Unacceptable flaws

Almost everything has been said already.... What I do not like:

Unfinished parts of knife that are not visible right away. And they do not have to be covered by scale for example. I received a knife - (575.00 USD) the scales were OK, grind OK, lock (terrible) but what hit me most was the unfinished parts of blade - close to the liner lock surface. The blade looked like it was cut with band saw and never finished...

David
 
Hi Jason, and thanks for the praise. No really I don't mind the added presure, honestly it's fine, I don't mind at all. AAAARRHHHH!

Just when I thought I was out, They drag me back in.

I totaly agree with all the points that have been posted however all knives have something about them that will bug their maker. Thats why you are only as good as your last knife. As with most buyers, every maker I know has a sliding standard that reflects the type and price of a knife. What may be acceptable on a field grade hunter will not be acceptable on a fully embelished collector grade hunter with Mammoth scales at twice the price. At some point and a lot of knives, a maker will realise that he is the only one that knows were the faults are on his knives unless he points them out. I think thats a pretty good standard to aim for. Cash for your blades is good but personal satisfaction is better. Thats why some of them are hard to let go.


Will some body please tell Elvis to get the hell out of the building?
 
I have seen one maker blur the grind lines intentionally I believe. Most of his knives have crisp grind lines but I've seen a couple that are very blurred. Is this unheard of or could it be intentional?
 
Hi,

i bought a knife for about 350$ incl. sheet and got one with a warped edge. The edge has a slight warp you notice when you look at it closer. Best i could do in this overseas business was to complain and get a 15% off. It seems that not every maker has the same standards.
Next time i will order from somebody who does his job right.
I won´t post a name since we got a deal now but if i ever write a review about this knife i will mention the warped edge.:D

For me the 15% off are symbolic, i still paid a lot for a custom knife that has a warped edge. The maker saw the warp did´t mention it and send it out. Humans are no robots but some are just clumsy (or very tolerant to flaws).
This knife shows great forging skills except from the edge but he still send it out with no comment.

:mad:
 
Having not sold my knives yet, I wonder which is the guarantee
offer by other knifemaker to their customers?

It is frequent that a knifemaker offers a guarantee like:
"If my knife does not satisfy you when you receive it, return it
to me and I refund you!" ?

Is this the best way of satisfying the customer and avoid
disappointments?

Alain M-D
 
My standerds are the same no matter if it's a user or not. What I look for has been stated already, but wanted to say no matter what the price is I treat them the same.
 
I can honestly say that I have never, ever seen a hand made knife that is totally perfect. As far as fixed blades are concerned, I feel that is to be expected and that also gives each knife individual charachter as the flaws are not always the same even by the same maker. It's anything from the hand sanding with stray strokes. Or a slightly off ground edge or the tiniest wave in the grind that can only be seen at a certain angle in certain light. If you take any knife and hold it in every conceivable angle, you will eventually come across some flaw. I have owned knives from a lot of great makers that are very well known for their perfection....they all had some tiny flaw at least. Same goes for folder blades and handles. The one flaw I cannot tolerate is a faulty lock on a folder. Otherwsie in grinds in particular, I expect a small flaw. Sure I'd love a totally perfect knife but then again....ifthe maker made several of the same model and you got the perfect one, the likely hood is that not all of them were as perfect as yours. That in and of itself is an imperfection...an imperfection in the consistency of the maker. Someone out there with the same model knife is pissed or unhappy with his knife but you are totally satisfied with yours.
Anyway, I have been making knives a short while now and always notice when I am improving but no matter what, there is always something in them that I am not happy with. Then, I sell one to a customer and they rave about it and don't see the same thing I do or don't care. So I push on to try and make knives I am happy with. To also occassionally buy a knife I am happy with. As I mentioend earlier, the only important thing is lock up and side to side play. Those things may determine whether you cut the hell out of your self when you are hard using the knife or even defending yourself with it. Take care.....RDT
 
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