Was boiling it necessary in the end? I’m thinking of replacing the handle on my Tanaka, I hate that the corian spacer starts to stick out due to the wood shrinking. I was wondering how to best get it off without doing too much unnecessary damage.
100% it was needed. I boiled water first, then in a large cup, did nothing. Handle would NOT come off. the 2x4 piece just krushed.
I actually just put the knife in a kettle, with water to the top of the Ferrule, and boiled it while it was in. Then tried again, and it was able to come off perfectly. it was soo cool to have the knife with no handle. I did a quick polish up when it was all apart.