Frank Hunter
Well-Known Member
Had a customer snap a blade a few days ago. It was a fairly rushed order to get it in for him prior to Montana rifle season starting, and I've already reviewed my heat treatment records to make sure I didn't miss anything. I'd already seen and refurbished a few knives for this family previously and they all had what I'd call severe hammer marks on the spine from using a tool to drive them through the pelvis of deer I'm guessing. He snapped a plate quenched 440C blade with a 375 degree temper, and sure enough it had two big strike marks on the spine across from the break. The grain looks very small. Any comments or other experiences with this sort of thing? I'm going to replace the knife free of charge regardless of abuse...not ruling out anything on my end at this point yet either. Thanks!
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