Rehandle Service

We offer a rehandling service where we remove existing "wa" style Japanese handles and install custom made or stock "wa" handles on Japanese stick tang constructed knives. Customers can purchase these handles from their own source and then send the knife and handle to us for work.

Customers wishing to purchase a custom made handle can order directly from custom handle maker Stefan Keller. Please see  http://www.skeller.info/handles/index.html for examples of his work and contact information.

Since this is custom work we have found that the time to rehandle a knife varies greatly from one knife/handle to the next. For this reason we charge "by the hour" for this work so that we can cover our expenses for complicated jobs and to reduce the cost to customers who have sent less complicated work. Handles with metal or exotic material spacers as well as working with some style knives (like deba & yanagi) and certain knifemakers' knives like Watanabe, Carter, and Yoshikane (who employ very large/wide/long tangs) add to the time to rehandle a knife and should be noted. A simple handle on a small knife could take as little as 1/2 hr while I routinely spend over an hour on larger knives.

Rehandle Fee - $60 per hour

Please see our "Mail Order Form" for mailing instructions.

Disclaimer....

By sending in your knives and handles you are agreeing to allow D&R Sharpening Solutions/JapaneseKnifeSharpening.com to modify your knife and/or handle as deemed necessary to complete the rehandle process and to pay the assessed fee(s), return shipping costs, and any required shipping insurance. D&R Sharpening Solutions/JapaneseKnifeSharpening.com are not responsible for the construction, condition, longevity, materials, or design of the handles provided to us for rehandle service. D&R Sharpening Solutions/JapaneseKnifeSharpening.com are not responsible for damages to handles and/or knives or any loss of personal property that may occur during the rehandling process.