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rc51kid said:
Here is the thing. I feel that if you have a problem or question about a product the best thing is to contact the manufacturer before you post pictures and complain in a public forum. I did email them but since it is the weekend i had not received a reply yet. I dont mind one bit about that. I am happy to wait. they have been a great company to deal with and quick to reply to my questions. I have no ill will to them at all. My post here simply wanted to know if the inconsistency is normal and maybe my expectations were unrealistic to have it all perfect.

But since the forum cant believe that there could possibly be something less than perfect from Survive and instead decides i am trolling i will be glad to post up pictures at your request.

Believe me i have no hard feeling toward Survive, this is a minor thing. I was just trying to figure out if it normal or not. The knife feels great in my hand and is razor sharp.

I looked at my paperwork. I cant see anything indicating a 2nd but price was $189 if that helps determine a 2nd or not. I emailed then the order numbers o i ma sure they will know if it was a 2nd. It is not marked a 2nd in any way.



PS ignore the other blade condition, i was cooking with a cheap kitchen knife.
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I apologize for my comment to you.

Interesting. It appears every 4th notch is a little deeper. Almost like a it was made by a cutter with 4 blades and one was slightly longer than the other three.
 
Am I remembering right that the CruForgeV 4.7's were Cerakoted? Whoever did the coating knew their business. I'm on my 4th or 5th 1 hour stretch of Kleen Strip and I just got to bare metal after I put it on the ScotchBrite belt on the 1x30. No bleeding on it so far tonight, that's nice.

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I've heard the cerakote is a bear to strip. You going to be able to save the etchings?
 
Hard Knocks said:
I've heard the cerakote is a bear to strip. You going to be able to save the etchings?
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As long as I don't get too impatient with the ScotchBrite wheel I will, I etched both of the logos for a couple hours with PCB etchant.

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Hard Knocks said:
That oughta do it. Be interesting to see the results when you're done.
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I'm hoping for next spring. [emoji106]

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dogboye said:
I apologize for my comment to you.

Interesting. It appears every 4th notch is a little deeper. Almost like a it was made by a cutter with 4 blades and one was slightly longer than the other three.
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Thanks for the apology and no problem. In hind sight i do have a low post count so maybe it looked like i was just trying to make trouble.

I did hear back from Survive. They have always been quick to reply to my emails. They said that the Cru Forge got a little less hand finishing because of the Cerakote but they tried to hold it to there same level of finish as all the others. They apologized and offer a refund if i wanted to return it. I wont do that unless it is for a exchange or something. I will l probably just take it out and use it and forget about it.
 
grogimus said:
I'm hoping for next spring. [emoji106]

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Holy hell, that's after 5 hours of chemical stripper and a ride on the belt grinder?

That officially just put any concerns about cerakote durability to bed once and for all. Impressive.
 
My business is located in a small industrial park. The space next to mine is leased by a company that does cerecoting on firearms and knives. I have gotten to be friends with the owner over the years, and he has shared some stories about what cerecote will (and will not) do. Without boring you with details, if done right cerecote pretty amazing stuff and REALLY durable. I hate blade coatings, but would have total faith in a well done cerecote. S!K builds quality stuff, and I am sure that their cerakote is as good as it gets.
 
2 more hours tonight. I want to stop, I just can't. I will get you!

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If you do some reading around the interwebs, the general consensus is that chemical stripping is just a waste of time on cerakote. It requires abrasives...

When I had the pre-production sample 4.7 CFV I tried to clean out some scuffs with various things and nothing touched it. I did some reading and came to the conclusion the scuffs were permanent and the stuff is tough as nails, and the S!K cerakote is especially well done!
 
TRfromMT said:
If you do some reading around the interwebs, the general consensus is that chemical stripping is just a waste of time on cerakote. It requires abrasives...
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Pfft. Quitters. [emoji2] It's a tough coating for sure but now it's a mission.
 
Careful, Flick, er, I mean Grog....

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