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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,...
How to remove wa handle from a Japanese chef knife.
How to remove wa handle from a Japanese chef knife. After setting masking or covering the blade, Please hit the top of the wa handle by the hammer and using a support wood.*Needs a long support wood for long blade knives. If you can't remove the handle easily. Please soak in the water or boling water. After the resin of setting the handle will into water, you can remove the handle.
How to attach a tang to a wa handle of Japanese kitchen knives
Most of Japanese kitchen knife manufacturers a burned tang into a handle and then hammer the end of a handle. Inside of a handle burns by a heated tang, then resin comes out of the wood. It provides as adhesive function so that it won’t come off easily. However, it can cause tempering or cracking handle, furthermore, it is hard to take the tang out once it attached. It is difficult to attach properly. A recommended way for beginners are to make a hole as a shape of a tang, and then attach a tang with adhesives. As Japanese kitchen knives...