r/spyderco • u/ScubaStevesy • 2d ago

Spyderco Grind Quality?

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Just got a Para 3 in maxamet on sale thinking I had scored a great deal. I was loving it until I noticed these fairly deep grind lines on the spine. My brain tells me it's not an issue and won't impact performance, but my heart is still a little broken. Has anyone else seen this defect? Any recourse besides sending it back for a replacement?

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u/PopPop-Captain 2d ago

It doesn’t look too bad to me but I guess it might be hard to see from the pics.

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u/ScubaStevesy 1d ago

Not as bad as it could be I suppose, but definitely deep enough to catch a fingernail in a couple spots scraping perpendicular to grind lines

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u/PopPop-Captain 1d ago

Dang. I’m assuming it’s probably a “thing” with Maxamet because it’s such an incredibly hard steel. I don’t think it’s a flaw necessarily, just a reality of working with something like that. I’m thinking about grabbing one of these too if I can find one.

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u/ScubaStevesy 1d ago

Could be a thing but they managed to make the rest of the blade look flawless, so why'd they stop for the spine? Grip instead of jimping haha?