Chipped my Wife's Favorite Knife
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You're going lose some height of course, but that's definitely repairable. In a scenario like that to me the question is if you're priority is to repair while removing as little steel as possible, or wanting to stay as true to the original profile as possible. Best bet is probably just to sharpen it out imo. If you're taking it to a sharpener it should be an easy repair for a quality one too (i.e. not one of those idiots with a pull through, or worse yet a bench grinder).
Oh, just noticed you're in Sacramento. If you don't feel comfortable doing that yourself, Gabriel over at Crocker Cutlery would easily repair that and his prices are incredibly reasonable. He's around half the price of most comparable services.
Oh, just noticed you're in Sacramento. If you don't feel comfortable doing that yourself, Gabriel over at Crocker Cutlery would easily repair that and his prices are incredibly reasonable. He's around half the price of most comparable services.
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bradmacmt
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Simple repair...
maxxpup
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Gabriel is a superstar, definitely going to take it there. Just wanted to manage my expectations. I've never damaged a knife in this manner before.
Definitely repairable.
But could be a good excuse to buy another knife.
It would probably go away in a few sharpenings but it's a knife that should be pretty easy to thin, which will maintain its performance much better.
But could be a good excuse to buy another knife.
It would probably go away in a few sharpenings but it's a knife that should be pretty easy to thin, which will maintain its performance much better.
I guarantee it will be no issue to him. I've seen folks bring in much much worse there.
It might need a touch of thinning, so you should ask Crocker to assess it once they’ve repaired the chip.
Is it a Yoshikane? If you’re interested in learning how to do the repair yourself this might be a good opportunity to try.
Is it a Yoshikane? If you’re interested in learning how to do the repair yourself this might be a good opportunity to try.
Rest easy buddy. Look at the stuff the fellas see and the repairs they pull off...
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/customers-with-the-worst-knives-museum-of-horrors.66786/
https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/customers-with-the-worst-knives-museum-of-horrors.66786/
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It is even possible to go away in just one sharpening and without losing height. I was able to fix 2 such cases with just one full progress sharpening. In my case it was 400, 1000, 4000. Explanation, which I read on this forum, is that when you sharpen you pull metal towards the edge and it may fill the gap.
I'd expect it to sharpen out with a slightly longer than normal session on a full progression, fwiw.
maxxpup
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Anyru... Not a terrible suggestion. I don't think this is the one I want to practice on though.
If you want a knife to get your bearings on before you'd feel comfortable tackling this one, I can point you towards some inexpensive ODCs. I was apprehensive about working on my more expensive knives initially, too. I just got a lower cost knife with similarly decent steel and HT to get comfortable with, and then that apprehension faded away.
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Following on Deltaplex regarding knives to practice on, I have some old dirty carbon knives you can practice on and I'm in the Sacramento area. PM if you want something to work on.
This is also my wife's favorite knife. Crocker will sort it out, no problem. It's a small chip in the grand scheme of things. These have a pretty concave grind so I don't know that thinning will be all that necessary. Never hurts though.
maxxpup
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Thank you!
maxxpup
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Yep, good as new! Required a minimal amount of "thinning."
Next step is to learn to do it yourself.
Only half joking. It's not that hard, especially on a wide bevel.
