New custom knife came bent to the right?

"I've seen sub $200 fixed blades made out of garages that were better fit/finish then some pieces being put out by mastersmiths for nearly a grand."

I find that kinda hard to believe. Just sayin
 
Makes sense, ill just wait. Hopefully his work doesn't reflect his business practice. Fingers crossed this just ends quickly!
 
I am rather surprised he didn't offer to pay for shipping but at this point I'd just suck it up.

It is a rather glaring fault and I find it hard to believe that it was simply overlooked but at least he's going to hopefully make it right. I agree with everyone in that it was an unacceptable knife no matter what the price point.
 
Leethal Cutlery said:
I find that kinda hard to believe. Just sayin
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Ever see the for sale section here and see some of the pieces sold WAY below what they're worth? Ever handled a knife and thought the price was high for what it is?

Every maker I personally know has seen it.

I'm not saying it is a rule of thumb.

There are knives I've inspected that were so damn good, I wanted to quit right there. That happens every time I'm in Johnny Stout's shop. :)

I've also handled knives and wondered if the maker was drinking in the shop when they built the knife, given their name recognition.

Just saying, value, beauty and all that are VERY hard to put a finger on. Plenty of variables. Crazy world.

OP, apologies for the tangent. I hope the maker gets you squared away.
 
I don't think the maker will mind paying the post back. I had a customer send a knife back due to the scales being to fat for his tiny hands.. I didn't even think twice about that. But I did learn a lesson. Ask what size hands they have.

Good luck I'm sure everything will work out in the end. But I find it hard to believe he didn't spot that.
 
Leethal Cutlery said:
"I've seen sub $200 fixed blades made out of garages that were better fit/finish then some pieces being put out by mastersmiths for nearly a grand."

I find that kinda hard to believe. Just sayin
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I have held a knife at the Blade show in Atlanta made by an ABS Journeyman that was twice as skewed as that. It's weird, but it happens.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I have held a knife at the Blade show in Atlanta made by an ABS Journeyman that was twice as skewed as that. It's weird, but it happens.
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Ive seen similar things myself..Though not from a JS or MS personally..Ive seen people line up to pay $400 for knives that many makers here on bladeforums routinly sell for less than $200..We all know that quaility dosnt always drive price in the knife world.
 
unclejoe357 said:
Ever see the for sale section here and see some of the pieces sold WAY below what they're worth? Ever handled a knife and thought the price was high for what it is?

Every maker I personally know has seen it.

I'm not saying it is a rule of thumb.

There are knives I've inspected that were so damn good, I wanted to quit right there. That happens every time I'm in Johnny Stout's shop. :)

I've also handled knives and wondered if the maker was drinking in the shop when they built the knife, given their name recognition.

Just saying, value, beauty and all that are VERY hard to put a finger on. Plenty of variables. Crazy world.

OP, apologies for the tangent. I hope the maker gets you squared away.
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I sell knives here. I've also handled many gorgeous knives. But I have never seen a many knives with better fit and finish then the ones made by a JS or MS. They got those stamps because of their fine attn. to detail. And of course I've seen knives that are worth more then they sold for but that's not what you said. You said you've seen "garage made" knives with better fit and finish the some master smiths. All I'm saying is I'd like to know these master smiths your talking about.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I have held a knife at the Blade show in Atlanta made by an ABS Journeyman that was twice as skewed as that. It's weird, but it happens.
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We all make mistakes. But he said master smith and I myself have never seen anything less then awesome fit and finish come from any ms knife I've ever held. That's why I have a hard time believing that.
 
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Being a Mastersmith has not always been about fit and finish. There is actually a lot more to it than that, and a primary focus on fit and finish is more of a recent phenomena.

You can go to a knife show and find brilliant knives made by various masters that are light strong and well made and the grinds will be all wavy. It is less common today than it used to be, and heavy clunky tactical type knives are more popular than they used to be. I attribute this to the internet and people observing knives with their eyes more than their hands these days, photogenics and aesthetics have taken on a more important role.
 
I guess I just haven't had one come thru my hands yet that is like how y'all are describing. And dont get me wrong, I'm not saying it can't happen bcuz we all are human after all. But from my experiences, the ms knives I've held have been superb all around.
 
I wanna apologize to SVS. I didn't mean for your thread to get sent off course here. I should have made a new thread to discuss this.
 
No need to apologize Leethal. I think that the discussion at hand is very useful information. In a nutshell, just because a knife is expensive doesn't always mean that it's top shelf quality.
Taking pride in your work and great customer service is what I will look for when I'm buying all my future blades.
 
This could have been corrected at the temper cycle before the handles were put on. I wouldn't have sent a blade out like that.
 
Leethal Cutlery said:
I sell knives here. I've also handled many gorgeous knives. But I have never seen a many knives with better fit and finish then the ones made by a JS or MS. They got those stamps because of their fine attn. to detail. And of course I've seen knives that are worth more then they sold for but that's not what you said. You said you've seen "garage made" knives with better fit and finish the some master smiths. All I'm saying is I'd like to know these master smiths your talking about.
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I have personally held several kitchen knives by one very well known MS. I'm not going to say who it was but I will say that he studied in Japan for several years. The finish on the knives of his were horrible with deep scratches all over the place. If it didn't have his name on it, I wouldn't have believed that it came from him. Now, I'm sure that it functioned flawlessly, but the fit and finish weren't anywhere near what I thought it should have been. I agree with what Nathan said above. Being a MS doesn't mean that everything has to be perfect, only that you know how to make a fully functional knife and have the ability to make a flawless knife when you need/want to.
 
Beating a dead horse here but a cosmetic issue is something that could be totally acceptable depending upon the price but a structural issue is unacceptable no matter what the price.
 
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