VDK Talisman M390 Titanium Frame Lock Knife

Yeah, I’m not sure why I was so concerned with it in the first place, I didn’t even like the design of this knife

lol nah. Not true.

i think theres 2 main issues, QC and business. the only major QC issue i saw was that messed up pivot. i dont particularly care if the grinds are uneven that much and that plunge is certainly ugly as heck, but that pivot would be a nightmare to fix by hand. blade symmetry is important in terms of looks, but if it is manufactured, i'm willing to overlook a few flaws at sub 200$ as long as the knife performs as intended. But if, say the knives that were ground 'fatter' had slicing issues (4 degrees obtuse can affect the slicing capabilities of a knife), then that would be a performance issue, which needs to be fixed (which i'm betting is the case, because it looks like a wider blade, so poor geometry will have a greater impact on performance). also irregular grinds, if done correctly, actually perform better business issue was, compete lack of communication and transparency. that hurts everyone, maker, oem, distributor, customer. vdk was thinking too much about his reputation, bestech was thinking too much about making a buck, and massdrop wasn't thinking and just went with the flow. (not to blame massdrop, they were blindsighted) what wouldve been better was: bestech paid vdk for any materials they bought from him. reground all manufactured knives to a compeltely different design, and sold those as their own brand/design to recoup any losses. in the meantime, rework or just cancel the contract