iKnife Collector
Knife Repair, Modification, Restoration & Improvement
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Fixing mistreatment (AKA "I can fix it!")
Once again that "I can fix it!" thing bit me...
Someone mistreated a Japanese nakiri chef knife by using it as a cleaver. Needless to say, they put a healthy divot in the edge of the blade. .138" deep to be more exact...
After they damaged the blade more than what most people would be stupid enough to try to fix, they donated to our church. I am still a little confused as to 'why'... If it is bad enough that you don't want to use it, why would you give it your church for them to use?
ANYWAYS.... "I can fix it!" ugh. I need to somehow learn to keep my mouth shut.
The blade is san-mai construction and uses pretty good steels, so I went about repairing it.
I did not want to mess with the heat treat, so I selected the painstaking method of sanding the divot out. A LOT of sanding later, I finally got it finished! The blade's edge had a little bit of a 'wow' to it, that I did not notice until I was working on it. That is now fixed, and the edge is straight.
It is all sharpened up really nice again.
Enjoy!
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dead_left_knife_guy
"Wow" is right -- for all of it. Using a nakiri as a cleaver (though I suppose most people only think "cleaver" when they see this blade shape). Someone messed up a nice knife then donated it for someone else to use (how kind). You did some great work here, Kevin -- I hope they can put it to good use in the church's kitchen!
Dec 5, 2025
KnifeMaker
Andy Larrison
Nice save! I agree with everyone else, don't donate broken stuff to the needy. They need necessities, not other peoples problems.
Dec 6, 2025
Jan Carter
I am also confused about the donation but not about the restoration of a beautiful sharp object. Great work Kevin. I think you may have found your niche
Dec 9, 2025