Shitan octagon wooden Wa handle blank Japanese Laminated wood bolster 140mm
We took to planning new wa handles of more easy to grip and high durability.
Please set it DIY custom knife making for your knife. it's a easy to grip Japanese traditional octagon handle. Shitan rosewood is water-resistant, antibacterial material, good smell of tree and good hand touch wood. *Mainly use for Gyuto, Santoku, Nakiri,Usuba,Mioroshi deba knives.
*Condition: brand-new , price is include a blank wood. *not include a knife
*Material: Shitan rosewood *wood grain varies *natural wood
with Japanese laminated black wood bolster
Size: Total length 140mm, width bottom 26mm to top 22.5mm, thickness bottom 22.0mm to top 18.5mm
Hole size : W 13mm x 4.0mm x Depth 100mm
*Weight: 57 g
*approx.
*Origin: Japan
The shitan wood may be dark black or reddish in color. Please understand that this is a natural wood
Note:
These products are need to be attach a blade to a wa handle by yourself.
Please carefully select a blade and a wa handle by checking size showing each product page before your purchase.
*There is a bit of a discrepancy from specifications as all products made by hand.
*We might not able to answer that you can attach it easily, precisely or perfectly due to DIY product and subjective decision of an individual.
How to attach a tang to a ready-made wa handle
Please use a small-sized diamond file or drill to expand a hole.
To fill a gap and fix, kindly use epoxy resin or a bond that has high durability. If there is still a gap, kindly insert a thin wooden board or spread resin mixed with wood flour.
There are a risk that natural wood might be broken by hitting handle to insert a tang.