Spyderco repair?

[682bear]

Hello, all... new user here...

I have a Spyderco knife... I think it is a Delica II... I purchased it new back in 1997... It hasn't been carried much as I usually carry a multitool.

The Spyderco has always been a favorite knife, though...

I just discovered that my wife 'borrowed' the knife a couple of days ago... and broke the tip off the blade...

I'm reading on Spyderco's website that they never replace blades, they only regrind broken tips.

Is that pretty much my only option for repairing this knife?

I'm not happy right now...

Thanks- Bear

[sal]

Hi 682bear,

Welcome to our forum.

I'm guessing, without seeing the back side, that your knife is an "Economy" / "Standard", based on the steel used, and not a Delica. I don't think we ever used AUS-6 on a Delica. I think your knife was probably made in the late '80's.

And yes, we do not replace blades. We can regrind it for you. You will have to contact our Customer Service.

sal

[James Y]

Hi 682bear,

Welcome to our forum.

I'm guessing, without seeing the back side, that your knife is an "Economy" / "Standard", based on the steel used, and not a Delica. I don't think we ever used AUS-6 on a Delica. I think your knife was probably made in the late '80's.

And yes, we do not replace blades. We can regrind it for you. You will have to contact our Customer Service.

sal

Sal,

I own a SS-handled Delica, which I bought over 20 years ago, that has an AUS-6 blade. I don't know how long they were made in AUS-6, though.

Jim

[sal]

Hi Jim,

If so, I stand corrected. How do you know it's a Delica and not a Standard?

sal

[phaust]

Hi Jim,

If so, I stand corrected. How do you know it's a Delica and not a Standard?

sal

Not that I trust the wiki better than you, but Spydiewiki's page on the Delica notes the Gen 2 released in 1996 used aus6(?). That was the c43 sku rather than c11 for the first few years: https://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?ti ... neration_2

[sal]

Hi Phaust,

I'm afraid I would have to see the knife. To my memory, we only used AUS-6 on a number of knives to try to keep the cost down. I don't remember the Delica being one of them. I'll check on my end.

sal

[James Y]

Hi, Sal. Here are a couple pics of mine:






Jim

[sal]

Thanx guys. We're checking on our end. It seems that I could be wrong on this. Wouldn't be the first time. If we did make them, it was probably to try to keep costs down. I should get back info on our end in the next few days.

Sorry to be so "Pig Headed", I guess it's my nature.

sal

[RustyIron]

I just discovered that my wife 'borrowed' the knife a couple of days ago... and broke the tip off the blade...

Ain't nothin' to get too worked up about, Bear.
A new knife is cheaper than a new wife.

Your best bet is to ship it back to Spyderco and ask them to grind the chip out and to sharpen the blade.

If you're impatient and stubborn like me, it's an easy thing to fix yourself. I'd use a disc sander because it's good for doing flat surfaces. What you'll do is grind the spine down to meet the cutting edge. Do NOT grind the cutting edge up to meet the spine. Don't overheat the blade. If it becomes uncomfortable to hold, dunk it in your can of water.

P.S.
Christmas gift idea: New Spyderco for your lovely bride.

[cabfrank]

great post.

[682bear]

Hi 682bear,

Welcome to our forum.

I'm guessing, without seeing the back side, that your knife is an "Economy" / "Standard", based on the steel used, and not a Delica. I don't think we ever used AUS-6 on a Delica. I think your knife was probably made in the late '80's.

And yes, we do not replace blades. We can regrind it for you. You will have to contact our Customer Service.

sal

Thanks, Sal...

The back looks exactly like the front, except the handle has threaded holes for a belt clip, and the blade is stamped Seki City Japan.

I'm going by memory here... I'm at work and the knife is at home...

I purchased it new in 1997 from a Mac Tools dealer...

What would be the difference between the Delica and the Economy / Standard?

Thanks again...

-Bear

[sal]

Hi Bear,

It looks like your knife may be a Delica after all. I'll know for sure in a couple of days.

The early "Economy" had the clip stamped out of the back side scale which was made with two thin scales. The later "Standard" was the same model, but we used the traditional 3 screw clip.

When we came out with our knives, we had immediate problems with copies. Every time our costs went up and we had to raise our prices, we tried to find ways of making lower cost models to compete against the copies. We still do this today.

Using AUS-6, which was a less expensive steel was one way of trying to keep costs down.

sal

[682bear]

I just discovered that my wife 'borrowed' the knife a couple of days ago... and broke the tip off the blade...

Ain't nothin' to get too worked up about, Bear.
A new knife is cheaper than a new wife.

Your best bet is to ship it back to Spyderco and ask them to grind the chip out and to sharpen the blade.

If you're impatient and stubborn like me, it's an easy thing to fix yourself. I'd use a disc sander because it's good for doing flat surfaces. What you'll do is grind the spine down to meet the cutting edge. Do NOT grind the cutting edge up to meet the spine. Don't overheat the blade. If it becomes uncomfortable to hold, dunk it in your can of water.

P.S.
Christmas gift idea: New Spyderco for your lovely bride.


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I took your advice... sort of...

I figured at this point, I didn't have anything to lose, so I clamped the blade in a machinist vise, put it on my surface plate, and set the angle with a height gage...

Then set the vise up on my surface grinder and ground the back of the blade to a point...

...then deburred it on a scotchbrite wheel.

Finished...

It's a little shorter now, but at least it's useable.

-Bear

[sal]

Nice job.

sal

[phaust]

That's a clean repair! Looks good

[270ultimate]

Great looking regrind.

I've paid a little extra to have a vendor do something similar to a brand new one. But yours has the added benefit of a personal touch, as well as some cool history to it now.

[JRinFL]

Nice rescue. Thanks for the detailed follow up post.

[WilliamMunny]

Looks great!

[cabfrank]

You have skills.

[RustyIron]

It's a little shorter now, but at least it's useable.

Dude! That's perfect!
From the picture, I wouldn't have guessed that the blade was repaired.