I've been doing rehandling work on Japanese western style knives for a few months and learning a lot along the way. A couple of them have turned out better than others with the last ones being the ones I'm most proud of. Here's two of them.....a Togiharu gyuto in Hawaiian signature wood & a MAC gyuto in quilted maple.
Knife Re-Handles
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Is that the G-1 Togiharu?
Those knives look a lot better now.
Those knives look a lot better now.
Very nice Dave!
Who?
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Is that the G-1 Togiharu?
Those knives look a lot better now.
I'm not sure which Togiharu this is. I know it's stainless but that's about it.
Thanks Jay
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Here's a rehandle with blade etching. I had also thinned this knife out considerably (which I won't do again) and it came out great as a result. I really wanted to keep this one.
As a MAC lover, I think those handles transform them from ok to beautiful.
Michael
Dave, those look great. Do most of your customers prefer Western-style handles?
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Beautiful handles...just beautiful.
I love what you did to that Hiromoto.
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No actually it's about a 50/50 mix. I've been re-handling wa versions for over 3 years now. I install upgrades/customs made by my friend Stefan Keller. You can see Stefan's work here
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Jay, here's a close-up of the blade, it really came out wild looking - I was quite surprised.
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One of the things that struck me was the transformation that a piece of wood did for these knives, the MAC most especially.
This is a lovely piece of work. Help me understand a bit. Is the black line around the handle a dark wood like ebony? Does the etching on the blade make the carbon steel portion black?
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The black line around the handle scales and bolster are liners, they're used for aesthetics mostly but also serve to fill in irregularities in the tang grinds.
The etchant burns iron in the steel effecting higher carbon steels the greatest so in this knife you see the carbon core turn black while the stainless cladding only turns gray.
You're not just whistling 'Dixie' either. I'm a sucker for beautiful hardwoods.Wow, I am speechless. Both of you really are masters of your craft
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You guys are too kind...but thank you anyway.
Here is a couple more Dave did-
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