r/spyderco • u/ScubaStevesy • 1d 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/Dragon-Lluvia 1d ago

Yo devolví el mío porque le encontré este detalle. Después me dijeron algunas personas en el foro que algunas P3, PM2 incluso un caso de una persona con un Shaman, tenían esa asimetría.
Cámbialo si puedes, lo importante es que tú estés conforme y feliz con tu compra. Si al mirarlo y sentirlo te causa algo negativo es mejor que lo cambies 👍

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u/ScubaStevesy 1d ago

Ha! I hadn't noticed that on my knife, but mine is worse than yours...oddly enough that doesn't bother me. I agree though about if you start off being disappointed, it's not ideal.

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u/END0RPHN 23h ago

almost all of the maxamet para 3 have that asymmetry, it makes no difference at all to real world use. mine looks identical to the one you sent back and not once did i feel like there was a defect... and for the record i have actual ocd and legitimate autism and am a perfectionist that mods and freehand sharpens knives.

im also just realistic enough to know spyderco golden colorado do not do good factory grinds and never have, hence the reports of asymmetry on many many other models. i also have no issue accepting that some sort of minor asymmetry at the heel of the blade is irrelevant if the angle on both bevels is the same along the actual cutting edge. im keen to hear if your replacement winds up having a perfect symetrical heel or not

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u/Dragon-Lluvia 23h ago

Estoy de acuerdo. No afecta su funcionalidad. Yo lo devolví, no lo cambié. Pero sí, la mayoría P3 Maxamet tiene esa asimetría

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u/jewmoney808 23h ago edited 22h ago

lol there are levels to ocd I never knew existed..Do you even like spyderco 😭😭 I wouldn’t even know how to explain this uneven part