Where do you purchase your burnt Chestnut handles? I seem to be failing with Google-fu. I can only find them installed on knives. Would I have to go custom?
unicorn handle for me would be if wat would offer his keyaki in d shape..
its only $75 to get keyaki, its worth every penny.
Just curious when you last confirmed this with JKI. I thought Jon said that there is a shortage of those handles and I am not sure he is even doing handle work with as busy as he is so curious if you have some kind of recent interaction on this that would verify. Thanks.JKI will install burnt chestnut for $70. But they don’t sell handles by themselves. I know there are burnt chestnut fans who might like this option.
Watanabe’s professional section says, “We no longer supply custom handles.” Though some knives are offered with upgraded handles, but I don’t think you can request them on many of them knives. But some still have options.
This thread reminds me that I need to go dig through my old handle box. I think I’ve got at least a couple burnt chestnuts I could get rid of, though I’m pretty sure at least one has the dreaded plastic ferrule. I’ve never understood that combo—does ANYONE love chestnut more than they hate plastic?
Just curious when you last confirmed this with JKI. I thought Jon said that there is a shortage of those handles and I am not sure he is even doing handle work with as busy as he is so curious if you have some kind of recent interaction on this that would verify. Thanks.
I get them from other knives. Most recent from a masashi sld.
Anyone who has a d shaped burnt chestnut and you opt to get a custom handle, please sell the original one to meeee
How hard would it be to replace a plastic ferrule on an existing handle? Or would it even be worth it?
Ibuki Blade has a D Burnt chestnut with a plastic ferrule on their site for $16. No idea about quality or anything.
I was kinda tempted to grab a couple Ho handles from them, but those oak ones from Etsy look really nice.
It is most likely cheap for a reason, but might still be ok. I’ve seen different types of burned chestnut handles and they are not all created equal. The biggest issues are grain orientation and tightness, transition from wood to ferrule, and how well burnt they are. The transition and burn can be corrected with some effort, but the grain orientation not so much. The handles Jon installs are excellent, I wish he also had D shaped ones, just because I like them.I'm almost tempted to buy one from them. It's cheap. But then I think, what if it's cheap for a reason. So here I am...
That probably depends on the handle maker. As was already mentioned not all burnt chestnut handles are created equal. That roughness is due to heat of the torch opening up the grain, both at a macro as well as the micro level. I can't see any need to reburn the JNS handle I have on my Kato WH. The graining is that deep. That may not be the case with handles from other sources.I have a question about the bunt chestnut handles, are they supposed to be/should they be "reburnt" after years of use? As they lose their rougher texture?
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