Fix it or send it in?

[Tony18]

Got this Native as a gift, my mom bought it right from Spyderco so she paid almost double but I figured that extra money went to a great company so it didn't really bother me. Wasn't very sharp OTB so decided I would sharpen it. From practice & constantly reading here my free hand has gotten a lot better, so I taped it up & was about to put it to the stone when I noticed how uneven the bevels are. After further inspection I noticed it was ground real deep at the tip on one side & real deep at the heal on the other side. The edge is pushed way over to one side at the tip & opposite side at heel. It's literally like a single bevel towards the tip & even worse at the heel. My Manix S110v bevels were quite uneven but not like this So I went ahead & fixed my manix on my own. Was pretty proud of the job I did on it as it's the first nice knife iv free handed & it turned out nice & even. But I'm not so sure my skills are up to the level this Native needs. I know it happens once in awhile & doesn't change how high up I hold Spyderco. Main thing i'm worried about is that it will take off a lot of steel to fix it. So what do you guys think I should do? Including some pictures, only had my phone so hopefully they're good enough to see what I'm talking about.

[Tony18]

More pictures. Could figure out how to add to original post

[Razzle]

I'd send that one in/back.

My new Millie looked similar, and I had to spend HOURS getting it right.

[Tony18]

Did you get the bevels evened out & edge pushed back to center?

[Razzle]

Yes, after a ton of work.

[losinground]

My s110v manix is a little off too on the grinds.

[Cliff Stamp]

Tony, if the knife really bothers you aesthetic wise then you should send it in. It is your product and you should not have to accept one which has less than the expected performance. However if you keep it, then there is no need to do all the grinding at once to even out the bevel. As the knife dulls just bring it to an apex on the narrow side first. This will put more wear on the narrow side and over time the bevels will even out in width.

[swigert]

Tony, if the knife really bothers you aesthetic wise then you should send it in. It is your product and you should not have to accept one which has less than the expected performance. However if you keep it, then there is no need to do all the grinding at once to even out the bevel. As the knife dulls just bring it to an apex on the narrow side first. This will put more wear on the narrow side and over time the bevels will even out in width.

Great advice here