my ESEE-5,is this a defect?

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vladimir117

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hi guys, i'm a newbie here. Several days ago, i got my favorite knife,the ESEE-5, which i have been dreaming of for a whole year. However, there is a minor problem that kept annoying me, it's the end of the cutting edge:

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the second pic(right side) is the normal end of ESEE-5 as i saw online, but the first one(left side) looks like a defect, is it? :confused:
thanks in advance for opinions.
 
No offense meant, but I think you just need to just get out and use your new toy. that is a small enough defect, judging from the zoom level, that it just doesn't matter.
 
Why dont you draw some circles around the area in question or maybe take some pics with more magnification so we can see what you are talking about.
 
Thanks, i'm concerned because i was planning to put it on the niche, actually i like it so much that i hold it sleeping these days:D so i wish it to be perfect...
 
Looks like that hand ground knife was just ground a little uneven at the ricasso. I wouldn't worry about it at all, but if it bothers you that much send it to esee and they with send you a new one. But that won't negatively effect anything.
 
Just go out and use it! it won't have any effect on performance, and you can get it the way you want it with a few sharpenings. It's a knife that's meant to cut through car doors and airplane shells, it's not meant to be pretty. Go beat on it for a month, and you'll forget all about such a small imperfection.
 
Thanks. I'm in China and the knife restriction here is so fierce that almost all imported knives have to be smuggled in:( so i just don't get the superb warranty of ESEE. And thanks for the word "ricasso" which i couldn't express in English
 
Personally, I think it is not quality problem, maybe the problem of the Finish.
Don't worry about that~
 
When I got my 5 it was far worse than that...the grind terminated about an inch from the plunge resulting in a greatly reduced cutting edge. They would have fixed it for me, but I just used it until the rest of the edge needed work then sharpened/re-gound the entire edge the way I like it.

What I see in yours is not a defect, it is simply that they terminated the grind a bit early, and did a little wiggle in the very end (the guy on the grinder probably had an extra sip of coffee that day). I would suggest that it is not worth the hassle to send it in to have them fix that last 1/8? inch. That knife is designed to be used and used hard...get busy!

I have seen nothing to suggest that ESEE will not take care of their reasonable customers...and I have seen a (very) few examples that suggest that they are also not perfect. If it really bothers you, contact them and send it in in accordance with their procedures. They are good people.
 
If you want a strong blade you make sure you have no sharp corners and every transition that can be rounded is. A rounded plunge line is done for strength as a straight plunge line at the ricasso would cause a stress point where a fracture could form. The down side is you cannot sharpen all the way into the plunge line.
 
Thanks for sharing. I also got an Izula earlier this year. That one has stunning craftsmanship, and it gave me the confidence of ESEE quality. Maybe i got over-expected.
 
knifenut1013 said:
If you want a strong blade you make sure you have no sharp corners and every transition that can be rounded is. A rounded plunge line is done for strength as a straight plunge line at the ricasso would cause a stress point where a fracture could form. The down side is you cannot sharpen all the way into the plunge line.
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I would suggest that you could probably drill holes in the plunge line and still not break this knife:D

What you say is true, but I would suggest that there is a pretty low concern for breakage even if he ground a V-notch line cutter at the termination of the plunge.
 
knifenut1013 said:
If you want a strong blade you make sure you have no sharp corners and every transition that can be rounded is. A rounded plunge line is done for strength as a straight plunge line at the ricasso would cause a stress point where a fracture could form. The down side is you cannot sharpen all the way into the plunge line.
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yep that's exactly why i chose ESEE-5, 1/4" thick sabre grind blade and curved transitions, otherwise i would buy the CS Recon Scout.
 
unit said:
I would suggest that you could probably drill holes in the plunge line and still not break this knife:D

What you say is true, but I would suggest that there is a pretty low concern for breakage even if he ground a V-notch line cutter at the termination of the plunge.
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True, but it was designed for those folks that could bust a bowling ball in a padded room :D
 
Its not a defect so don't worry, each one is hand sharpened so there are variations.

just use it and abuse it and have fun.

cricket
 
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