Over the years we at hawatari have gathered great experience in restoring knives to new-like condition. We can repair chips (regardless of their size), broken tips, correct damaged blade geometry, remove rust and polish the steel to a new-like look. Knife repair service that hawatari offers are of the highest quality and are performed in accordance with traditional Japanese methods.
Check out photos below to see just a few of the many knives that hawatari repair service gave a new life to (pictures will open in a separate window).
Examples from previous repair jobs
| DOUBLE BEVEL KNIVES REPAIR | |
| Fixing a broken tip on a chef’s knife | link |
| Fixing a couple of big chips on a chef’s knife | link |
| Un-bending a twisted blade | link |
| Face-lift on a chef’s knife and a slicer | link |
| Face-lift and handle replacement on chef’s knife | link |
| Geometry correction and face-lift on a chef’s knife | link |
| Tip repair and a face-lift on hakata bocho knife | link |
| Rust removal and tip repair on a chef’s knife | link |
| Geometry correction on a chef’s knife | link |
| Patina correction on a chef’s knife | link |
| Geometry correction and new handle on a bunka knife | link |
| Scratches removal and blade polish on a santoku knife | link |
| Chip repair and face-lift on a nakiri knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a nakiri knife | link |
| Rust removal and tip repair on a chef’s knife | link |
| Handle replacement and polish on a santoku knife | link |
| Rust removal and handle replacement on a nakiri knife | link |
| Geometry correction on chef’s and sujihiki knives | link |
| A quick facelift on a santoku knife | link |
| Damascus pattern repair on a chef’s knife | link |
| Fixing an old & rusted tsukebocho knife to mirror finish | link |
| Serious rust removal and polish on a butcher knife | link |
| Thinning – a big chef’s knife | link |
| Thinning – another big chef’s knife | link |
| Thinning – a couple of Global knives | link |
| SINGLE BEVEL KNIVES REPAIR | |
| Rust removal and face-lift on a yanagiba knife | link |
| Serious repair on a deba knife | link |
| Rust removal and polish on a deba knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a funayuki knife | link |
| Fixing an usuba knife | link |
| Fixing an old & rusted yanagiba knife to mirror finish | link |
| Serious repair on a deba knife | link |
| A big chip on an usuba knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a deba knife | link |
| Serious geometry correction on a yanagiba knife | link |
| Rust removal and polish on a sobakiri knife | link |
| Face-lift and polish on a small deba knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a deba knife | link |
| Face-lift on a small kawakiri knife | link |
| Geometry corrections on an usuba knife | link |
| Rust removal and polish on a deba knife | link |
| Urasuki regrind and polish on a yanagiba knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a menkiri knife | link |
| Chip repair on a hamokiri knife | link |
| REPAIRING TOOLS AND SCISSORS | |
| Rust removal and polish on barber pro scissors | link |
| Rust removal and polish on a kogatana knife | link |
| A face-lift on a kawadachi knife | link |
| Sharpening and polishing on a fagot reed knife | link |
| Rust removal and kurouchi finish on a small hatchet | link |
| Complete regrind on a couple of Japanese chisels | before / after |
| Fixing and badly rusted kuwakiri knife to kurouchi finish | YouTube link |
| HANDLE REPAIR AND FACELIFT | |
| Removed handle for refurbishment (face-lift) | link |
| Handle replacement for a deba knife | link |
| Handle replacement for a yanagiba knife | link |
| Handle replacement for a small professional knife | link |
| Handle replacement for a frozen food knife | link |
| Handle replacement for a professional knife | link |
| Handle replacement for a small nakiri knife | link |
| Handle facelift on a santoku knife | link |
| Handle facelift on a petty knife | link |
We provide handle refurbishment service as well, for both Japanese and Western type handles. We can also, per request, handcraft a new handle for your knife (both Japanese and Western type). More information on our handle replacement service can be found in the handle replacement section.
How to order?
Do you want hawatari to make your knife looking new again? Just write us a free formed letter at togi@hawatari.com and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
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