custom knife making
very unique custom kiridashi knife of Customer Pictures from W.A New Zealand
As we received a very unique custom knife from our customer, so we are excited to inform it. The knife made of our traditional Japanese style kiridashi knife and custom-made to cool shape and set by reclaimed New Zealand macrocarpa timber handle with leather case.Made by W.A from New ZealandIbuki Kiridashi knife Japanese kogatana Woodworking Kasumi Blue #2 steel
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...
How to make a hole in a wa handle of Japanese kitchen knife
How to make a hole in a wa handle of Japanese kitchen knifeThe tang of Japanese kitchen knives are called push tang, narrowing tang or concealed tang which are not full tang of western kitchen knives. There is not a drill to make a straight and deep hole in a handle in the ancient times. It used to be making by concealed tang, putting tang between two piece of woods which has hole for tang.Saya of Japanese Kogatana, a small knife with wooden saya is still made with this way. As a disadvantage, a craftsman needs a time to carve a...