Flexcut Carvin Jack Blades Hitting Eachother

[riverwindflutes]

Hello, I just purchased a brand new Carvin Jack Knife , right out of the box, when I began to open and close the blades, I noticed that the Gouge Scorp blade hits the back of the Straight Gouge blade when i go to close it, which will definitly chip the edge of the Gouge Scorp, the blade of the Gouge Scorp also hits the Straight Gouge in the open position, it seems that these two blades are definitly to close together and that there is not enough room for the Gouge Scorp to close or open properly without damaging the Gouge Scorp blade, Has anyone noticed this with your Carvin Jack Knife? What do you think I should do?
Thanks
Don A.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Don...

Email Flexcut and tell them your problem and/or take the knife back to your dealer and exchange it for another knife. I've had my Carvin Jack for 3-4 years and have never had a problem with it. The tools are in close proximity to each other but with the angle of the tool blade, none comes close to hitting an adjacent tool.

[chpster90bu]

Don....I'd give you the same advice as Eddy did. Had mine for several years now, and although the blades are close together, they don't interfere with each other. My biggest problem with it is opening and closing it. Take it back or let them know about it...it's defective. Bonnie

[Donsexton]

I have mine in my hands now and looking at the blades closing they do touch but not the cutting edge. Could be you got the one made by that guy still drunk from the weekend.

[Inadv]

Don; I've only had mine for a few months now, but can echo the experiences of the other respondents here. The blades are quite close, but do not touch. I'd definitely return it. I truly love mine as it the best thing going right now in so far as portability / versatility. Mighty convenient little tool.

L.P.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Bonnie, I'm with you. I love my Carvin' Jack but if I had my say there would be two things that I would like to see changed. The first is an improvement in the process of opening any one particular tool. With the blades as close as they the operation of switching tools is not for the faint of heart! The other improvement that I'd like to see is an improved handle. After an extended amount of time carving the flat design can become uncomfortable especially for some of us older folks who have lost some of the fat and muscle mass in our hands. A rounded handle would be much more comfortable.

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

I just find it hard to get the blades out on mine? Like Eddy, I would also like to see a rounded handle.

Dave

[Eddy-Smiles]

Dave...Have you given any thought as to what could be used as an after market addition to the handle. It would have to be thin but dense enough and hard enough to stand up to the pressure applied to it during carving. It would also need to be thin. A couple of thin pieces of bone would be great but hard to come by. I've thought of wood but I'm not sure it wouldn't split being that thin. I'm sure that what ever was used could be attached using two part epoxy. I have a an old Case knife where the bone handle came off and I epoxied it back on years ago and I've never had any problem with it since.

[Lightningbolt]

Don: Sorry to be so long in giving my opinion on this concern but decided to answer here instead of on my website. I own two Carvin' Jacks and gave both of them a close looking where I found plenty of clearance between the two blades that you mentioned. However, I did notice a slight "arc" marking on the rear side of the large gouge scorp blade made by the medium sized gouge next to it when closing. Fortunately there is no cutting edges touching and it seems that only the rear side of the medium gouge is rubbing. I love the knife so much that this doesn't even register as a concern for me.

However, if your cutting edges are touching, that would seem defective and cause for concern. Although inconvenient, sorry that you've had a bad experience but I'm sure Flexcut will make it right with you.

[riverwindflutes]

Thank You, I called Flexcut and there going to send me a new one right away.