Well, that's an odd one. While the blade is high carbon stainless, it can get rust spots, although that usually isn't a big issue. That's the trade off for the edge holding you get with the higher carbon content. As for the rest, I don't recall that we've ever had such an issue.
Both personal body chemistry and where and under what conditions a knife is used can make stainless more susceptible to corrosion and no stainless steel is 100% corrosion proof.
We'd like to examine the knife. Please contact Ashley at Knifeworks 888-225-9775 so we can arrange for an exchange for a new knife. She's usually only in mornings.
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