custom knife making — How to make
How about attached non-slip finish for your wa handles?
Almost wa handles were finished fine polished, because it needs water resistance and a beautiful surface. However it have the handle slip in some case. example, slicing pull cut for the sashimi foods, fillet a finish by deba and using woodworking. These cases were made by us. dimple uneven finish by carving knife, spoon knife. for deba knife, to get a fine glip for iron file These are Japanese carved nomi chisel knives. You can use western carving, spoon knives. It's a checker line finish, It have used in some woodworking knife manufacture
Recommend the paraffin oil for rust proof to use a carbon knife for outdoor use.
As the paraffin oil has a good reputation among woodworkers, angler and hunters in Japan, I tried to use the paraffin oil. Although the knife made of carbon is a good cutting quality and easily re-sharpen, we must be careful not to be rusty for outdoor use. I keep a home garden of natural farming ,so I have to cut weeds every week. I use small knives and a hatchet long blade knife. And these knives were rust in don't realize. I tried to use the paraffin oil on these blades. *These blades were finished with rough polish. I could get the...
Custom Santoku knife , a fine model of handle making Customer Picture from G.C United States
Thanks for one of our customer, we introduce you some news.It's a fine model of custom knife handle making. He used epoxy and wood flour in the gaps in a wooden handle and The handle was much too large for the blade, so I cut 25mm off at an angle. It's a nice handle shape finish. It was made by G.C from United StatesKosuke Muneishi Hand forged blank blade Blue #2 steel Kurouchi Santoku knife 165mmJapanese Quercus myrsinifolia wooden handle blank custom knife making tool 150mm
Give an sharpen edge and Kasumi togi to a Japanese chef knife made by Kisuke Manaka
The chef knife conducted hand forging and heat-treating, is going to be attached a blade and then sharpened the edge. Kisuke Manaka carefully complete all procedure one by one.The edge of the knife is produced its shape and shinogi line with a rolling rough grinding wheel. Manaka Hamono where had created Japanese swords, he sharpens it by sitting on the floor. As a result, since he can freely put the body weight on his fingers and control its stress easily compared to standing, it gives an excellent sharpening accuracy. Then using a rough or a medium-rough whetstone and finishing up...
How to attach a tang to a ready-made wa handle for biginners
When a ready-made wa handle can’t be fitted for a tang or it is needed to adjusting the size, please take a look below for your reference. How to expand a hole of a handle We recommend a small-sized diamond file that has better cutting force than sandpaper to expand a hole quickly and carefully. *In our experiences, a square type file would be better than a circle one for cutting and forming.*Another Recommend items: for hard wood file, Jig Saw BladesHow to fill the gaps of a handlePlease use an epoxy resin or a bond that has high durability,...