I am sure that what you say, c-Clay, is correct.
From the little metallurgy I know, the even thickness of the flex giving component is quite important for the resulting strength.
I did check my blades, and ( thankfully) none has this problem.
I do not know how they make these soft steel/powder steel blades in Japan (?), but I have visited both the Sandviken steel works and Eriksson's knife manufacture in Mora ( ages ago, before they changed the name ). My sisters husbands dad was a departement boss in Sandviken. Hugely interesting production.
The steel supplied was made to very exacting specs, including thickness, to work properly in the ( very automated ) machines.
I assume that Fällkniven has even tighter specs, being a far more high tech manufacturer of very expensive knives.
I matters not where in the edge steel ( powder steel ) the edge is, but it is quite important the thickness of the soft steel is even.
QC should not let this pass.
One of the semi handmade kitchen knives ( Miyabi Karrlisn birchwood) I have developed a tiny, tiny crack in the wood. They send me a new one once I submitted a photo of it. No questions asked.
Fällkniven, a Swedish quality manufacturer, should do the same.
If not, then I am ashamed of being Swedish, because this is not what the term ’Swedish Quality stands for.
Fällkniven write proudly that they have less than 0.1% warranty returns.
From the little metallurgy I know, the even thickness of the flex giving component is quite important for the resulting strength.
I did check my blades, and ( thankfully) none has this problem.
I do not know how they make these soft steel/powder steel blades in Japan (?), but I have visited both the Sandviken steel works and Eriksson's knife manufacture in Mora ( ages ago, before they changed the name ). My sisters husbands dad was a departement boss in Sandviken. Hugely interesting production.
The steel supplied was made to very exacting specs, including thickness, to work properly in the ( very automated ) machines.
I assume that Fällkniven has even tighter specs, being a far more high tech manufacturer of very expensive knives.
I matters not where in the edge steel ( powder steel ) the edge is, but it is quite important the thickness of the soft steel is even.
QC should not let this pass.
One of the semi handmade kitchen knives ( Miyabi Karrlisn birchwood) I have developed a tiny, tiny crack in the wood. They send me a new one once I submitted a photo of it. No questions asked.
Fällkniven, a Swedish quality manufacturer, should do the same.
If not, then I am ashamed of being Swedish, because this is not what the term ’Swedish Quality stands for.
Fällkniven write proudly that they have less than 0.1% warranty returns.
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