Voided warranty?

[EODPAul]

Hey all, I can't seem to find a straight answer for this through a search, so here goes. Does tapping out the thumbstuds on my Kershaw Rake void the warranty?
Thanks in advance, and my apologies if there is an answer out there already.

Paul.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Hey all, I can't seem to find a straight answer for this through a search, so here goes. Does tapping out the thumbstuds on my Kershaw Rake void the warranty?
Thanks in advance, and my apologies if there is an answer out there already.

Paul.

Best shot at getting the 'right' answer (only answer that matters) would be to contact Kershaw directly, and ask them:
http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/warranty

They have an FAQ page as well; and on that page, in reply to a question about whether Kershaw can or will 'modify' knives, they do mention it'll void the warranty (quoted below). I'd guess that includes end-users tapping out the studs, assuming Kershaw put them in with the intent they'd stay put. But again, there's no harm in asking them directly; that's what I'd do.

( http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/faq )

"Will you modify my knife?"
"Sorry, no; Kershaw cannot modify your knife. Modifying your knife voids your Warranty."

David

 

[eKretz]

I think it's against the law to void a warranty for a part of a product that's unrelated to your modifications, but check with a lawyer to be sure. AFAIK, if they want to void your warranty for modifications, they have to link your modifications to a warrantable failure. I.E. if your blade snaps in half, they would still have to warranty that unless somehow you damaged it when tapping your thumbstuds, or the act of tapping your thumbstuds weakened the blade to the point it broke easier (they would be able to deny it in this case). If say for instance you tapped the thumbstud and your knife handle broke, they should have to warranty that (assuming there was a warranty covering that in the first place). So it would likely depend on the failure that you want to get warranted and whether your work affected or influenced that failure.

Ask a lawyer about the Magnuson-Moss act, or google it.