Do you have a reputable sharpening service near by? Had the same with my Yoshikane. I expected the fix to more expensive than a normal sharpening. Apparently it was really easy and they charged me 10 CAD
Idk. Normally id say to sharpen from the spine to the tip and make the knife shorter and keeps it from having that high tip. But this knife has a crazy finish and it might not look as clean after..
So either you go with a new sweeping tip or grind down the front past the chip and hope it looks good with that finish?
Just sharpen it normally and use it! It will be gone in a few months, anything else will ruin the finish and you need to know what you are doing to make it good looking again.
While I agree that you should just keep it that way and sharpen it normally, I wonder - Do you see so much wear-down in your knives in a few months, that this would vanish ? We talk mm here I guess. Have a way less severe broken tip on one of my petty knives, but it is nowhere near gone after a year or so.
It’ll be a little more robust afterwards if you go this route. I’m guessing you don’t have the tools or knowledge how to fix this, but it’s really easy to do as meringue suggested with a small belt sander. Just gotta keep the steel cool with frequent cold water dunks so you don’t ruin the heat treatment. Once the tip is restored you just have to sharpen your knife again.
Someone else suggested just keep using it and sharpening it as normal, and it’ll eventually work itself out. That’s true, but could take years if you don’t use this knife often.
If you have local farmers markets sometimes professional knife sharpeners set up shop there and offer mobile sharpening services for cheap.
Had a similar problem with my Yoshimi Kato Ko-Bunka. It had a broken tip and was a little bent. I live in Germany and bought the knife from Meesterslijpers in the Netherlands. They have a sharpening service, so I sent it to them to get it fixed. I don't remember the exact price, but the emails beforehand quoted around 12,50€ – 20€.
Here is the little bend visible. I wanted the height of the knife to stay as close to the original as possible, so they shortened it a little.
I don't have an after picture right now, but its as good as new!
I had a similar thing happen on a Tsunehisa SLD Bunka and ended up just sharpening the tip up a little bit, took 15 minutes on my 1200 grit stone and didn’t affect performance whatsoever
I was thinking this is the best course of action, although im worried about making an irregular angle. I don't understand how they get such a thin edge!
I didnt make myself clear there haha, i was referring to the cutting edge. Its literally that tiny silver bit, if i sharp it then it'll look a bit funny 🫠 admittedly it cant be as bad as it is now!
I would have a little of both actually. Grind the spine about an inch or so from the tip a little and then swoop the edge up and back to it…BOOM least amount of overall change
you can grind the entire end down, ending up with the same knife just shorter. will absolutely destroy a stone, and will need some polishing after because you have just cranked it on a low grit stone.
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u/Broad-Stress-5365 2d ago
Do you have a reputable sharpening service near by? Had the same with my Yoshikane. I expected the fix to more expensive than a normal sharpening. Apparently it was really easy and they charged me 10 CAD