S35VN a lightweight? PLS CLOSE THREAD

Chris has left for the Blade Show but he wanted me to let you all know that our hardness tester is calibrated once a month with a 60Rc (+/-.5) hardness standard. Our blades are heat treated at Ace Co in a vacuum furnace -- subzero treated and double tempered. Samplings of at least 10 blades per batch are then tested by our Quality Control.
The customer sent the blade in question to us and we checked the heat treat. It registered at 59 Rc. Please see the photo below.
Heather
Chris Reeve Knives
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Thank you very much Heather.
This personally comes as no surprise to me.
Just one more example of Chris doing what Chris does to insure a quality product that I very much appreciate.
Goes for the rest of the CRK crew as well.

This should "put the baby to bed" so to speak.

Thank you for posting! :)
 
EDIT: I was typing this when Heather posted. They've got us covered!!

I've been curious about where the hardness actually lies, but that's as far as it's gone. Of the dozen CRK's in my active rotation, I don't have any edge retention problems notable enough to investigate further. In all, I am VERY happy with the quality and service received from CRK,

However, I do work at a company which produces metal cutting tools, and our hardness testers are calibrated frequently. If any fellow forum members would like hardness checked, PM me and I'll help you out.

I don't want to check any of mine because the diamond probe will leave a small indentation, and like I said I'm pleased with the performance thus far.

As far as Q/C is concerned, I'm sure they spot check a certain number of blanks, or have dedicated test pieces, from each batch to ensure proper heat treatment. That's what my company does, and we're ISO9001 compliant.
 
Yes thanks Heather - I see on the other forum that the OP noted his testing equipment is out of spec.

I'm closing this thread as I don't see any value in keeping this current perceived issue alive.

Ok - maybe I need a mod to close thread - so Mods - please close this thread.
 
That's what I call service.
Brilliant, thank you for that diffusion. So many companies can learn from this.
Cheers
 
I had no doubt from the beginning of this thread. People whine about the CRK RC. Honestly 1 degree of RC is not going to change anything. People READ too much sometimes and are swayed by so called expert opinion.....lol.

And as always, Thanks To Heather at CRK to chime in with the info, which only solidifies what most of us already knew, that CRK goes above and beyond in ALL aspects of their production.
 
stjames said:
While composing a reply the thread on the other forum was closed. I would like to post it here instead.




I understand that you are dissatisfied with the knife and seem to disagree with the maker as to how and why to rectify the problem. In that case, why did you turn down his offer to make you whole once again?

You also stated that he requested that you go directly to him in the future in order to allow him address your problems before hashing out your issues in a public forum. You then immediately did the opposite. That is your right, of course, but could easily be considered am insult to someone who made a sincere effort to satisfy a customer.
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Thank you for posting that here. I'm so tempted to comment on the USN OP, but...I won't. :thumbdn:
 
It's too bad threads like that pop up, but that's unlikely to change. I never understand why guys choose to post threads like that before seeking resolution with the company first???
 
Just make this a sticky for future reference so there's no more bullsh**
 
SO I have one question.. if the issue was not the hardness (that was only a hypothesis for the edge rolling) then what is the issue and why CRK didn't proceed to test the knife further to see what could possibly be the problem?
JD said his other knives don't roll their edge at same sharpening angle..... wire edge? not knowing how to sharp? something going on with the very edge of the knife?
This is far from "resolved" as I see it
 
It is polite to at least give people some benefit of the doubt but this is exactly why poof was asked for at the start of this thread. Even then what was presented turned out to be false or at least a misrepresentation through inaccurate testing. I think I know just who I believe in all of this and it's not some guy making claims on the internet that I have never met.......

As for what actually happened with the balde and its performance, who knows ? There has been one falshood already, unintentional as it may be, and one man's rolled edge is another man's ruined blade. I have to say it's hard to be impressed by the whole thing and I am tired of listening to claims like these that turn out to be total rubbish.
 
blade2klean said:
Chris has left for the Blade Show but he wanted me to let you all know that our hardness tester is calibrated once a month with a 60Rc (+/-.5) hardness standard. Our blades are heat treated at Ace Co in a vacuum furnace -- subzero treated and double tempered. Samplings of at least 10 blades per batch are then tested by our Quality Control.
The customer sent the blade in question to us and we checked the heat treat. It registered at 59 Rc. Please see the photo below.
Heather
Chris Reeve Knives
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Thanks Heather ! We knew from the start this would be the case.

nyefmaker said:
I had no doubt from the beginning of this thread. People whine about the CRK RC. Honestly 1 degree of RC is not going to change anything. People READ too much sometimes and are swayed by so called expert opinion.....lol.

And as always, Thanks To Heather at CRK to chime in with the info, which only solidifies what most of us already knew, that CRK goes above and beyond in ALL aspects of their production.
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Yep, :thumbup:

BBW said:
SO I have one question.. if the issue was not the hardness (that was only a hypothesis for the edge rolling) then what is the issue and why CRK didn't proceed to test the knife further to see what could possibly be the problem?
JD said his other knives don't roll their edge at same sharpening angle..... wire edge? not knowing how to sharp? something going on with the very edge of the knife?

This is far from "resolved" as I see it
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What do you mean far from resolved ???? It is resolved. Chris even offered his money back, but he didn't want that. There is nothing wrong with the knife, period.
Don't believe everything you read on a forum. Its happened before, and does in about every room at times.
I think the OP was leaving a wire edge, or it was in his head after he thought it was in the low 50's.
Or he could have an agenda, as that happens at times too. Stick around a few years and you'll see what I mean.
Believe me, the knife is fine or Chris would have made it so if not.
 
Absolutely agreed...........on all three counts!!

The quotes and comments on Ken44's post say it all.

Well done. :thumbup:
 
I've been following this thread with great interest, as I have a barely-used Sebbie 25 coming in tomorrow. The birthcard shows Nov 21, 2012, so it is of the early batch. This is exciting stuff to me; I love my Sebs.
I'm a very casual user, so I shall likely never test out my knife as many of you do, but it's nice to know that it's capable.
Sonnydaze
 
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