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matefrio

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How does this happen?

I had a Buck 501 that my dad gave to me many years ago. I didn't know any better and when I saw that a mall knife shop offered sharpening for a reasonable price I handed it over. When I got it back the blade shape was not the same and it was scratched. I couldn't even talk b\c I knew if I did I would start yelling at the guy and fly over the counter.

Now I look at ebay from time to time to find the black scaled 501 in a box. I find a bunch with the blade misshapen like mine was and was wondering how it happens so often. See image.

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You could possibly get a blade replacement if you send it back to Buck.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page and forum jump over to the Buck Knife sub-forum and make a post there.
 
I had a very similar incident with a very cherished SOG Tomcat....Can't bear to look at it now. The person destroyed the recurve, and gave it a convex edge that isn't even as sharp as my ancient $7 camp hatchet.
 
The 501 blades were ground way too thick, as were most older Bucks. An idiot sharpened it.
Bill
 
I believe I would have stuck that in his forehead. :mad:

I would at least have stayed there until I was either arrested or he replaced the knife. Obviously, he shouldn't be allowed near power tools.
 
looks like it got pretty hot too, can see a band along the blade from just above the edge starting at the kick, to about half the width from the tip to the nail nick.
 
mall knife shop

I guess that should be warning enough. Personally, I would do all my sharpening myself unless its in the hands of my friend who I know that can sharpen knives. If I were to let someone else touch my knives with anything that plugs into the wall outlet, it would be no less than a knifemaker.
 
In the future be very, very careful who you let sharpen one of your knives. I have encountered these guys at gun shows in particular that advertise to sharpen your knife for $3 or $4. They most of the time use high speed dry grinders which are usually a certainty to draw the temper/heat treatment from your blade :( . These moron jerks ought to have their butts kicked big time for destroying great cutlery like they do :mad: . Not to mention scratching and defacing a lot of good knives as well just as they did to you.

What really blows me away is how many people use them :eek: If you are going to be a knife owner/user it will pay you many, many dividends to learn to properly sharpen your own knives. You will find out very quickly just how many people are truly in the dark in the skill of knife sharpening. The only grinder I ever use on a knife is a wet grinding system I own called the TORMEK. But never use a high speed dry grinder on any decent knife, sword, machete or any edged tool period. Sorry about your loss >> but sometimes learning the hard way is an education you will benefit from in the long run. Good Luck
 
Anybody tried using Böker's sharpeners? The Vulkanus and pocket Vulkanus, any good as I'm looking for a compact sharpener.
 
Ok ziptrickhead Do Not label mall knife shops as poor sharpeners. I work for a smallish(8stores) west coast chain of mall knife stores. we offer our sharpening service for (and this is for JD spydo) 3-5 dollars per knife. The sharpening is all done by the stores manager and all of them have 10+ years of experiance and training. We use a high grit belt sander with a container of water to dip in for heat control and then finish the sharpening with 2 grades of buffing compound loaded into 2 felt buffing wheels. When he does sharpen something it most definatley does not lose any of its temper. The blade remains its normal color with 0 scratches, knicks, or blemishes from the sharpening. Hell he even fixes (as much as is possible) blades like the one shown above

That said some sharpeners will do just that to a knife. most of them being mall sharpeners. But do not label us all that way.
 
i have over 24 years of sharpening experience, 10 doing them by hand. i use a set of cardboard wheels to sharpen knives on and unlike the guys who use a belt sander, i use a wax to lubricate the wheel and cut down on any heat. if its a thick, heavy blade with a lot of stock that needs removed, i use water too. i also run my wheels at a slower speed to reduce heat even more. i have at least one of my hands on the blade too so i can feel for heat also. i agree with jd spydo about guys that use these belt sanders for sharpening. i too have fixed many knives screwed up by unskilled people out to just make a quick buck. a bit of advise for matefrio or anybody else, the next time you want someone to sharpen your knife, look at theirs first before letting them touch yours. (my personal knives speak for my sharpening ability) in the town where i live, i sharpen the knives for the police, fire and emergency department whenever they need any done, all for free. if anyone knows the importance of a sharp knife its these people.
 
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