Scales on Case Mini-Copperlock pulling away from liners

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Trapper92

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I got this knife about a week ago, f&f was pretty good, wouldn't complain about it. But now I've noticed every time I get it wet it gets gaps between the scales and liners. It's very noticeable and I'm not quite sure what to do, any thoughts?


 
Case is good at taking care of it's customers. While that looks a little excessive, I'm not sure that it isn't going to happen if the bone is allowed to soak up water. What's it look like when dry? Might need to keep the water out of it..... maybe some wax. Maybe ask Case.
 
How wet are you getting it that is is doing this?
 
It's not AS bad when it's dry, but there is definitely a gap. I thought about the keeping it out of water thing, but it just seems impractical as a user :grumpy:
 
LastRodeo said:
Isn't that the knife you did the tea soak on to dye the scales?
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Yes it is, and I'm sure that was a contributing factor to the scales peeling away, it just seems to me though, that a quality knife should be able to withstand something like that. I'm not trying to put down Case at all, it's just frustrating
 
csisland said:
Do you have the receipt?
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No I don't have the receipt, I'm pretty sure case would fix it as a manufacturer defect if I sent it to them, just really don't want to go that far with it. Do you guys think some epoxy down the gap and a c clamp would help solve the problem? It doesn't have to be perfect, it gets used daily but I would like to tighten the gap up as much as possible
 
Yeah, it sounds like the tea soak loosened the bond (if any) of the adhesive holding the covers. If there is no adhesive, then the tea soak dried out the covers too much and they shrunk/warped. Hopefully Case will replace it for you.
 
I can definitely see where hours soaking in a beverage would not only add to - but be a major contributing factor to this condition. Even "quality" knives have their limits of what they can be expected to endure without effect. Case may fix it for you, but you would probably want to come clean about what has been done to date to try and correct the dye job that you originally had a problem with. Just normal contact with water (and quickly dried when the opportunity arose) would not cause this condition; so going forward I would think you were alright.
 
Trapper92 said:
I sent Case an email about it, we'll see what they say. Thanks for the replies guys
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Did you tell Case about the tea soaking in your e-mail to them and that it was a self-imposed problem?
 
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If you didn't mention the tea soak or water in your email to Case, you're off the hook. Just send the knife back for an even exchange, and also ask them for a darker even dye. Beautiful!
 
Hopefully, if it was not disclosed to them in the e-mail that the knife was soaked in tea for some time, they will notice the discrepancy in the color of their bone and the tea dyed bone when they get the knife and refuse service. But then again Case has a great repair policy and will probably repair the bone covers brought about by a bone headed dye job.

Just yanking yer chain 92 but it was too good to pass up.:rolleyes:
 
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