Pictures as promised...
My camera sucks, so I did the bottom pic by laying the knife on the scanner bed. Still not a good look at the damage, but better than the camera would've done.
Before:
After:
Keep in mind that the picture is not that great, and it's tough to see most of the damage from the pic. Believe me, it looks worse in person. Most of it is really cosmetic, but the tip of the blade and the nicks in the edge would require a bit of work to get rid of. I'll probably send it to Benchmade and let them do the work under their sharpening service. I'll probably include a letter as suggested and see what happens.
Jason
My camera sucks, so I did the bottom pic by laying the knife on the scanner bed. Still not a good look at the damage, but better than the camera would've done.
Before:
After:
Keep in mind that the picture is not that great, and it's tough to see most of the damage from the pic. Believe me, it looks worse in person. Most of it is really cosmetic, but the tip of the blade and the nicks in the edge would require a bit of work to get rid of. I'll probably send it to Benchmade and let them do the work under their sharpening service. I'll probably include a letter as suggested and see what happens.
Jason