New blade?

allhatnocattle said:
Shot in the dark, but you might check the craftsman-service provider area or put in a work request with Tom Krein. If you are super attached to your knife somebody could probably grind a new edge to your liking.
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Eh...it actually got a bit of a work out today. The good thing about having a knife with a "custom" edge is that I'm not too broken up using it where I ordinarily wouldn't have.
 
BITEME said:
I would just buy a new knife, your knife looks well used..if you paid 100.00 and had it ten years that's 10/yr usage like .02-.03 per day ,plus the fun in getting a new knife .
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I plan on replacing it for sure. I never thought a full-serrated knife would be useful, but it does come in handy.
 
blades&wrenches said:
Sorry to hear about this unfortunate situation. Sometimes crap happens.
Yes, many companies will replace blades for a nominal fee, many won't. Spyderco just happens to be one that doesn't. If this turns you off from the company, then so be it and move on. You can see Mr. Glesser wants to help you out and offer some resolution. By responding to the thread, it is evident he takes an active role and interest in interacting with his customers. That speaks volumes to me. Sometimes, however, the damage may be to great, and there's just not much they can do.
I think your best bet at this point would either be a regrind, or a new knife. Best of luck, sir!
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That is why I posted the pic, as mentioned above. I know without it, Sal is essentially guessing based off of my description of the damage. His response doesn't convince me that he's convinced a repair can be done, so the knife will have to work "as is" while I await replacement funds.
 
grumpy514 said:
Frame it on the wall, buy a new knife and carry on.

Kudos for helping somebody out in the time of need, accidents happen and unfortunately are not always fixable. The knife appears to be well used, keep it as a memento and buy the next knife you have been eyeing out.
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This one actually got used today. It's not worth repairing, it seems, so it's just going to get put through its paces and probably live out its days in my toolbox.
 
dougo83 said:
This one actually got used today. It's not worth repairing, it seems, so it's just going to get put through its paces and probably live out its days in my toolbox.
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:thumbsup: this is also what I would do. Given its age and condition, it just doesnt make much sense to invest more money in reparing it. Treat yourself with a new knife.:)
 
Hey Dougo,

You might consider sharpening it on a Sharpmaker. I believe that would extend some of the life. I've been told that serrations can be re-cut with chain saw files, though I've not done it.

sal
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hey Dougo,

You might consider sharpening it on a Sharpmaker. I believe that would extend some of the life. I've been told that serrations can be re-cut with chain saw files, though I've not done it.

sal
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I might have to try the saw file. I have one of those handy.
 
grumpy514 said:
Frame it on the wall, buy a new knife and carry on.
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I would absolutely have this on the garage wall hanging from a nail. I have a pair of Knipex long nose pliers that look like this blade. Had many mistakes over the years but lost most of them.

Sal, as usual your feedback on this has been gracious and is appreciated by us.
 
Missed this the first pass. "...like every other manufacturer out there." I haven't needed a blade replacement. Would be interesting to see what percentage sell replacement blades. I would guess it's not even close to "most" of them, and if so they're likely not affordable. I'm going to ask a couple of others about blade replacements.

Benchmade is exceptional in this respect. People also complain about Benchmade prices. You're almost certainly paying for part of that blade replacement and those free clips up front.
 
Checked a couple:

Kershaw will replace a blade. You have to send them the knife. Limited to current production models. No discontinued models, seconds, or limited edition knives.

CRKT doesn't do blade replacements.​
 
I've repaired many a damaged serrated blade over the years, restoring them to "like new" or better condition in function and appearance. This blade could be restored to that level, but it would require removing a lot of metal along the cutting edge, and might easily take an hour or two recutting all those Spyderco style serrations.

Repairing and resharpening just the damaged areas with a little creative re-shaping would have a good cosmetic outcome as well, to the extent that a casual user might not notice the defect was there. That alternative is about a 15 minute fix.

If one has a good understanding of how serrated edges actually cut, I would bet that for any cutting task I can imagine, comparing the repaired blade next to a factory new one, there would be no noticeable difference in functionality or cutting ability.
 

Thank you, kniferbro, for confirming that, nowhere in my post, did I say all knife manufacturers should replace blades.
 
RipD said:
Missed this the first pass. "...like every other manufacturer out there." I haven't needed a blade replacement. Would be interesting to see what percentage sell replacement blades. I would guess it's not even close to "most" of them, and if so they're likely not affordable. I'm going to ask a couple of others about blade replacements.

Benchmade is exceptional in this respect. People also complain about Benchmade prices. You're almost certainly paying for part of that blade replacement and those free clips up front.
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You could probably save a lot of time by understanding/recognizing hyperbole. But go ahead and call knife makers if that's what blows your skirt up.
 
I recently broke a Spyderco blade*. Didn't bother contacting them first, just mailed my $180 paperweight to Golden (from the other side of the world) with a note explaining what happened.

Got an email back, they had examined it and determined it was my own fault, no defects in the blade. I accept that. They also said the blade could not be replaced, which I expected to be the case. C'est la vie.

But they also said they would send me another Spyderco of my choice, to the same value of the broken one, which I did not expect. I didn't get a replacement blade, I am getting a replacement knife.

Seems to me that Spyderco looks at any returns on a case by case basis, and deals with each in a fair minded way, to say the very least.

*Be careful with Maxamet folks, it's quite brittle.
 
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