Tool Mark Question

Szilard

Szilard

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Hey Bladeforums,

I got a PM2 M390 blue sprint run from Bento today. The knife is absolutely beautiful, perfectly centered, razor sharp, and otherwise pristine. I have grown quite fond of it. Owning this for a single day has slightly shifted my preference for carrying Benchmades back to Spyderco. I'm absolutely certain it will be my primary EDC.

My concern/question is this however - other than being an otherwise splitting ideal image of perfection, it has a distinct tool mark along the back edge of the Spydie hole. Does this mean my knife is a second or my warranty is voided? I cannot find any notching anywhere, and the choil and back edge of the blade is completely untouched. I just want to know if this is an issue I should pursue with Bentos or Spyderco or if I can go about my business quite happily and still be covered.

Also curious if I can somehow polish the tool mark off the inside of the Spydiehole? Although that might be a bit of a daunting task.

Thanks for your help and input.
 
A picture of this would help a lot. Unfortunately I don't know how to add photos to a post so I can't offer an assist. Maybe some of the other folks can help.
 
Can you post pics? Don't worry it is not a factory second.
 
You mean the inside of the hole, right? I think all my Spydercos come with a mark in the hole. That's where the cut starts and stops. That's just par for the course, nothing to worry about.

If you mean the spine, this is what a second mark looks like (it's distinct):

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The interior of the Spyderhole on many Spyderco knives is relatively rough. How rough depends on the method used to cut it. Some processes leave a rougher surface than others. One in particular tends to leave a small lump where the cut starts and ends.
 
One of my PM2's has a very faint tooling mark on the edge of the Spyderhole. You have to really look at it to notice - I’m not concerned but, was curious to know if it was fairly common.
 
Yes, it is inside the spyderhole as opposed to outside. Everyones replies comforted my mind. That second mark really is quite distinct.

@ Deacon/kreole/rycen,etc. : I'm suprised to hear you say that the inside of the spyderhole is generally fairly rough. I have a Delica, Endura, Byrd Cara Cara, and Finch personally and I gave my girlfriend a Delica at some point. All five of them have had perfectly round spyderholes with no tooling marks. I've seen a fair share of spydercos via family members that also have no tooling that I was aware of - but I didn't look too hard at that point.

I will post pictures. I was worried that I didn't have a camera that had the close-up megapixels to take this shot without blurring and I was right. I *badly* drew a line in MSPaint to show you exactly where the tool mark is. The first image is a clear picture of the PM2 in question in all its beauty. The second image is a blurred -too close- attempted shot of the tool mark. The mark is a very thin incision on the inner shadowed segment of the spyderhole. It is fairly faint and directly under the arrow. I was just suprised as it is the most expensive Spyderco I own and none of the others had any marks. That being said - a day later I still love this knife and this is not a huge issue. I'm happy to hear it has no real bearing on the warranty.

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That sounds like they just didn't quite polish the hole all the way, from the sound of it not a deal breaker. Oddly enough, the only time I've seen it a little bit rough was on my Benchmade 555's Spyderhole, in the same spot. You could tell where the drill or whatever they used started from.
 
Can't see the actual mark in your picture of course, but if it is inside the hole, then that's par for the course. You shouldn't worry about it.
 
The blades and holes are cut with a laser, what you are seeing is probably where the laser exits and starts to cut the hole.

Hole example.
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Found one of mine that might show what your talking about. Does it look like this?
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Yes Sithus. With your superior camera equipment you have got it entirely. That is exactly what it looks like.
 
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