New Kellam Wolverine has asymmetrical grind. Is this normal?

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Mapacho

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I am new to the site and to the world of knives beyond the Swiss Army. I have taken up Bushcrafting and recently purchased a Kellam Wolverine. It arrived yesterday and I noticed that the blade is not symmetrical. As you look down the spine of the knife, as it begins to taper to the point, it isn’t even there. The taper begins earlier on the left side than the right. I did a bit of research but cannot find out if this is an issue. I wrote to Kellam USA and they said:
"Not a problem. The knife will perform very well. Enjoy it."
Do you guys concur?
Thanks
 
Yes, the knife will function just fine. That is a fit and finish issue. A bit annoying for a knife of that price but certainly will not affect the usage of the knife. Pics always help as well, then we can see how bad it is. How much earlier does it start, etc...
 
Mapacho said:
Thanks Erik. I can't figure out how to add a photo. I could email it to you though?
Click to expand...

Upload the image to a site like imgur, photobucket or flickr. There should be an option after uploading called BBCode just copy and paste that into a post.
 
Welcome to BF. Asymmetrical grinds are not out of the norm for any production knife. As was mentioned, it should not affect performance at all and is more of a cosmetic issue.
 
Here's a pic of the Wolverine.

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Based on what I can see, the grind looks more uneven than I would normally expect, but as long as the knife performs as it should, I wouldn't let it bother me. But I always look at my knives as tools and don't focus on minor fit and finish issues.
 
My kellam puukko is the same. The grind is actually the same all the way down the blade, up past the belly and takes a sharp turn towards the tip. The awesome part is the edge itself is straight and true. My Puukko blade holds an amazing edge for a very long time. The Wolveriene should hold one much longer.

Now put it back in the sheath, it's not a toy, and go out tomorrow and slice up a bunch of wood till the blade is dull. Warning, it's going to take a whole bunch of wood.
 
Not a big deal to me if the edge is centered and the blade straight...

Randall knives are typically very loose, but the one thing they try to keep right (maybe) is that the edge is centered and paralell to the spine: This centering might affect sharpening, so it is the one thing that would really bother me if yours didn't center the edge right.

Check if your blade's spine is not slightly curved, looking down and to the front (might be curved to the right on yours, not sure, as it could easily be the lens), as that is far more common than many people seem to realize, and is one of those things that could explain the wonky point grind... Personally I hate curved blade spines, no matter how slight and irrational it may be, and I am far more willing to forgive an assymetrical point grind if the blade is not curved... A Randall Model 18 I have is curved (still with a centered edge, somehow), as is a Bk-9 (very bad, with uncentered edge) and a few others.

I have an Al Mar Special Warfare whose point is completely off to one side, but the blade is otherwise dead straight, and the edge is centered too. No big deal.

Gaston
 
Thanks Gaston. The blade does not appear to be curved. I will call it good and the next knife I buy will not be sight unseen!
 
Thanks for all the help guys. Gotta love these forums. My how it has changed the world, eh?
 
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