Hi guy,
Having an issue with a Spyderco Shaman I purchased from blade HQ about 2 weeks ago. I took it out yesterday to carry and noticed that the lock is sticking. I looked around here and on google for some solutions but nothing has worked. Ive opened and closed it probably about 200 time in the past 24 hours. I don't want to disassemble because of the warranty. People here have said it really a non issue, most likely go away with time and its better than ****** lock up but.... it's new now and I want as close to perfection as I can get. I don't want to wait 6 month till it's broken in. That 6 months will be years for me cause it will be rotated out a lot.
My question is:
Do I contact Blade HQ or Spyderco?
Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
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Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Welcome to the forum, YvetteBaker. If it were mine, I would likely contact Blade HQ first and see if they will offer an exchange for your knife. If that doesn’t work, I’d then contact Spyderco’s W&R and see about sending it in for a look. Hope it works out for you. The Shaman is a really fine knife.
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Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Spyderco will always say to call them first, however if it were me, I would ask BHQ for a replacement. Is this a coated blade or uncoated?
Personally, I do not mind a little lock stick, but everyone's tolerance for that sort of thing is different.
Personally, I do not mind a little lock stick, but everyone's tolerance for that sort of thing is different.
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Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Try rubbing a pencil lead on the lock interface. It will give it just enough lubrication to help with the sticking until it's worn in.
Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Excess oil on the lock interface/cutout can cause over travel and stick, it could be your problem, try and dry it out or blow out with some compressed air.
I have had this a couple times with new comp lock knives that came generously lubed. Otherwise spyderco would be the best people to help..
I have had this a couple times with new comp lock knives that came generously lubed. Otherwise spyderco would be the best people to help..
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Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Is the lock sticking when you roll the blade out slowly? Reason I ask is any of the compression locks I've had that had lock stick really only did it when I would flick the blade out. It sticks because you're jamming the lock bar over against the tang farther/harder than it needs to be. None-the-less, on any of mine that had lock stick, it did go away in a fairly short amount of time. I rotate through a lot of knives. So none of them really get used all that much
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Re: Spyderco Shaman Lock Up Issue
Mine actually had the opposite problem, blade play! It's gone now, just needed to work in a little. It does stick just a tiny bit now and again, but I don't see a problem with it. Better a little stick than a loose lock and blade play.
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