Fixes
Knife problems, one page each
What happened to the blade, why, and what you can fix at home before you send it out or buy a new knife.
- Handle loose, wobbly or crackedA loose or cracked knife handle can often be fixed. When to use the warranty, when to rehandle a wa handle, and the care habits that stop it happening again.
- Edge dulls within daysWhy a knife dulls quickly: hard cutting boards, scraping with the edge, twisting, over-honing and leftover burrs. Fix each cause and keep your edge longer.
- Orange rust spots on the bladeRemove rust spots from carbon or stainless Japanese knives with a rust eraser or mild abrasive, then stop it coming back with drying and storage habits.
- Chips or nicks in the edgeWhy hard Japanese knife edges chip, how to fix small chips on a coarse whetstone step by step, and when to send a chipped knife to a pro or the maker.
- Snapped or bent knife tipHow to fix a broken knife tip by regrinding a new point on a coarse whetstone, restoring the edge profile, and when to send the knife to a pro instead.