Northwoods madison barlow back spring "bump"

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atsu han

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Hey guys, just wondering if any of you have purchased the madison barlow (not clipped) recently. if any of you have, did your barlow have this "bump" protruding from the back spring causing the blade some risk of damage?
After a quick inspection I noticed the pin that holds the back spring is riveted too close to the inner edge of the spring. Not a big deal but very bothersome.
I was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this and what their solution is/was.
Did you simply send it back for repairs or did you just file down the "bump"?
Any information is appreciated.

Cheers


Ps. Pics coming soon
 
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atsu han said:
Hey guys, just wondering if any of you have purchased the madison barlow (not clipped) recently. if any of you have, did your barlow have this "bump" protruding from the back spring causing the blade some risk of damage?
After a quick inspection I noticed the pin that holds the back spring is riveted too close to the inner edge of the spring. Not a big deal but very bothersome.
I was just wondering if anyone else has encountered this and what their solution is/was.
Did you simply send it back for repairs or did you just file down the "bump"?
Any information is appreciated.

Cheers


Ps. Pics coming soon
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I wouldn't file down the bump, you run the risk of popping your backspring out. I have heard that this is a common problem with the 1st gen Madison. I suggest you send it to Derrick at KSF or to GEC themselves.
 
There were a few of them that experienced this issue. It comes from having so much blade in the handle. GEC can fix it for you quickly, or you can send it back to us. Either way, we will take good care of you. Sorry that one got through.

Contact Greg through our contact us page and we will pay for the shipping to us or to GEC. Greg can give you the details.
 
Derrick (or anyone else), out of curiosity, how is this generally fixed? My non-clip point camel bone encountered this slightly, but I think it went away when I sharpened it a bit. I'm wondering if that truly fixed it, or if I haven't let it snap closed as much since and it hasn't happened.
 
Whenever a blade touches the backspring I always just wedge a sliver of leather into the blade well (a couple of milimeters is enough) and I wait until the problem sharpens out.
 
I had a GEC that hit the spring, the knife is a user so I put a piece of a paper match under the kick until I had sharpened the blade a few times, then it no longer hit the spring.

Best regards

Robin
 
Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely do something along those lines if it comes back. It was so small that it's not worth sending in at all. Especially since it's a user as well.
 
I think GEC has a magic wand. :)

I would tell you if I knew, but I know they do a great job at it.
 
I knew that was fairy dust that I washed out of the joints of one of my Northwoods. And to think that I considered it might actually be buffing compound!!!
 
I had this problem with the drop point barlow but I don't with the clip. I also have this problem on about 90% of my 73s. I just close the blade slowly instead of letting it snap shut.
 
Thanks for the info guys, very helpful!
I contacted KSF and spoke with Greg who was very helpful and polite.
After coming to a conclusion, I decided to ship the knife back to KSF for a exchange since mine isn't a ivory handle and being the impatient baby I am, I didnt want to wait the 2-3 week repair/shipping time from GEC. (due to this being such a minor problem)
Once again thank you BF and Derrick you're the man, keep making these beautiful knives cus I'll keep buying them!



Ps. Forgot to mention how well made this knife is. No gaps, no pins showing through bolster, perfectly centered blade, handle and brass liners are completely symmetrical... I could keep going but you get the point.
A round of applause for Derrick/KSF and GEC for coming out with these beauties.
 
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