Would it bother you?

I don't see a difference between a user and show and tell knife, they both should be perfect to my standards, user even more. Obviously my expectations differ between custom and production, but high end production knives should be close to perfect in construction, and GEC make high end production knives. So it's already been said, if it bugs you, you should contact GEC, the feeling will not disappear.
Personally for a 100$ knife I would have call them.

Mike
 
The blade hitting the backspring, is a mechanical fluff so I would send it in for that, but the other cosmetic issues wouldn't bother me.
 
I pay a $100 & up I expect perfection for my hard earned money & if I don't get a perfect knife I would send it back and let them fix the problem.! {{ Problem solved }}
Hope everybody has a nice day.!**
 
Actually, I would more bothered by that slanted grind at the end of the knife than anything else. The spring/blade issue would also trigger a return for me. If it is doing it now, one would think it's only going to continue to get worse, even with light sharpening. IMO, it's tough to have "gapless" knives unless they are true customs. However, some manufacturers do a good job with them.

We choose to purchase knives from manufacturers like GEC, CSC, etc., over "other" manufacturers and price points. I don't think it's being too picky to expect a certain level of quality.

Glenn
 
I think in your situation i would send it back, just think yourself lucky you do not live overseas, i returned a Watch Pocket Sunfish for adjustment it was fixed and returned in perfect condition but i was without the knife for about three months.
 
jacobsblades said:
Just got a sawyer in ebony! I have 4 others that are basically customs there darn near perfect! But this one has a rolled edge on the back spring and a gap. Witch i'm just surprised by sense my others are so nice. Its got perfect centering, walk and talk, no blade play but those two little flaws are bothering me? So what would you do? Shut up and use it? send it back? sell it off?
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By saying "rolled edge on the back spring", are you saying the blade edge is striking the backspring or are you saying the cover appears to be rolled over (rounded/narrower) at the backspring (as apparently shown in the picture)? If the blade edge is indeed striking the backspring when closed, that may well call for sending it back to the dealer for a replacement. That said; if the blade edge is striking the backspring when closed, a couple of sharpenings may take care of that problem.
 
wolf-man-12 said:
I pay a $100 & up I expect perfection for my hard earned money & if I don't get a perfect knife I would send it back and let them fix the problem.! {{ Problem solved }}
Hope everybody has a nice day.!**
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Really? I know there are some good manufacturers out there these days but I don't think any of them that produce knives in the $100 price range would openly admit to making a "perfect" product.

Its a double edged sword I suppose. I know people want their moneys worth and don't like to feel jipped (no idea how to spell that word) but at the same time expecting perfection from companies, like Queen & GEC for example, that hand craft knives is a good recipe for disaster. I don't think many of these companies would stay in business long if they were selling perfect knives for $100.

So while I suppose I can sympathize with you, I'd rather just have REALLY GOOD knives at a decent price rather than no knives.

Just my humble opinion.
 
Modoc ED said:
By saying "rolled edge on the back spring", are you saying the blade edge is striking the backspring or are you saying the cover appears to be rolled over (rounded/narrower) at the backspring (as apparently shown in the picture)? If the blade edge is indeed striking the backspring when closed, that may well call for sending it back to the dealer for a replacement. That said; if the blade edge is striking the backspring when closed, a couple of sharpenings may take care of that problem.
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I think he's likely saying there's a burr on the spring or the liner, causing the gaps.

Best regards

Robin
 
From my perspective $100 is a major investment in a knife when compared to $50 I could have spent on a user. I buy GEC or CS because I won't have issues like you have. That spring problem is a super problem not associated with a solid piece of hardware. I would talk to them and ask that I be sent a replacement and they pay the freight on the send-back too. Everytime I reached in my pocket that indented spring would serve to p*** me off. Have you talked to the dealer first? A good dealer will usually accomodate you. A bad one won't.
 
Pipeman said:
I think he's likely saying there's a burr on the spring or the liner, causing the gaps.

Best regards

Robin
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What he said^ the back of the liner is like rolled over as in not sanding flat. Then there's a larger gap up above. It's also on a weird angle. And this knife was a "Grail" you could say. These are things that you just don't get with gecs knifes. I have many and have nothing close to this.
 
Also it looks rather small in the picture but I can fit my thumb nail in the gap. And the one in the front easily hold computer paper. Thanks for all the comments!
 
wolf-man-12 said:
I pay a $100 & up I expect perfection for my hard earned money & if I don't get a perfect knife I would send it back and let them fix the problem.! {{ Problem solved }}
Hope everybody has a nice day.!**
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Wow...just wow. Tony Bose can't make a perfect knife at any price, and he's the best slipjoint maker in the world. I don't know how you can reasonably expect a production company to make one for $100.
 
wolf-man-12 said:
I pay a $100 & up I expect perfection for my hard earned money & if I don't get a perfect knife I would send it back and let them fix the problem.! {{ Problem solved }}
Hope everybody has a nice day.!**
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What he said. I can get all the subtle and not so subtle flaws in a new folder for $15 -$40 all day long if I want to buy Bear & Son, or any of the Frost line of traditional lines, and not bat an eye. For a street price of a $100.00, I expect more from a production knife maker then what the OP has documented in fotos. The OP's knife should never have left the factory, and instead should have wound up in the seconds and donor knife bins; that knife is not a ready for retail consumption knife.
 
Alnamvet68 said:
What he said. I can get all the subtle and not so subtle flaws in a new folder for $15 -$40 all day long if I want to buy Bear & Son, or any of the Frost line of traditional lines, and not bat an eye. For a street price of a $100.00, I expect more from a production knife maker then what the OP has documented in fotos. The OP's knife should never have left the factory, and instead should have wound up in the seconds and donor knife bins; that knife is not a ready for retail consumption knife.
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Exactly my thoughts. I can get a Utica for 1/3rd the price and not be mad if it has flaws. Or a Rough Rider for 1/8th the price. Or a Taylor Brands Schrade for 1/10th the price. The OP knife is not a custom, but it is a higher pricepoint knife much like Canal Street. And the flaws shown fail the standards of Schrade and Camillus, both mid price point knives.
 
It would bother me. I work very hard for what little money I make and I'm expected to do my job right. I expect the same from others.
Shoddy workmanship should not be accepted.
 
Protourist said it best! It really bothers me that people expect perfection when it comes to my work but I can't expect the same with my knives?,,,,,You bet I can AND DO!
 
I have two GEC barlows, both pretty much perfect. The OP had three perfect barlows prior to this one. Every review I have read on here calls the barlows flawless or close. Why would the OP expect anything other than what he and it seems everyone else has gotten? I personally expect to see GEC knives with at least one deep sunken pin in wooden scales, this quite frankly drives me insane and I will NOT buy a wooden scaled knife because of it. The OPs knife is a flaw that I wouldn't accept and IMO Neither would GEC.

Best regards

Robin
 
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