I'm Bummed !

[mycarver]

I know from this position it is bound to happen and it does. But I just had to commiserate with friends who might share my pain.
You do enough blades and you are gonna' get those that just hurt.

Case #1.
A beautiful CVH 32 in Ivory. Part of a 7 day set etched Tuesday. Cool.
Start taking before photos and with the magnification of the camera what catches my eye? I was looking at the edge and the small chip along it. But what is off to the side of the photo? A crack. Didn't see it without magnification. And it was deep. But it didn't crack at the chip!

Now during my tenure I've had at least 6 show up with cracks. Those blades are just so thin. I think I've done more shorty CVH's than restore.

Case #2
A big W&B. ( it's never the smaller ones ) Nice etch on the blade. Overall should turn out to be a winner.
Typical factory grind lines,,,other scratches but they'll come out. Sand, sand,sand.
A quick pass on the buffer to see just where I'm at and what scratches remain.
Wait.... That's not a scratch hiding there. It's a crack.
Oh for crying out loud.

Really? two in one day? I know the averages will bear this out. Over a given time they will show up. But why two in one day?

That's the email I hate to send. Guys all excited send their new purchases off to get cleaned up and I have bad news to tell them. Man, I hate having to do that. They're all excited and what to I tell them? Sorry but don't kill the messenger?
It drives me nuts having to see blades I love , and aren't mine, in this condition. I had high hopes.
Dashed.
Sorry...just had to let it out somewhere.