Where to repair a wooden knife case. How to make a quick DIY knife handle repair. Types of blade defects and ways to eliminate them

Everyone decides for himself whether it is worth restoring and repairing an old chipped knife, or not. It probably makes sense if there are good memories associated with the knife and it has proven itself to be a quality tool.

The most famous type of knife defect is chipping of the cutting edge of the blade. To eliminate chips on the blade, it is necessary to grind the metal to the base of the chips, regardless of the width of the blade in this place. In some cases, the location of the chips leads to the fact that it is necessary to change the shape of the blade. Once the chips are removed, you can start re-sharpening again. The restored knives are sharpened as follows - first, the blade is ground from one side and the other to the middle, so that the bevel of the blade does not form on one of the sides, and only after that the cutting edge begins to be sharpened until a burr appears, as in ordinary everyday. At the end of sharpening, the restored and repaired knife is polished on a polishing wheel.

A similar method can be used to repair a knife with a broken tip, the tip of the blade. Such a knife is vertically sharpened on a tape machine, the blade is given the necessary shape, after which the tip is ground to be in the middle of the blade, without a bevel on one of the sides.

Scratches and chips on golomeny are formed, as a rule, with not very accurate sharpening and it is not very easy to remove them. The only way out in this situation is to thoroughly polish the blade on the polishing wheel, keeping the blade scratched as it rotates. But if the knife is made of hardened steel, such repairs are extremely costly.

It is very difficult to repair a bent blade. Blade warps are most often caused by trying to use the knife as leverage. Different grades of steel may react differently to an attempt to straighten the blade - they can easily succumb, they may not succumb at all, or they may break. By appearance to determine what will happen - most likely will not succeed until you try. If you still decide to straighten the blade, you should clamp the knife in a vice and gently bend it in the opposite direction, or put the blade on the anvil and lightly tap on it with the narrow side of the hammer until the blade straightens. This work should be done with gloves, as attempting to bend the knives back is harmful to the inner layers of the steel and can lead to unexpected sharp breaks.

In cases where repair of the knife handle is required, it will have to be installed in the same way as it was installed at the factory, so evaluate your abilities. First, wrap the blade with tape so as not to scratch it and cut yourself when installing the handle. The most common failure is the loss of the pins that secure the lamellar handle. Remove both halves of the handle, completely strip them from the inside of the glue, and clean the shank. Estimate the fasteners, if necessary, cut the necessary holes on the inside of the halves of the handle for rivets, check that everything fits well. Separate all parts of the knife, grease them with a thin layer of two-component glue and assemble the product, insert the pins and fasten. The handle cannot be installed in a vice and under the press for the time the glue dries - otherwise the parts will be fixed in an unnatural position, and after being removed they will bend back - such a handle will be extremely short-lived. Cut off the protruding ends of the pins and carefully grind.

Is your knife dull? Do not rush to throw it away and run to take a new one. Our masters who repair knives will be able to restore its working capacity. With high-quality sharpening of knives, it will become as sharp as if it were the latest. With this method, you will be able to bring your favorite thing back to life with the help of repair.

Professionals perform customization, alteration and repair of knives:

• Repair of ceramic knives. The blade of the knife cannot be repaired. However, if your handle is broken, then it can be completely subdued. The connoisseur will perfectly repair the knife handle. However, ordinary knife sharpening in Moscow can always be done;
• Swiss knife repair This versatile and practical knife sometimes has the negative property of breaking or simply becoming clogged, which will interfere with its functionality;
• Repair of kitchen knives. These knives are available in any home, they are used by everyone and continuously. Therefore, often they will need the services of a knife repair workshop;
• Repair of hunting knives. Professionals will repair the knife handle, repair the knife bayonet;
• Penknife repair. The tip of this knife wears out over the years, and will require a complete repair. Folding knives and tools in general should be treated with special foresight and accuracy;

The manufacture and repair of knives should be left to real experts, because:

• you want to have the best knife, which will be practical to use and beautiful in appearance;
• inexperienced craftsmen will only spoil your product;
• a quality repaired knife will serve you for a long time;

Knife repair is important when:

• you just saw that it started to break;
• the blade is dull;
• cracked handle;

The sooner you fix this problem, the longer your tool will serve you. Repair is an ordinary thing that is produced for almost all things. Over time, the knives become blunt, so they stop cutting perfectly. The tip can both become dull, and completely be faulty. Professionals will restore their sharpness, rest assured. However, not only with the blade can there be problems. However, true professionals will be able to solve any problem. Often a knife is considered some accessory, an interior decoration item, or just a person. However, over time, these knives lose their beauty. True, first of all, you need to take care of your own knife without the help of others, clean it, rub it to shine, etc. But when the knife has reached such a state that you can’t do anything, take it to a knife repair shop. There he will return all the beauty and elegance.

You can buy knives and everything for knives in designated stores. And only there you should take this tool if you want to have a quality little thing. Well, when your knife starts to break, bring it to our masters, who will perfectly fix it. And your tool will last a very long time.

Sometimes the handle linings break off on knives, especially if they are made of plastic. It is a pity to throw away the knife plate, especially when the blade can still serve for a long time.
First, we will discuss two ideas for restoring a knife handle, and then we will try to make one of them a reality. Any person holding cutting tools, a hammer, pliers and a brush can handle such work.

If the shank is thick enough, then you can take a piece of hard wood, cut or drill a hole in it and insert the shank into it with an interference fit. Such a fastening of the handle on the shank is called mounted. With a thin shank, this method of fixing the handle will not be very reliable.
For such a case, it is better to make a handle from two identical halves and fix them on the shank with rivets, pins or furniture tie screws. This method, called riveted or overhead, seems to be the best here.
We prepare the knife for restoration, completely removing all the remnants of the old handle from the shank, and put it in order.

What do we need to work

Let's prepare the necessary materials:

• knife plate - a blade with a shank (the subject of restoration);
• veneer of red or similar quality wood;
• a block of hardwood or multilayer quality plywood;
• epoxy resin;
• a metal rod (preferably made of copper or aluminum, but steel can also be used);
• transparent waterproof varnish.

Necessary equipment and tools:

• hacksaw for wood and metal;
• Stanley knife (carpet knife);
• pliers or pliers;
• drilling machine or electric drill;
• metalwork vice;
• grinder and sandpaper.

The process of making a knife handle

The dimensions of the handle depend on the length of the blade and shank, but the thickness of the lining should not be less than 6-7 mm, otherwise it is difficult to ensure the strength of the handle and ease of use. The sequence of individual steps is also not critical.
1. We cut off two blanks of the same length from the prepared wooden block (future pads or cheeks of the handle).

2. With pliers or a hacksaw, we separate the pins from the rod along a length slightly greater than the total thickness of the handle. At the end of the work, they can be riveted and the linings can be firmly connected to each other and to the shank. The ends of the pins are rounded for safety and ease of installation in holes.

3. Using the shank with the heel as a sample, we apply them to the workpieces of the cheeks, circle the front contour and the place for drilling the hole. We carry out drilling and processing of overlays from the side of the blade according to the marks, since after assembling the knife it will not be easy to do this, especially if they are complex in configuration. We insert the pin into the hole and make sure that it matches in diameter and length.

4. Cut the veneer along the contour, placing a piece of it between the overlays, and removing the excess with a Stanley knife.

5. We apply epoxy resin to the outer surfaces of the overlays, inserting a pin into the hole in advance, and glue the veneer. After making sure that there is no displacement, we assemble the knife plate, both linings with glued veneer together with the pin and clamp everything in a vise until the epoxy is completely cured.

6. Pre-shape the handle using first a band saw, a carpet knife, then a grinder and coarse sandpaper.

All things break sooner or later. In some cases, it will not be possible to do without the help of specialists. In other situations, it is quite possible to take matters into your own hands. Here, for example, is what can be done if the handle of a knife breaks off. Such a critical breakdown is actually not as terrible as it might seem at first glance, especially if the owner has the desire and hands grow from the right place.

Training

Don't be under any illusions about a broken knife. The best (and often the only) way to restore a tool is to create a brand new handle with an existing blade installed in it. Therefore, before starting work, we remove all remnants of the old handle from the knife shank.

In addition, for work you will need red (or similar in quality) wood veneer, a metal rod, epoxy resin, a transparent waterproof varnish, another block of wood, this time hardwood (high-quality multilayer plywood is also suitable). In the process, you will definitely need a hacksaw, an electric drill, a vise, sandpaper and a grinder, as well as a carpet knife.

The working process

The dimensions of the manufactured handle depend on the dimensions of the knife shank. In this case, the thickness of the overlays should not be less than 6-7 mm. Otherwise, such a handle will be simply uncomfortable.
So, we take our wooden beam and make two blanks for overlays from it.

Now we take the prepared rod and, using pliers, separate the pins from it along a length slightly exceeding the total thickness of the knife handle. Their ends must be rounded for ease of installation and safety.

We take a knife, apply the shank to the workpiece and outline the front contour, as well as the place for drilling the hole. After that, drilling should be done according to the marks, followed by processing of the overlays from the side of the blade. If you do not do this now, then in the future it will become extremely problematic to perform such work. This stage is completed by checking the conformity of the pin with the blanks.

We take and cut the prepared veneer. We do it along the contour. A piece of veneer is placed between the overlays. All excess is removed with a carpet knife. When this is done, you can apply epoxy to the outside of the pads. At the same time, the pin should already be installed by this time. We glue the veneer and make sure there is no displacement. Having attached both linings, we carefully enclose the entire structure in a vise.

Even the most expensive and high-quality kitchen, folding or hunting knives tend to lose their sharpness after intensive use.
If you do not have the opportunity to sharpen knives yourself or you are not sure that you will cope with the process of correct and accurate sharpening, we will always be happy to help you in this important and necessary issue.

We offer you a full range of services for precision sharpening, dressing and restoration of cutting edges of knives: kitchen, chef's, chef's, santoku, sirloin, carving, EDC, folding, fixed blade knives, hunting, sirloin, as well as scissors, meat grinder knives, chisels, axes and other cutting and planing tools.

Works are performed on modern professional mechanical (!) sharpening systems with high accuracy - up to tenths of a degree. When sharpening, we use water and oil abrasive stones made of silicon carbide and aluminum oxide, various finishing and polishing pastes, leather, natural stones such as Arkansas, jasper, and so on.

Unlike electric sharpeners, mechanical (manual) sharpening avoids overheating of the cutting edge and, very importantly, preserves the original factory hardening (steel hardness) of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Each type of knife has its own way and angle of sharpening. We sharpen knives taking into account their purpose, surface treatment, materials of manufacture.

We guarantee the razor sharpness of your knives and the long-term sharpness of the cutting edge after sharpening.

Only we cover the RK of your knives with "eternal" diamond coating.
Such a diamond coating significantly increases the sharpness of the RK and, importantly, the service life, under the most intensive, heavy and rough use of a kitchen, folding EDC, hunting or fishing knife.

This innovative technology was developed by specialists in the defense and space industry and used by us to protect and increase the strength of the cutting edge of the knife.

After our sharpening, any kitchen work, work with wood, cooking, barbecue, being at a forest bivouac, fishing, hunting will be a pleasure for you!

We provide courier delivery. From 5 knives we will pick up and deliver for FREE! (within the radius of the Moscow Ring Road).

Sharpening (simple):
Kitchen knife with blade up to 10 cm/10-20 cm/20-35 cm	from 150/250/350 rub.
Ceramic knife with a blade up to 15 cm / over 15 cm	from 300/400 rub.
hunting/t uristic knife with a bladeup to 15 cm / over 15 cm	from 350/450 rub.
Jackknife	from 300 rub.
Axe	from 550 rub.
Chisels, planer knives, n small shoulder blades	from 150 rub.
Straight scissors, secateurs	from 150 rub.
Bread slicer and serrated knife	sharpening is not performed
Additional services:
Restoration of the cutting edge (chips on the RC, jams, etc.)	from 200/pcs.
Alignment, restoration of a broken point	from 350 rub.
Cleaning (rust, oxides, patina, other contaminants)	from 450 rub.
Blade resharpening to your angle	+ 150 rub.
Sharpening lenses	+ 250 rub.
Recurve sharpening	+ 150 rub.
Sharpening of meat grinder knives (knife, "grid")	from 150 rub.
Making slopes on knife blanks up to 15 cm / over 15 cm	from 850/950 rub.
RK coating with diamond sputtering (option)	300 rub/cm

The total cost depends on the size of the knife blade, the hardness of the steel of the blade and the complexity of the work performed: complete regrinding, regrinding at a different angle, removal of notches / dents / chips, correction of the knife tip (alignment, restoration of a broken point) and so on.

The term of execution of the order is 1-2 days, with chips on the blade - 3-5 days. Work is being carried out at:

m. Krasnopresnenskaya, Krasnopresnenskaya emb., 2/1, tel. +7 916 541-8858

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