Would you consider this a defect? (White River)

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bhp5050

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Hi all:

Posting this in General because the White River subforum is dead.

I always thought that one for the defining characteristics of White River products was their high level of fit and finish. The two other White River knives that I own are pretty much flawless. However, I'm not too impressed with the finish on my new M1 in magnacut. As you can see from the pics below, there are visible diagonal grind marks as well as some pitting on the flat part of the blade. In addition, there is orange discolouration on the jimping (kind of hard to capture in a photo) caused by excessive heat.

What do you guys think? Should I send it in for a replacement? I understand that this has no impact on functionality but still, this is not a $50 we are talking about.

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Can you draw a line, or circle the marks I can't tell what you are referring to?

All I see is roll marks from the raw steel.
Not sure what flaws you see?

Did they say/promise mirror finish?

The golden color jimping is from heat treatment tempering?
350-400Fish will make steel look bronzey/gold looking. Some say, straw colored
 
They are definitely just cosmetic issues.

The diagonal scratches are probably remnants of a disc sander.

The coloration in the bottom of the jimping looks like heat colors left over from the tempering process.

It's all about what you expect finish wise vs. what you paid.

I personally wouldn't have left those finishes but it's obviously intentional to speed up production time. I'm not judging or saying it's wrong. Only White River can decide if that's how they want to finish at a certain price point. And you can decide if it's worth it to you or not.
 
IF it bugs you or you feel it diminishes the quality/price then I would suggest returning it, as white river makes products that are usually very well finished. That being said, that model in particular is a fantastic user and now you don’t have to worry about scratching it up when putting it to use. Personally I would keep it
 
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I am referring to the diagonal grind marks that you can see on the upper portion of the right side of the blade (and nowhere else).
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Under the jumping?
That's just a bit of coarser ground, surface grinding marks.....idk how much this knife cost?

What lots of companies do is fill/coat the blades with shitty paint to fill in all the tiny imperfections..... I'd rather have Your blade, WAY better than paint!

I have expensive, well known knives that look like a drunken robot beaver chewed the grinds into the blade...Once I took the paint off

Yours wouldn't bother me on a knife that didn't cost a ton.... again, better than Paint.

I Hate painted blades
 
If it bothers you enough to post about it, you likely would feel better with an exchange. They make nice blades.
 
Edited to add I looked up that blade as I'm not too familiar with them....

I see it's going for around $170?

It's magnacut. American made.

High carbide blades don't finish very fine. It takes more work. Way more money. Lots of companies will tumble or Brush finish to even out the scratches and imperfections.

Not sure where you bought it, but if it's bothering you, and If you send it back, I'd talk to a human there first..... Otherwise you might just get another that looks the same.

I,m thinking it falls within their tolerance range.
 
Doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks .

If you aren't happy , return it !
 
In those pictures, I don't see anything I would consider an issue, especially at the price point that most White Rivers sell at.

However, it's not my knife. If you're not happy, you should return it, otherwise time will pass, that window will close, and you'll just be irritated whenever you look at it.

That said, there's no guarantee that you won't get another with the same (as you see them) flaws, so fair warning.
 
QC is a big deal to me.

I don't gift, give away or sell knives that have QC issues.

I turn them in to users.

Beat the 💩 out of them users.

I request you do the same and let us know how it goes. A review, if you will.
 
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