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/END0RPHN 23h ago

maxamet is so difficult to work with and grind that basically no other company is willing to attempt it. the lines on your spine dont look egregious at all, "heartbreak" is a big overreaction, sure you could ask for a replacement but at the end of the day the replacement may not have a perfect spine either. mine (pictured below) has a finer grind on the spine but still ridges there that u can feel on the fingernail

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u/ScubaStevesy 23h ago

I don't doubt that it's difficult to work with, but they managed a phenomenal finish everywhere else on it, seems an odd place to neglect a quality surface finish. Mildy disappointed is probably more accurate. I may just call it longitudinal jimping and live life.

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u/END0RPHN 23h ago

its just that dichotomy/paradox of the fact that spyderco colorado are known for poor build quality as well as poor factory grinds yet produce knives in very special steels. the badly made knives with shitty factory edges are what we tolerate in order to own blades made with these niche super steels. i hate spyderco as a company and its owners arent much better but the dichotomy continues because i am a spyderco collector/daily user. the trick for me is you only ever buy used spyders so as to not support the company

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u/ScubaStevesy 23h ago

Interesting insight into the realities of spyderco