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https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
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OP, that groove is supposed to be there. If you look when it's closed the groove sits perfectly on the stop pin of the knife. It's a design feature intended to be there in manufacturing, relax
Some people simply have a better eye for details than others.
Your responses have been very enlightening, thanks. I guess "Made with Pride in the USA" has lost its meaning these days. If people don't hold their feet to the fire on these issues, then I guess we get what we deserve.
Personally, I'm going to hold their feet to the fire. I took some good pics and sent them to Kai to ask for a replacement. Here are a couple for your viewing pleasure. I will refrain from further comment and just let them do the talking. Enjoy your knives, gents, whatever that means to you.
How sure are you? I looked at many pictures before I concluded it was a defect and did not find any examples that have this. So if it is a feature, then it's something they only started doing in later runs of the knife...
Bought from LifeTools on Amazon. They want a 15% restock??? Last time I buy from them in any case.
Not sure why a thread was started in the 1st place if it's really as bad as you say.... The knife should have already been on it way back...
That's something you should have done way before now....![]()
Well I didn't start this thread just to complain about this one ZT (though it did sort of morph into that), but rather to get feedback on other people's experiences in general. Because this ZT is just the latest example of a run of similar issues I've experienced. Some worse, some not as bad. So after the 6th-7th knife I started to wonder am I: a) especially unlucky, b) shopping at the wrong places, or c) are my expectations too high? Based on the responses I got from the forum and from my vendor, I think it's a healthy dose of both b) and c).
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Please do post a follow-up on ZT's reply to your request. If you had bought from Amazon themselves you could be certain that your knife isn't a knock-off. There's no certainty of receiving the genuine item when buying from Amazon's 3rd party sellers. The potential does exist that you received a fake.
How sure are you?.........Bought from LifeTools on Amazon.
The first groove is supposed to be there
My 0561 has a mark on the blade in that exact spot, because when closed, it hits the stop pin, OMG I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!
But seriously, as others have said, if it bothers you, it bothers you. I myself am much more neurotic about other collectibles, comic books as one example. So, I'd say sell it off (as I see that the seller won't be making it worth your while to return). Maybe KAI can do something for you.
And some folks assign less concern to minor tooling marks on a mass produced item that's designed and built to be used hard. My eye for detail is just fine, thanks. :thumbup: