from pictures.

If Spyderco did change the blade shape, then that is something that I am not aware of.
 
Looks same to me. Lol. He hasn't responded so who knows. I just don't like being accused of things. Life goes on. Thanks for all the comments and info [emoji106]🏼
 
It certainly looks like there was a modification/repair done to your Leafstorm. Comparing your pictures to other Leafstorms, the tip is more upswept and the distance from the start of the hollow-grind to secondary bevel changes towards the tip.
 
Thanks able. Weird that it came from factory like that. I guess I'd really need to two of them side by side.
 
Yeah, the edge grind does not appear to stay equidistant from the primary grind line, looking like it is up swept more at the tip and possibly being slightly shorter overall than say the one Remnar posted for example.


Was this particular Leafstorm ever sent back in to Spyderco for a sharpening?
 
Would suggest you offer him his money back. Otherwise, forget it. You bought it new. End of story.
 
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