hey guys I've got a benchmade knife made with s30v and I chipped the blade on the cutting edge about a 1/4 inch long and as deep as the factory cutting edge goes. Since I'm in Canada and worry about the CBSA confinscating my knife I was wondering how the best way to fix this would be? Grind the blade and create a new edge or sharpen it until it's fixed. Or just bring it in to a knife sharpener and let them fix it?
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S30v sharpening question
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Send it into Benchmade and use your lifetime warranty
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Take it to a knife sharpener and let them fix it.
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Ive had issues like this. The knife was used and sharpened frequently. Eventually the chip sharpened out.
The answer is live with it for now. Or sharpen it out.
The answer is live with it for now. Or sharpen it out.
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Feel free to tell me if I'm crazy but maybe Canadians could work something out with BM's warranty department. My thought was that if Benchmade gives them the OK then they could remove the blade and just send it in. That should be able to skirt some laws without breaking any. It kinda sucks that you guys have to worry about getting you knives back over the boarder. After all you guys have the same Life time warranty that we in the states have so it should honored. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Actually I'd just call Benchmade and explain the situation, I'll be they'd just take the blade since this isn't exactly a new issue
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If you try shipping from Canada to the USA, i am betting they will confiscate it.
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Just get some DMT diamond sharpening equipment. They don't cost all that much, and S30V is easy to sharpen with them. If the chip is as bad as you say you might need to start fresh by removing the factory bevel. Don't let the horror stories scare you though. I'm no sharpening wiz and I don't struggle when I use diamond.
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Make sure to tape the blade.
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I bought the combo diamond and stone to take care of dull and damaged knife and axes.
You start with the gold diamond side it does the first hard work, then you finish with the stone side, uses no water or oil you work it dry.
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Fallkniven-Diamond-Ceramic-Bench--13368#product-reviews
You start with the gold diamond side it does the first hard work, then you finish with the stone side, uses no water or oil you work it dry.
https://www.bladehq.com/item--Fallkniven-Diamond-Ceramic-Bench--13368#product-reviews
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If his knife today is not legal in Canada they confiscate them when they find them, if you had read the Blade Magazine article about the lady who sells knives in Canada, you know they have confiscated many shipments of her paid for in advance knives.
I wouldn't try to sharpen it out. You've lost too much metal. As you move up the blade, the stock gets thicker, so your edge gets thicker and doesn't cut as well.
As others have said, call Benchmade and explain the situation. Maybe there's a workaround. Maybe you can just send the blade back and reinstall a new one yourself. Maybe you could send just the body back, and they can send a full replacement back. I don't know, but I'd consider the knife too compromised to keep.
A knife maker in Canada might be willing to regrind the blade to restore the edge width, but that would add even more expense.
As others have said, call Benchmade and explain the situation. Maybe there's a workaround. Maybe you can just send the blade back and reinstall a new one yourself. Maybe you could send just the body back, and they can send a full replacement back. I don't know, but I'd consider the knife too compromised to keep.
A knife maker in Canada might be willing to regrind the blade to restore the edge width, but that would add even more expense.
So flippers are legal in Canada but are prohibited to be imported. Once it's sent back its got a high chance of being confiscated. According to the Canadian community on blade forums they're also seizing normal folders. Makes it a tricky situation. I'll be contacting benchmade to see what they have to say
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Yeah what's going on with the petition and the MP, this nonsense is going on for too long now ! I need fresh ZT's dang!
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Remove the pivot and pull the blade out. Make sure you don’t lose the washers. Then just send the blade to Benchmade. Just a blade has no problem getting past customs.
Just be sure to put tape over the edge and tape the blade laying flat between two rectangles of cardboard. That way the blade can’t cut through the package.
Just contact Benchmade first and make sure it is ok to send them just the blade for sharpening.