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Comment by Dana Mayo on March 4, 2012 at 19:35

Jan, P.S.  I  suppose I could ask GEC to remove  a little from the top of the frame to fully expose the nail mark.  The stag is a little below the liner anyway. Evening that out would be a bonus.

Comment by Dana Mayo on March 4, 2012 at 19:24

Jan, It's not a major issue with this knife. It's a Ben Hogan. It just seems set in there kinda low (see pic).  It even buries the nail mark a little. There's no blade to spring contact though.

Comment by Dana Mayo on March 4, 2012 at 18:25

David, How did you paste my earlier message onto your comment. (in italics )

Comment by Dana Mayo on March 4, 2012 at 18:05

Hi all, I have a sunfish with a distinctive ripple on the main blade.(see pic.) I see that to one degree  or another on many of the blades. There more noticeable on high gloss blades. I call it a ripple or a wrinkle for lack of a better word. How would you describe it.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 4, 2012 at 17:20

Dana,

I have to go with the majority on this, send it back and let GEC fix it.  What knife are you having this issue with?

Comment by Dana Mayo on March 4, 2012 at 12:16

David, Fabulous idea.

Comment by David Adkins on March 4, 2012 at 11:43

Quick fix -

Use a piece of stiif leather, the sort that moccasin laces are made of. Cut a small bit of it to size and stuff it down on top of the spring where the blade hits. This will keep the blade off the spring until it gets worn enough so as not to hit the high points.

Comment by Clint Thompson on March 4, 2012 at 11:33

I have never taken a knife apart then put it back together.  As a kid I took apart about everything I could and still not be sold to Gypsy's by my parents.  I am going along with Johnny 2shoes.  If you love this knife, have a pro repair it.  If you don't want to spend the money then place it somewhere you can't find it, something I do on a regular basis, so you will not see it and fret about the defect.

I know there are sellers on ebay who buy broken knives for the parts then rebuild Case and other collectables and sell them as used without telling the buyers they have been repaired.  This is why I always ask if the knife had been repaired.  It can be done...just if you want to pay the do-ra-me.

Comment by David Adkins on March 4, 2012 at 10:30

 

 I was actually considering a build up, probably on the spring where the kick rests. A small piece of steel welded to the spring

 

Not possible. Any sort of welding would ruin the heat treatment of the spring. You would  end up with a broken spring in short order. In addition, metal used in the rod is not the same as the spring.  Once welded you can not retemper because of the diference in material. Even if you did retemper the spring it would break at the weld.

The problem will go away after a few sharpening sessions. Its not really an issue anyway if you intend to use the knife.

Comment by johnny twoshoes on March 4, 2012 at 9:23

I really don't see that as a viable option, but I am not very handy, so I wouldn't attempt something like that myself. 

If you problem is indeed blade contact on the spring, I think sending it to GEC is the best option. They are just gonna sharpen the blade down so they don't touch anymore. They will do it in a more professional manor and have the equipment to polish it up and make it as good as new.

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