What do people think of the quality of this filework?

Is this filework acceptable for a $1k custom knife?

  • I DO buy custom knives. This filework IS acceptable.

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • I DO buy custom knives. This filework is NOT acceptable.

    Votes: 21 55.3%

  • I DON'T buy custom knives. This filework IS acceptable.

    Votes: 4 10.5%

  • I DON'T buy custom knives. This filework is NOT acceptable.

    Votes: 12 31.6%
  • Total voters
    38
Sergeua said:
I see gap between liner and scale that bothers me more than filework, which is probably on par with other file work they have done. If not then there is a problem.
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danbot said:
I saw the same thing. I'm assuming it's just test fit in the pics and is not yet finished.
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FWIW, this was presented to me as a potentially finished build, subject to my approval. In the end I was unhappy with another aspect of it, and the maker responded by scrapping the build, and they want to restart the process from scratch in a couple of months.

Thanks everyone for a very interesting thread. A wide range of polarized responses about the file work. Not what I expected! Overall this makes me want to buy a finished knife in person.
 
Coming from a "highly respected custom maker" I'd be pissed. If I were paying custom knife money THAT would be unacceptable. It looks very rough/amateur. Like a high school kid did that in metal shop.
 
I'm curious how opinions stack up among buyers/non-buyers of custom knives, so I added a poll.
 
vanadium said:
FWIW, this was presented to me as a potentially finished build, subject to my approval. In the end I was unhappy with another aspect of it, and the maker responded by scrapping the build, and they want to restart the process from scratch in a couple of months.

Thanks everyone for a very interesting thread. A wide range of polarized responses about the file work. Not what I expected! Overall this makes me want to buy a finished knife in person.
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Well, I just went through a build with a custom maker. And following along on his instagram there were a few times I was a little concerned with the pics and vids that I looked at. By the time it was done and I saw the pics and video of the finished knife, it looks awesome! Should be delivered to me by mid week!
 
danbot said:
Well, I just went through a build with a custom maker. And following along on his instagram there were a few times I was a little concerned with the pics and vids that I looked at. By the time it was done and I saw the pics and video of the finished knife, it looks awesome! Should be delivered to me by mid week!
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Don't ever watch the sausages getting made.
 
danbot said:
Exactly. It's zoomed in, not the best lighting and maybe it's not yet complete.
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As I mentioned earlier, this photo was presented to me for approval. So bad lighting and high magnification, yes. But incomplete, no.
 
For those saying this filework is sub-par, I'd be really interested to see similar photos (at similar magnification!) showing what they deem acceptable.
 
vanadium said:
As I mentioned earlier, this photo was presented to me for approval. So bad lighting and high magnification, yes. But incomplete, no.
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If it was me I would tell the maker the picture quantity was too low for me to okay.

If there is any doubt there is no doubt.
 
vanadium said:
As I mentioned earlier, this photo was presented to me for approval. So bad lighting and high magnification, yes. But incomplete, no.
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Well then I would say it needs some refining or start over. Perhaps his eyes aren't what they used to be. But at the same time, it's not terrible.
 
vanadium said:
For those saying this filework is sub-par, I'd be really interested to see similar photos (at similar magnification!) showing what they deem acceptable.
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Ultimately, you are the customer and you must be satisfied.
 
I voted not acceptable as a buyer of custom knives. The left liner is not enough of a mirror of the right.
 
File work sucks when it’s done well so .................. in this case :)


I didn’t vote because there was no ....I do buy custom knives but I don’t do filework
 
Easy enough to see this isn't symmetrical.
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The gap in the liner/scale interface bothers me more than the filework. I think of free hand file work as an art form, which is rarely symmetrical. I'm not a fan of file work to begin with.--KV
 
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