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...I’m disputing the fact that the blade broke from simply “scoring” drywall, and I’m saying it was more likely the knife was inserted deeply within the drywall and twisted....
Sorry to hear that. Yeah this is why i only buy standard production S30V spyderco. Ignore all the steel snobs, save some money and get S30V/BD1N models, they are going to be much better all around steel for anything beyond cutting tomato and paper boxes(not sure if it's considered abuse anymore in the current knife culture).I am very disappointed. Just got this in the mail today. I’m out $200.00. Maxamet sucks.
I wonder why they replace some and not others? I got a replacement, but immediately sold it.
The Spyderco letter does not say what caused the blade to snap. Does "is not a warranty issue" include factory defects that are not repairable or does it solely mean damages due to inappropriate use of the knife by the owner? I tend to believe (and also that paragraph in the letter reads this way) that Spyderco determined the cause of the damage is on the owner.
However, Option 1 seems to suggest the cause of the failure has not been determined because otherwise why bother to pass the damaged blade to R&D Dept for study (if Spyderco is to destroy it, then just say destroy it no need to mention R&D)? If that is the case, that means there is still a possibility that the cause could be factory defect(s), which would warranty a replacement of full refund. Also, this option is like for Spyderco to "buy" the damaged PM2 at ~10% of its retail price (45% MSRP vs. the current MAP). The OP can easily get that money maybe even more by selling the scales and liners.
Anyway, not a good response or handing by Spyderco IMHO.
Maybe so but that shouldn't leave customers on the short end of the stick to fork out more money in order to cover knives that break under normal use.My gut feeling is that Maxamet is not going to be an option much longer in the future.
It is my understanding that it’s expensive to grind, and the performance is just too extreme for the average ELU.
OP just spent $200 on a knife that broke that others who had the same issue got a replacement for free... I doubt he wants to spend even more money with the same companyI would choose option 1 and pick up a Drunken.