New Chinook II's - Quality Question

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Hi, guys. I just bought 2 new Chinook IIs from a very reputable distributor.

One opened / closed very smoothly out of the box, just like the one that I owned previously. The other was a little "gritty", as if there were some small particles of something in the "action" of the knife.

Also, both knives had rust completely covering the inside of the Spyderhole. The first Chinook that I bought didn't have that problem. When I opened the boxes, they were not wrapped in plastic like the other Spyderco knives I have purchased. I don't know if that could be the cause of the rust. The blades were coated in oil, but I guess they neglected to oil inside the Spyderhole.

Should I try to exchange them, or am I being too picky? Is this normal? The "grittyness" is more of a concern to me than the rust, although I didn't expect to receive my stainless knives pre-rusted.

Regards,
cds1
 
cds1 said:
Hi, guys. I just bought 2 new Chinook IIs from a very reputable distributor.

One opened / closed very smoothly out of the box, just like the one that I owned previously. The other was a little "gritty", as if there were some small particles of something in the "action" of the knife.

Also, both knives had rust completely covering the inside of the Spyderhole. The first Chinook that I bought didn't have that problem. When I opened the boxes, they were not wrapped in plastic like the other Spyderco knives I have purchased. I don't know if that could be the cause of the rust. The blades were coated in oil, but I guess they neglected to oil inside the Spyderhole.

Should I try to exchange them, or am I being too picky? Is this normal? The "grittyness" is more of a concern to me than the rust, although I didn't expect to receive my stainless knives pre-rusted.

Regards,
cds1
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My chinook came gritty as well, but it gets better over time. try some lube and/or compressed air to see if anything comes out.

are you sure it's rust on the inside of the spydiehole? mine came discolored like a maroonish type brown. it was explained over here that it's due to the heat treat that discolors the blade not rust.
 
Really? I didn't know the heat treatment would cause that kind of discoloration. It's could be that's what it is then. Maybe that would explain why I couldn't get it to come off. I have not had any difficulty rubbing the rust off my stainless blades in the past.

The Chinook that you received with a gritty action - was it a Chinook II or an original Chinook? My original Chinook was very gritty out of the box, but my other 2 Chinook II's were both glassy smooth. (The Chinook I did smooth up over time, though.)

Thanks for your input, Madfast.

Regards,
cds1
 
cds1 said:
Really? I didn't know the heat treatment would cause that kind of discoloration. It's could be that's what it is then. Maybe that would explain why I couldn't get it to come off. I have not had any difficulty rubbing the rust off my stainless blades in the past.

The Chinook that you received with a gritty action - was it a Chinook II or an original Chinook? My original Chinook was very gritty out of the box, but my other 2 Chinook II's were both glassy smooth. (The Chinook I did smooth up over time, though.)

Thanks for your input, Madfast.

Regards,
cds1
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That's exactly what i did! I tried to remove the "rust" but upon further inspection, it looked like the color was part of the steel.

here's my post a while back: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293993&highlight=chinook+discolored

I got the chinook II. it was gritty out of the box. it felt real rough, kinda like there were metal/g10 fragments stuck in the pivot area. all i did was blow around the pivot with compressed air and apply some militec. it's smooth as butter now, but i don't know if it was the militec or just time that "fixed" it.
 
A few weeks ago I received a Chinook II, Persian and Harpy from a well known dealer. I had to send the Chinook back. The blade moved very noticeably laterally and fore/aft while locked. The machining along the thumb ridges was so poor that the last ridge was biting into the lock strap, causing a bur to form on it.

The Harpy and Persian were perfect. Zero blade play and smooth (if not a little stiff) opening. The locks on both snap shut like a mouse trap.

Too bad, I really liked the size and shape of the Chinook II and wish it could have been as good quality as the other two.
 
HunterSon - if you like the Chinook II I wouldn't give up so fast.

Of the three that I have, none of them have any blade play whatsoever.

The only issues I encountered were the maroon coloring inside the spyderhole (which is no bid deal, I just mistakenly thought it was rust) and a bit of grittiness in the action of one of them. The other two are the smoothest lockbacks that I own.

There is a reason why I just bought another two of them, when I already owned one. It's a kick-a$$ knife.

Regards,
cds1
 
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