Plumberdv, when you copied/quoted my post, did you read it? I clearly laid the blame on myself. I gave the seller positive fb ('Feedback'... not 'Factory Blemish'!). FYI, I have very few 'favorite sellers'. I haven't bought but a couple of knives off of Evil-Bay, preferring B&M stores, both local and mail order.
The hole was irregular, ~1/4" across, and nearly to the tang. Having used boards of various color Dymondwood to resaw/drill and turn to make pens & pencils since 1995, I am familiar with it's 'failures'. I suspect my knife was finished - and the chunk 'blew out' during final buffing. As I had intended on giving the first 113 I got to a knife salesman at a store across town, a chap who had saved knives for me (... and my wife!) the $39.95 price was alluring - I am frugal (Cheap!). I couldn't give him the knife with a hole, and despite having a few such defects appear while drilling & turning, I had no experience with patching it - I usually just tossed the failed parts. The knife was complete, I don't blame anyone for Buck's not destroying the knife. To their credit, it had an orange stick on dot next to the defect (You didn't need it!). I cleaned the leftover compound, etc, from the defect and lanyard hole (It was blocked!), following up with a cotton swab and lacquer thinner. I sanded a scrap of similar Dymondwood making fine dust, dripped some thick CA glue in the defect, then the dust was added - mixed with a toothpick - and pushed in and leveled with an old CC (They have a use...). I sanded and buffed it almost flat - then my CTS problems, actually why I quit turning pens, kicked in - and my buffing took a bit off an edge of the scale... more character. The salesman/friend was happy.
I may get myself a 'keeper' 113 - not today. Others - with no mention of 'FB' - were ~$50 delivered. Another $10 and I wouldn't have caused this turmoil. I wonder if my salesman/friend would have been as happy? He sure seemed elated!
Stainz
The hole was irregular, ~1/4" across, and nearly to the tang. Having used boards of various color Dymondwood to resaw/drill and turn to make pens & pencils since 1995, I am familiar with it's 'failures'. I suspect my knife was finished - and the chunk 'blew out' during final buffing. As I had intended on giving the first 113 I got to a knife salesman at a store across town, a chap who had saved knives for me (... and my wife!) the $39.95 price was alluring - I am frugal (Cheap!). I couldn't give him the knife with a hole, and despite having a few such defects appear while drilling & turning, I had no experience with patching it - I usually just tossed the failed parts. The knife was complete, I don't blame anyone for Buck's not destroying the knife. To their credit, it had an orange stick on dot next to the defect (You didn't need it!). I cleaned the leftover compound, etc, from the defect and lanyard hole (It was blocked!), following up with a cotton swab and lacquer thinner. I sanded a scrap of similar Dymondwood making fine dust, dripped some thick CA glue in the defect, then the dust was added - mixed with a toothpick - and pushed in and leveled with an old CC (They have a use...). I sanded and buffed it almost flat - then my CTS problems, actually why I quit turning pens, kicked in - and my buffing took a bit off an edge of the scale... more character. The salesman/friend was happy.
I may get myself a 'keeper' 113 - not today. Others - with no mention of 'FB' - were ~$50 delivered. Another $10 and I wouldn't have caused this turmoil. I wonder if my salesman/friend would have been as happy? He sure seemed elated!
Stainz
