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Amazing the difference in bloomery Iron knives from JNS. I have a bloomery Toyama and it is nowhere near as nice as this. The contrast in yours is spectacular compared to mine. Really beautiful knife and I hope you love the extra height, I think thats super cool.
Thanks! For anyone interested, there is still one available online at JNS
I think 54-55
I gotta stop looking at this thread….
Absolute fire…. I was struggling about picking that one up
There’s still one available on JNS….
Tosa squid knife. I was eyeing them when I was considering 180 petties a little while back.
Don’t tell me these things
dehory beat me to it, but yeah, a mean little squid knife!
Site lists just short of 4mm, I'd have to unpack the knife roll and eyeball to verify. It's definitely a chonker tho.
Very happy with this little stainless clad BB
Spare honyaki in 26c3
Perfect weight based on what I was looking for - a couple of small nits on the fit and finish but overall I’m excited!
Knife came tipped during shipping - what’s the general etiquette on this? Not something I want to fix myself or ship back to him for repair. Do makers usually cover the cost of a local repair?
Perfect weight based on what I was looking for - a couple of small nits on the fit and finish but overall I’m excited!
Knife came tipped during shipping - what’s the general etiquette on this? Not something I want to fix myself or ship back to him for repair. Do makers usually cover the cost of a local repair?
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The maker would probably be fine with fixing it himself, but I wouldn't want to ask him to pay for a local repair, but that's just me. Not sure what the general consensus is on that though.
I’m sure he would be happy to take care of it, but I’m doubtful that shipping both ways would be very cost effective depending on where you’re located.
I’d consider reaching out to a reputable sharpener (JKI / Bernal (located in SF) / Tokushu) and having them fix it for you. Or I’m sure some members here might be willing to do it as well
I’d consider reaching out to a reputable sharpener (JKI / Bernal (located in SF) / Tokushu) and having them fix it for you. Or I’m sure some members here might be willing to do it as well
IMO some kind of make good is certainly appropriate.
What exactly feels fair to both parties is a bit harder to say. The cost to him to cover shipping the knife one-way back to Sweden would probably be roughly the same as what it’d cost you (shipping both ways plus cost of service) to get it to JKI for tip repair — that’s probably what I’d request.
He lives in SF and Bernal is in SF. He could drive over and pay ~$20 and be done without risking it getting tipped again in the mail.
Agreed that he should at least mention it to Spare and see if he’d be willing to cover the cost.
Indeed.
TheDza
Well-Known Member
Not to speak for him, but in one of his knife sharpening videos from a few years ago Jon said if anyone brings in a knife for tip repair to JKI he usually just does it for free because it so easy and fast to do. Not sure if Bernal has the same thoughts about that but regardless it will be much cheaper to just take it there than to ship back and fortb
I can’t imagine Fredrik will want the knife to be sent back to Sweden just for this…most likely going to cost more than a $100 in shipping cost and potential custom fees in Sweden.
Alright that's annyoing but also so freaking minuscule and easy to fix. Grab your coarsest stone, grind down the spine until you hit the tip. Then go for a finer stone for a more polished spine. You can also round the spine a bit if you want but no real advantage. Sending it somewhere to fix it would be waste of time and money. This is like 5 to 10 mins max.
Yep was going to take it to Bernal - thanks.
parbaked
Senior Member
This is a really easy fix.
Do it yourself.
It will be satisfying.
You’ll get plenty of coaching here.
Not worth two trips to Bernal to drop it off and pick it up…
Do it yourself.
It will be satisfying.
You’ll get plenty of coaching here.
Not worth two trips to Bernal to drop it off and pick it up…
Princess T
New Member
Santuko (knife on right is a Santuko, right?) has a nice profile.
Agree with you both, but at the same time, if this is a particularly important or special knife (and bnib to boot), I completely understand wanting the job done professionally first time. If the dude tips it himself three months from now, yeah, grab a stone and knock it out sure. But this knife still has that new car smell, I get wanting to make sure the work is done right.
If I lived near bernal this would be my excuse to go to bernal just to peruse and have fun....
I'd also be quite poorer.
I get this for sure and think buyer is within their rights to want a professional fix, but... if you have a coarse stone it's almost not worth the hassle, you'll spend more time taking it to your local shop or the post office than doing it yourself and really not rocket science.
I received knife that was tipped in transit recently, got bummed about it, mentioned it to the seller and got a bit of money back to cover a repair. Couple days later I looked at it again, got out the 220 and ground it down in all of 5-10 minutes, and sent the money back to seller. Definitely way less of a PITA than I remembered and not technically difficult. Tape a little around the tip area to avoid stray scratches and it's pretty hard to f up.
myguidingmoonlight
Senior Member
A tip fix is probably the easiest fix on a gyuto imo, just grab a coarse stone and grind the spine down. Then polish.
You lose a few mm of the top, sure, but it's worth it for me.
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You lose a few mm of the top, sure, but it's worth it for me.
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Bernal did it for free in about 30 seconds today. Great service per usual.
