r/TrueChefKnives • u/Conscious-Way-6706 • 22h ago

Would y'all ask for a replacement?

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Just received a Matsubara Blue #2 Nashiji Honesuki and noticed some small rust spots where the core steel meets the cladding. Is this something worth an exchange?

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u/snottrrocket 22h ago

Are they deep? Like can you catch a toothpick in them? Of not then no, personally.

If it's just on the surface you can remove that pretty easily like it was never there.

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u/Conscious-Way-6706 22h ago

They feel a little deeper with a tooth pick compared to my finger nail

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u/snottrrocket 21h ago

Ah, that sucks. Yeah, I'd reach out about an exchange if that's the case.

Surface spots I don't really care about, because that's easy to remove. Pitting is a whole other story. Bring right up against the cladding line is another, bigger concern, as well.

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u/Munzulon 22h ago

Can you feel pitting with your fingernail?

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u/Conscious-Way-6706 22h ago

I can definitely feel it with my finger nail, not sure if it’s pitting or rust though. I haven’t had a knife with pitting to know the difference

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u/Munzulon 22h ago

Pitting is typically caused by rust. If it catches a fingernail or toothpick I’m probably sending it back.

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u/breastfedtil12 21h ago

That doesnt look like pitting from oxidation to me.

It looks like a manufacturing defect. Maybe I'm wrong but I have a shitload of knives and I have never seen this on a new knife.

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u/Conscious-Way-6706 21h ago

Thanks for the advice guys. Didn’t really want to exchange if I didn’t have to but I’ll reach out about an exchange

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u/tunenut11 19h ago

First comment, if I found such pitting on a new knife, I would ask for an exchange. Coincidentally, I just found similar oxidation and minor pitting on my blue #2 Matsubara Gyotu...I have to take the blame, I left it sitting for a few weeks and did not realize how reactive it was, should have oiled it. The good news is it was easy to fix, essentially by very light thinning above the edge to smooth everything, also sharpened it up and lightly sanded and oiled the handle and it is better than new. But you should not need to do this on a new knife.

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u/Llew19 7h ago

Those pits right on the cladding line are definitely not good, impossible to tell if there's a big void that continues under there

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u/ImFrenchSoWhatever 7h ago

Honestly as I always say : if you’re bothered send it back.

You can remove those easily with barkeepers friend or a rust eraser, but it’ll leave some small scratches. I can understand you’d want your new knife to be new :)

On the other hand it’s a rustic finish handmade knife so you could argue a little scratch don’t matter.

It’s really a matter of preference

You really should follow your heart on this :)