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I have a Shaman with an unusual anomaly from the factory. The backspacer on my Cruwear Micarta sprint run has not been finished like the others. It appears to have been cut out, and polished rather than ground. Here are a couple of photos, with a comparison to the standard. Note how its almost flush with the edge of the scales, whereas the standard is slightly recessed. I'm curious if others have seen this?

Where did you buy it?

sovereign wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 6:32 pm

Where did you buy it?

This came from Blades Canada, which is an authorized dealer.

So it was sold as new old stock? Not pre-owned?

It looks off. I've never seen one with such a rough finish non-recessed back spacer.

sovereign wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 7:06 pm

So it was sold as new old stock? Not pre-owned?

It looks off. I've never seen one with such a rough finish non-recessed back spacer.

No, I purchased this new back when they dropped.

That kind of stuff bothers me. I like parts to line up and fit.

RustyIron wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 9:15 pm

That kind of stuff bothers me. I like parts to line up and fit.

I hear ya, but this actually lines up and fits quite well. This was my first Shaman, and I thought this was normal until I handled others. I am guessing this one unfinished back spacer made it passed QC. It doesn't bother me at all :)

I would argue it's an improvement ....I like a backspacer sitting flush with the scales.

Hopefully this is CQI. This is one of the things I would nitpick about the Shaman, it's honestly weird and not very Spydercoish to have a back spacer that is so out of alignment from the scales.

One would assume that it was assembled with an unfinished part, missed by manufacturing when sanding (matching) and finishing (scotchbright) the scales, and missed by final inspection. Certainly unusual. I doubt that it is a counterfeit, but this lack of finishing on a part is usually one of a number of characteristics.

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N. Brian Huegel wrote: ↑

Thu May 22, 2025 7:38 am

One would assume that it was assembled with an unfinished part, missed by manufacturing when sanding (matching) and finishing (scotchbright) the scales, and missed by final inspection. Certainly unusual. I doubt that it is a counterfeit, but this lack of finishing on a part is usually one of a number of characteristics.

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Exactly my thoughts. It's kinda grown on me. It's almost like a rare off-struck coin.

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

Evil D wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:07 am

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

lol I clicked on this thread to see if anyone else thought of it first

Tristan_david2001 wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:29 am

Evil D wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:07 am

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

lol I clicked on this thread to see if anyone else thought of it first

I said it out loud and my desk started floating in mid air

Evil D wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:07 am

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

Sounds like a the title of a 50s doo-wop song

Evil D wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:07 am

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

Fixed it for ya. LOL

bgcameron wrote: ↑

Thu May 29, 2025 11:55 am

Fixed it for ya. LOL

This is the way.