Spyderco QC Issues?

The picture I posted isn't my knife. I was just illustrating my point. The grind on my knife didn't meet up on both sides of the blade. It was like 0.25 inches off which is very noticeable.

Also, relax people. If you can read, I was joking about my knives being safe queens.
 
FWIW I recently got a PM2 that is nothing like my old PM2 I have since sold. My older one was SOLID as a rock, free swinging smooth. New one had side to side play and was no where near as smooth. I was really excited to have one of my long time standbys again but ended up very disappointed. And before anyone questios it's authenticity, I bought it from a BF approved dealer.

All the taichungs I have had have been pretty flawless.
 
knives_in_nature said:
All I was saying was from my experience. From the grinds, to the finishing on the handles my Spydercos have been sub par. Smoothness on my manix 2 and paramilitary 2 is awful as well. I've only had 4 Spydercos but all have had problems and only one came sharp out of box. Do they manufacture the Ritter Grips blade's at the Benchmade facility?
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Yes on the Ritter grips, IIRC. And as for more anecdotal evidence, my Saver Salt and Manix2 LW, both purchased from reputable dealers, were incredibly smooth and (painfully) sharp out of the box. My Native 5 on the other hand feels almost cheap compared to the Saver- it grinds open, even after I polished all points of contact, although I did purchase it used. Again, this is all anecdotal- I sincerely doubt anyone has a collection large enough to draw any significant data on failure rates and quality control. Maybe some stores might be able to collect that kind of information over time, but one person's subpar (or fantastic) experiences with any company are purely anecdotal, no matter how heavily said experiences would affect the beliefs of the individual involved.

Back on the subject of Benchmade, honestly, while my mini is right on the edge of acceptable due to a slight deformity on the base of the blade grind, a slightly assymetric blade or edge grind is to be expected on most knives. Perfect symmetry is not necessary and a lack of said symmetry will not (within reason) affect cutting performance in any measurable manner. QC tends to catch the truly problematic blades, and we see a few of them released each year as 'blemished' models, while the rest go to the great smelter in the sky.
 
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kniferbro said:
FWIW I recently got a PM2 that is nothing like my old PM2 I have since sold. My older one was SOLID as a rock, free swinging smooth. New one had side to side play and was no where near as smooth. I was really excited to have one of my long time standbys again but ended up very disappointed. And before anyone questios it's authenticity, I bought it from a BF approved dealer.

All the taichungs I have had have been pretty flawless.
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This has been my experience as well. I've probably handled a dozen Para 2s - which admittedly is not a lot, but it's a few - and the pivot was always the trouble area if anything was wrong. Some of the time the side to side play couldn't even be eliminated by cranking the pivot down. But, most of the time they were just fine.

Agreed on the Taichungs.
 
Todd21969 said:
Ummmm.....well, ok then.

Thanks for the heads up on Spyderco's QC issues :eek:
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Well ok then. You can believe me or not. It wasn't something that was easy to get a picture of, so I was trying to point out where the problem was on the knife.
 
So the issue with the grind was "very noticeable" but it "wasn't something that was easy to get a picture of"? Really? Now I'm just starting to thing this is trolling.
 
oXObsidianXo said:
So the issue with the grind was "very noticeable" but it "wasn't something that was easy to get a picture of"? Really? Now I'm just starting to thing this is trolling.
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Well, if you think it's a troll, you are welcome to stop feeding the troll. 😐
 
i wouldnt worry about it because the fact is, H1 steel gets scuffed up and scratched very easily, so its not going to look new and perfect for long anyway.
 
knife117 said:
Well ok then. You can believe me or not. It wasn't something that was easy to get a picture of, so I was trying to point out where the problem was on the knife.
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If it's not easy to get a picture of then there really isn't a problem, least not with the knife :eek:.

Uneven grinds on a Benchmade which isn't uncommon...

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This incessant nit picking of things that don't affect the proper functioning of knives is just insane, IMHO. Slight uneven blade grinds are not something that the manufacturers look at as defects. Same with off center blades. As long as the blade isn't rubbing, what is the issue? Heck, I have 1 or 2 Benchmades that do rub a little on the outer grind edge but it doesn't come anywhere near to affecting the action of the knife. If anything, I consider myself lucky to have what are now hard to find models. Like another poster mentioned, I've had $500 customs with uneven grinds. It just isn't an issue.

I guess now that everyone is a collector instead of a user, the things that shouldn't really matter suddenly do. It shouldn't take a microscope to ascertain if a knife is good or not and if it does, you are looking too closely at something that was designed to be a tool, to get dirty, scratched, sharpened, filled with lint, etc.

Of the 20 or so Spydercos I've owned over the years, I can't think of one that had any issues other than bad ergonomics and that's just due to the shape of my hand.

Of course, if it bothers you, by all means send it back. I think you'll have a hard time being truly happy with most knives.
 
knife117 said:
The picture I posted isn't my knife. I was just illustrating my point. The grind on my knife didn't meet up on both sides of the blade. It was like 0.25 inches off which is very noticeable.

Also, relax people. If you can read, I was joking about my knives being safe queens.
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You have been on the forum for over a year so it shouldn't come as a surprise that folks are gonna call you out for complaining about your knife but posting NOT your knife to make your point.
That being said, .25 or 1/4 of an inch is like a mile on any bevel and I would sincerely like to see pics of your knife because in all honesty I am fairly liberal regarding perceived issues but wouldn't stand for that on any knife.
 
I have around 40 Spydercos in the box and plan on adding many more. No QC issues with any of them with the exception of a portion of the blade on a M4 Military being dull from the factory. I have never checked for uneven grinds - I do inspect each knife when I receive it and that simply isn't something that concerns me. I have Spydercos that run the gamut from FRN Enduros to the Slyz (I NEVER get the spelling right!)bowie I just received. They all go in the pocket and get used. My lower end Spydercos get used hard - thinking about it, I guess the high end knives do too. The only thing I am concerned with on any of the knives I own is will it open, cut and close and do those tasks safely, comfortably and efficiently. All of them seem up to the task. Obviously, if I received a Spyderco with a defect, it would go back to Knifeworks or New Graham for an exchange, but it hasn't happened yet and based on past history, I do not expect it to. I really would like to see pics of the knife as without them, this post is somewhat suspect. That being said, as noted by numerous posters already, uneven bevels/grinds don't affect the ability of this knife to perform. Its an 80.00 knife, designed to be used and used hard. Go out and use it.
 
So I ordered another one from a knife dealer rather than from Amazon, and this one is perfect. Smoother and more even grind.

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