Help needed - Attempting to rehandle my Fujiwara Nashiji Gyuto

[Gongoozler]

I just recently got a Fujiwara Nashiji Gyuto and while I am absolutely in love with the blade, I HATE the D-shaped handle.

I have an octagonal on hand I want to swap it with. I placed the knife in my oven at 180F for about 20 minutes and the stock handle absolutely will not budge.

What else can I try before throwing in the towel and sending the knife and new handle to a professional?

 

[tostadas]

Do you care about the handle? You can destroy it by breaking the handle off.

Cut a slot along the length with a saw, stick a flathead screwdriver in there and pry it in half.
Or if it's a soft wood, cut it up into little pieces and take it apart that way.

 

[Gongoozler]

Do you care about the handle? You can destroy it by breaking the handle off.

Cut a slot along the length with a saw, stick a flathead screwdriver in there and pry it in half.
Or if it's a soft wood, cut it up into little pieces and take it apart that way.

That handle can burn in hell for all eternity. I hate it so much. I don't own a vise, so doing more involved work is tough in that regard.

 

[Uncle Danny]

Probably epoxy and if you don’t have any tools at hand, better leave it to professionals.

You could try boiling it in a plastic bag, but I’ll probably just stay on.

 

[Gongoozler]

Probably epoxy and if you don’t have any tools at hand, better leave it to professionals.

You could try boiling it in a plastic bag, but I’ll probably just stay on.

Yep, it's getting sent to Tokushu after I get home from vacation in a couple of weeks.

 

[TB_London]

Piece of wood longer than the blade, held up against the blade and the top of the handle, then percussive persuasion with a hammer should knock it off.
Alternate sides of the handle as you’re loosening it

 

[Uncle Danny]

Nope. Not with epoxy. Or.. I have yet to see that happen.

 

[Gongoozler]

Piece of wood longer than the blade, held up against the blade and the top of the handle, then percussive persuasion with a hammer should knock it off.
Alternate sides of the handle as you’re loosening it

That’s what I did. No dice.

 

[aporigine]

That’s what I did. No dice.

I asked about this. The consensus was destructive removal.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

You can also get craft vices that clamp to tables and such. Not great for whacking on stuff but fine for sawing.

 

[HumbleHomeCook]

I picked up this one to cover a few different functions for the wife and I. Not the greatest but does alright and should handle (@BillHanna) sawing the wood.

 

[enrico]

I found boiling straight in the water worked much better than in a bag. But im a little edgy

 

[aporigine]

edgy

right forum for it

 

[refcast]

I smash handles with a peen hammer. Worked everytime

 

[bsfsu]

1/ Wood and hammer

2/ Boil in bag then wood and hammer

3/Oven @80°C then wood and hammer

4/ Knife in vice, chisel and hammer (no metal ferrules)

or Handle in vice (keep cranking it till handle goes smashy)

or Hammer (smashy smashy SMASHY!)

I'm sure there is other ways but this is generally my approach.

 

[Dylan Ambrosini]

I just recently got a Fujiwara Nashiji Gyuto and while I am absolutely in love with the blade, I HATE the D-shaped handle.

I have an octagonal on hand I want to swap it with. I placed the knife in my oven at 180F for about 20 minutes and the stock handle absolutely will not budge.

What else can I try before throwing in the towel and sending the knife and new handle to a professional?

Boiling directly in water is the move. May take 20min or so but it’ll denature the epoxy eventually. I know you said you don’t have a vice, so if you can find a clamp and clamp it to a table then you can tap the handle off with a light hammer.