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I wonder why you didn't reprofile the tang to the original add metal to it and same with the butcher's knife or the divot was in I would have just added metal that way you had the exact profile of the original knife? Just curious
@@herbtender910 oh no herb I was just saying I had a couple questions why and you know I don't know how much the guy was paying him and you know how much time he wanted to invest in it, it just seems like there could have been a little bit more work done but yeah man no this dude killed it he was awesome.
I laughed when he said “what a mess” because “mes” means “knife” in Dutch and I thought he just made a really nice wordplay and then I realised I’m the only Dutch speaker here and it was not a joke…
@@caelestigladii Kind of an odd comment to make. It's possible that they just don't notice these things because they *aren't* a knife repair person. If that became their interest, then, like most people who enter the field, they'd learn this stuff. As it turns out, people are not born with this knowledge, they have to learn it.
“Professional” merely means that you get paid for what you do, it has nothing to do with competence. I stayed to the end, liked and subscribed. That was a beautiful job you did on those knives.
This is why you should ask for a chronological set of references starting from the most recent, back. If its someone thats just starting out then they should give you a deal because their labor isn't backed with experience.
Indeed. People really misuse and misunderstand the word professional. Now, of course, you would HOPE that someone calls themselves a professional because they are so good, they get paid to do it.
true but the more common usage is and this is the copy and paste direct from the dictionary: adj: Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured. noun: A person competent or skilled in a particular activity. so it is understandable why people people make that mistake
As a mechanic, I know how devastating it feels to have to do such "invasive surgery" on something that would've been minor/average repairs, just because someone did a hackjob of repairing things. Cars, knives, guns, watches, hell, even shoes, always careful who you let work on your stuff.
I would like to add guitars/instruments in general to that list. Too many people do horrendous shit to instruments. You can turn an amazing guitar into a piece of worthless trash in 5 minutes with a screwdriver. I've seen spray paint on guitars, it still makes me physically sick to think about.
When I was a junior mechanic when I was younger, I remember one oft he senior mechanics try to pry out car battery by using crow bar, and using the "wing" of the car as the lever point, obviously the metal bodywork was soft by comparison and the crowbar just went right through it, leaving a deep dent, I laught so hard at him. Glad I decided to go into cheffing instead. I hated people not taking me seriously as a mechnic.
I feel so bad for the owner. Having the knives redone for their anniversary is such a thoughtful gift I am sorry it didn’t work out correctly the first time but am glad you made his gift to his wife a reality
I'm just going to say it. Knives make for an interesting gift but if my so were to get them sharpened as an anniversary gift I'd be waiting for him or her to reveal this was some kinda bad gift TH-cam prank.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 I could be possible his wife is a professional cook like a chef or something and knives are a tool to her trade. I would personally love a custom piece for my line of work as a gift. And to have it restored for me as an anniversary gift would just prove that my partner is thinking about me and what I love to do.
imagine if the wife hates cooking and was delighted to be rid of those knives then the husband sends them here and the horror she is going to have when they come back again... like a cursed doll that you can't get rid of lol
Before feeling bad for the owner ask how much was he willing to pay for this redon and how naive was when he accepted the deal. and keep in mind naive means when you know the truth but want to belive something else. Sure this is great oportunity for this dude to make a good impresion but before crucifying the other one think how much he was paid
Kitchen knifes are some of the most personal tools you can find in a home. They are more precious than a power drill. Two good high quality knifes, should last a life time. Remember to give a little extra and buy high quality steel. I have so many kitchen knifes of good quality, but I always tend to use the same two knifes. One is a Danish brand called "Eva trio", that has a thick blade and is a one piece. The handle is all metal. It is hard to sharpen, but once sharp, it cuts through everything. And is is small and can be used for every task. 4.5 inch vanadium steele.
Even more so if you use them professionally if you do food service, a cook using their personal high-end knives vs the ones used by the entire kitchen is night and day
I am a tool and die maker, not a knife maker, I can do a better job than that so called "professional" with my eyes closed! What you did was phenomenal! Great work!
@@IanMcc1000 I'd say more like he waited a year to get to them. When the owner called chewed his rear and to get back at pissed off owner he did a crap job out of spite. But you might not be too far off with your 3yr old theory ether!
@@flyingfrog7847 its likely they sharpened their own knives too, those tips weren't especially sharp / pointy, suggesting years of non-professional, but likely adequate sharpening. I would be very surprised if you could rehandle a knife yourself though, which is what they had done.
As a wood worker myself in the past, I can tell you right away what happened with the tang, the guy didn't cut the wood, he attached it to the knife, and used a belt sander to make it fit the knife, this was a sloppy job where they had it lying around, realized they still needed to do it, and did it quickly.
@@the_inquisitive_inquisitor in my opinion the material doesn’t matter as much as the skill at which you process it, like they proved on myth busters, even a turd can be turned into something good looking if you have enough skill
Dude... as a knife maker, I dont even know how you screw up this badly!!!! Even when I was an amateur, at best... the damage done makes no sense whatsoever. Thanks for putting in the effort.
@@stephenwalker6823 i don't know how that maker is still working like that, i'm not an expert but in a year i can make a better job than that, not on a professional level but at least decent lol
i can't tell if its false confidence on my end, but i feel like even i, someone who has never made a knife, could do better just growing up around wood and metal work. It is shocking to see such poor work!
Another commenter suggested that perhaps the customer was the one who tried to fix it himself and after a year finally admitted he did a bad job and sent them to this guy but said the shoddy work was done by someone else in order to save face. There is no proof either way.. but it sort of looks like it was restored with a combination of not having the right tools and got just enough research off TH-cam knife makers to think they could have done it themselves. We already know the customer watches at least this knife maker. And it would NOT be the first time a husband was stubborn and thought they could do something instead of calling a professional... only to make things worse. Now it could go either way. But I find it hard to believe he found a professional who said they could do this work in less time but lacked both the proper tools and the skill required. If that was the case, this customer must not have even looked for reviews or a portfolio of this professionals work. Because something this bad would be happening every time. I personally feel like the simplest solution is just that the customer (or commissioner of the restoration if you prefer) was the one who attempted a Do It Yourself restoration.
Your client is very lucky that they had you to turn to. In a way, this is better than a simple restoration - it is the same set of knives with the sentimental value intact, but at the same time, brand new and ready for a new era. The chatoyance on those maple handles is beautiful.
I have no experience whatsoever with this type of thing, like this is literally my first time seeing something like this, and even I can see how amazing those knives are and recoiled in horror at the shoddy "repairs." The handles looked like semi sanded pieces of stained driftwood with a coating of wax. And the gouges on the sharpening job? UGH!
Yeah, no kidding. I made my own knife from a piece of sheet metal during woodworks/metalworks in middle school and that monstrosity still looked better than what that crook did to these knives.
Fr though, that chefs knife handle made me laugh the most. Mf dead ass had a pummel. Like was this “professional” told kitchen knife or medieval dagger? I’m really curious wtf they were thinking with these knife repairs
German knives are amazing and are designed to last for YEARS. I haven't heard of this brand of German knife set but I have been around different knives through my stepfather who was a homecook and used amazing quality knives. Having been around that and watching Forged In Fire with my great aunt I knew that the "maker" did a poor job to say the least.
It's that little piece of metal at the bottom of the blade that sits in between the handle, then those tacs are put in to hold it all together and sanded down to shape. I only know because forged in fire lol love watching sword making.
The tang is the steel piece of the handle a full tang means the steel runs from spine to heel as a full piece across the width of the handle ... The heel is the back end of the knife, scales are the 2 handle pieces attached to full tang knives using pins, rivets, bolts etc. ... The ricasso (which these knives dont have) is a blank piece of steel just in front of the scales where the handle meets the plunge of the bevels, the bevel is the angled wedge shape of the blade these can be a scandi grind where the entirety of the edge bevel is the only bevel present, a full flat grind like these where the primary bevel goes from spine to edge with a secondary edge bevel, a hollow grind where the bevels are semi circles ground into the blade with a secondary edge bevel or a convex grind which is the reverse of a hollow grind similar to scandi grind ... There ya go basic knife form 101
Professional just means they get paid for their work. They worked, they get paid. Thats why you have to be careful and look for a portfolio of work. Plus reviews.
Its amazing sometimes dealing with these people, in the steel industry what they are willing to put on a truck to sent to customers, or woodworkers willing to screw up an agreed upon design because they think it "looks better"
You'd be surprised. My brother had a car he was building in for a custom chromatic paint job. Guy was legit, had his previous jobs in various auto mags and online. But for whatever reason he stopped caring. Took 2 years and multiple court threatens to get the guy to even release that car back (claimed he needed more payment for the extended storage, on a job he couldn't get done in the quoted time). Brother finally got it back painted but none of the proper trimming was done so while the outside of the body had the proper look, under the hood and round the mirrors and such looked like a rattle can
The damage to the metal looks like it was done with rocks, like that "pro" didn't have the right tools to work with. You did an amazing job on this restoration!
I also feel upset about how he was ripped off. There are some people that should do something else if they are not good at their craft. Yet, there are people out there willing to learn or even a skill hand in the craft that don't get the job. It's upsetting, but it's also everywhere.
@@XenFPV actually I have been around people who do that don't challenge others without being willing to eat your words, however I do not claim to have suck skill
As a Chef knowing what these knives look like out of the box and what the prior knife maker did is absolutely atrocious. Great work on the restoration, glad I stumbled upon this video.
I think these are the Wüsthof Amici knifes. Some of the finest knifes here from Germany. Brutal to see what some local professionals are willing to do to them. Thank you for saving them!
I buy Mercer knives just so i dont have to worry so much if they get ruined somehow. Those Wusthof knives are just so nice and expensive I'd be terrified of sending it to someone to fix.
No, they're from the budget "Gourmet" line. You can see it written on the blade, and they're not forged with a bolster like the Amicis. Kinda amazing someone had these worked over twice, I wonder what the condition was when they first sent them out. From a quick search you can get a similar new production set of three for 99€. Well, they're expensive knives now.
I am NOT a “professional”, but I can tell pretty much when something is a crock! It really breaks my heart that those EXCELLENT quality knives were so abused!!
Yes, the "finished product" by that hack of a knifemaker who butchered these handles, looked about how id imagine a knife would look, if I let my 7 year old son use it to hammer on rocks and dirt in the garden for a weekend. The tangs were so battered, one was broken right thru.....the wood of the handles looked like, well, literal SHIT lol and the person who sharpened them was CLEARLY still learning how to use a stone...... that chefs knife has the slightest S curve ground into it and I do not understand wtf happened near the ricasso theres a divot how does that HAPPEN, was he using a wheel? lmao
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That was such a BEAUTIFUL handle replacement. I used to be a line cook. I have a few knives that I've had for well over a decade. I was so distraught seeing the state of those knives at the start of the video, but seeing your work has made me happy. you've got a new subscriber!
Holy cow, how those knives came in... I'd have been ashamed to show these off had they been the first knives I'd worked on... and the guy dared charge money for these! I hope the client got a refund. Great job on the restoration.
Agree! he should have bought a new set for the client. i own the same brand of knifes bought mine for $1500 20 years ago, cant make out these mine are ZWILLING J.A. Henckels TWIN Four Star forged
As a carpenter, knife lover and all around 'do it right' kinda guy, I know when to cut corners. But that is just sad.... whoever redid those really did an injustice to craftsmen everywhere
The supposedly "restored" knives look like a first attempt by someone who was just starting, a throw away project where quality doesn't matter, only learning to use and apply the tools and techniques. No way this should have been done on a quality knife, let alone charged for.
My most precius kitchen knife, is made from vanadium steele. It is 4,5 inch and a one piece tool. Handle and blade is a one piece in other words. It is hard to sharpen, but once sharp, it goes through everything. It is heavy and so stiff you can not flex the blade with your hands. The brand is a Danish one, called Eva Solo Trio. I bought it in 1999, and have used it since.
Looking at how little of that tang was left on that chef's knife hurt my heart. All 3 of those used to be full tang. Whoever worked on those things previously has absolutely mangled them
@@brianhoeckelmann1304 the issue is the weld would be a long one (absolutely not okay for knives) it's better to use a filler if the tang left over is still capable of keeping the blade sturdy.
As a chef (and here because the algorithm decided to show me) that is absolutely heartbreaking the condition those knives came in at. You did an amazing job!
Gorgeously finished handles, unlike the so-called professionals handles which still had multiple, visible file marks. The professional should be ashamed to have delivered what were clearly unfinished knives to your client.
I could tell at the beginning they were badly damaged, but after seeing your end result it really shows in comparison just how badly they were damaged before they got to you, amazing job, hope the owner was pleased with the new outcome, gonna go watch the second part now
The start of this video broke my heart man, my parents have that EXACT set of wusthof knifes. And I shit you not they were a wedding gift from 24 years ago, absolutely wonderful knifes. So seeing what the guy before you did to these master crafted blades was mind breaking. I'm so glad you got you're hands on these.
Dude! They are metal knifes 🔪 sharpened and sold! I can get the same from China for a few bucks for a full set!! Re-sharpen as needed, beautiful handles, probably crafted better than slave made rubber stamped wustlof.
@@pandaview2673 you understand there's more to knives than just "metal", right? Like not all metal is equal. In 20 years, if you get a cheap China knife, you'll grind the whole thing away trying to keep it sharp. You're never gonna find a cheap, quality steel in a knife made in China. The best cheap knife available to my knowledge is the binging with babish knife but even that wonder of a knife isn't that great compared to real high quality kitchen knives. Theres a reason chefs never use China knives
Looks like that other knife "craftsman" had his 4 year old do the job. How disappointing for the owner to get his knives back in this state after waiting a year. Great restoration job!
I'm no knife maker or wood worker. I SUCK at this sort of work; I just can't seem to ever get it right. I always flick up, and those knives look exactly like the sort of flick ups I produce whenever I try any sort of hand-crafting. Keeps me humble, which is a good thing. I would NEVER charge someone for that garbage work; I would refund the customer, purchase them a completely new set of knives, and pay the cost to have a competent craftsman do the job correctly; and I'd still feel shitty, because these knives had meaning, and I flicked it all up. Good thing people like Charles exist in this world! He did a beautiful job fixing up those knives IMO. I agree with his thoughts on the maple handles.
Been making knives for several years. Even been paid quite a bit of money on a couple orders. I am not a professional and will not claim to be. But I can say I have never let such crappy work leave my shop, and never will.
@@alechanted Forget making sure you don't have an epoxy spill, I'm pretty sure you'd grasp the concept of "and now we're going to use finer and finer grain to make the knife nice and sharp and scratchless on the blade". (you know, the part of the knife that makes the knife CUT)
What amazing work. It's so tough, no matter the industry, to have to come in after someone else has already tried to fix things. You did a great job and they will no doubt keep those knives in the family. On a different note, is it just me or does anyone else see knives as a wedding gift to a spouse as ominous for the life of the marriage. So happy to hear their's is going strong!
Yikes, that “maker” massacred those knives and covered them in horrible “wood”, and thereafter attempted to stain them with what appears to be less than zero prior experience. Not only would I want my money back, I would want the knives replaced. You did a great job in saving and repairing what remained of these poor knives!
@@zebjensen4251 It's kind of the customer's fault. They knew this channel existed (else this video wouldn't), but they thought they would be super smarty pants, and save money by sending their knives to a hack. You can only put so much blame in the "maker". Some of that fault lies on the customer: they knew of a competent maker, but refused to use his services.
@@SergeantExtreme Not even close. One channel is not even close enough to satisfy demand. For all we know he originally contacted Kyle and was told it would be months away. So going to a alternative knife maker would make sense. As the customer said it was a anniversary gift so came with a timeline. Knowing of a competent tradesmen is very different to being able to get them to do a job for you.
@@SergeantExtreme Did you even make it past the minute mark of the video before commenting stuff. Cause around then, the guy mentioned that he was simply too booked out, and the customer decided to seek someone else since this guy wouldn't have been able to finish them by the anniversary.
@@thejadedjester4935 One of the first things I tell my clients is that I’m booked out at least a year so they can make the decision for themselves. If they can’t wait or if they have a short deadline that’s ok, and I’ll recommend a number of other bladesmiths that I know and trust. I don’t do my best work under pressure, and most clients are grateful to be guided in the right direction. EDIT: I just watched the first couple minutes of the vid again and realized it took that hack a whole year to send back to the client. I got nothin. Yikes.
You’d really try to sue someone over a few hundred dollars of bad labor? That’d almost certainly be a total waste of time, especially if you’re busy with work and a family.
@@legna1932 Courts don’t exist to get a reward, they’re there to hold those untrustworthy (at least in cases like this) accountable. It’s really not a reach to take them to court, as there’s a fair chance you not only get compensated, but they lose the license to sell this kind of work. Knives are regulated like any other product, and when your “company” is destroying personal property and engaging in literal fraud [such as this,] defending this work is not going to be a cakewalk. All in all, involving the court will almost certainly disallow them to continue performing jobs like this. Helping to prevent any future customer from being screwed in this way is reward enough in my eyes.
I’m a novice knife maker - I’d never offer to restore knives like this for anyone because I don’t have the skill - but even I could do better than that. Good grief! Excellent job on saving these knives!
Hiya iv been a chef for 24 years and I almost cried when you revealed the knifes,if they were mine I would not if been happy.but you did an amazing job pulling them back and I would let you work on my knifes if needed after watching this video very well done 👍👏👏
Wow what a difference, the owner must have been heart broken to get his knives back after a year in that state. You did a great jobb fixing those lovely maple handles.
"Professional" means you get paid to do it; that's what he gets paid to do. He got paid to do that to those knives. "Craftsman", "Artisan", "Workman", "Artist" are all superior trade names.
@@paulmoir4452 I would HOPE someone who considers themselves a professional would be ACTUALLY skilled in what they do. I'm not an expert knife maker but the knives the "Professional" returned to their client was far from skilled.
@@vaporwave2339 I don't think they're is really a connection. Imagine a "professional drug dealer": you don't necessarily presume he's particularly good at it. (I suspect fields like knifemaking where there are amateurs, people who don't mainly get paid for their work, operating at master levels, your susceptible to thinking "professional" = "very good".) Professions with professional bodies that give and revoke the profession title are operating in a different sphere than this "small p" professional definition.
As someone who knows nothing about making knives, that "restoration" looked horrendous. Even worse is that it was done by someone calling themselves a professional.
You are only saying that because that's more or less what the guy in the video said. If you know nothing about making knives, then you can't say anything about this.
@@looksirdroids9134 lol. The knives look awful even to the completely untrained eye. Even if the interior wasn't sound, you'd think they'd at least make the knives LOOK good, but they didn't.
It's a good thing you recorded the process. If I were the client and I received the knives from you in this condition I would've thought you had just given me a different set of knives. Absolutely incredible recovery.
Beautiful work. I can't even imagine the other person who worked on that saying to themselves "this was a job well done" and sending that back to the customer in the shape you received them.
As an Engineer and a Joiner with over 40 years experience, I am very impressed with the beauty of your restoration work. You have definitely mastered these aspects of your craft. Well Done!!
I’m a 20 year old hobby knife maker with just around 2 years of experience and I’ve done better repairs on my family’s knives. It’s sad to see people take others money just to butcher their prized possessions. Be super careful who you send your stuff too, and that isn’t just with knives.
So, I went to school to become a welder, I learned Mig, Tig and Stick and welded steel, stainless, and aluminum. I have not welded in two years because it's not a part of the job assigned to me where I work. Eventually it will be but it's not now. I had not watched any content that contained welding, not due to disintrest but just cause it didn't come up, for some time now and watching you do that weld just pulled all the emotions I had during my time learning the trade back to the surface and I cried a little. And I want to thank you for that. For reminding me how much I love this trade. Thank you
I seriously just can't understand what the hell that "Pro" did to those knives. I'm a huge Wüsthof fan and that broke my heart seeing those. I'm really glad you were able to bring them back.
When i heard him say they were Wüsthof I cringed just a bit. I want to know what "professional" did that work. Holy damn. My heart aches for anyone else unfortunate enough to do "business" with that charlatan.
@@Taolan8472 I looked up what their knives typically look like and oof even their "ugly" handles look leagues better than what the other person did. (by ugly I mean their lines with just a basic plastic looking black handle)
Kyle when you showed us the knives in the beginning of the video man they were awful.the work you have done to them is superb.just beautiful. I Watch your vids all the time,great work bud.
@@TrueFork the customer requested that the knives be dragged behind a truck down a gravel driveway. Kyle needs more practice with that style, his knives are just too good looking.
As a newcomer, it would be great if you explained exactly what was done badly when you first got them. Poorly sharpened, handles badly shaped, rough finishing etc. What a transformation though.
The first thing I noticed was that the coating on the handles was too thick, probably to make up for lack of polishing of the wood, and also coated the tang - unevenly at that. There were jagged lines on the tang from the coating and this was supposed to be for a wedding anniversary, not a fish knife that gets thrown in the tackle box.
The job all around was shit, the wood wasn't smooth, jagged edges, crappy finish on the handles, looked like a terrible sharpen, I could see dull spots even thru the video. Basically the dude who did this should keep practicing on his own stuff before calling himself a knife maker and taking outside jobs on
I don't know I think it's good to talk about that in the comments I don't really like when video makers explain the same things over again that are already explained in so many other videos.
But yeah I saw the same things as Damion Keeling. The terrible finish, looked too thick and also maybe hastily applied and not given enough time to dry between certain layers, and an ugly and maybe even incompatible combination of finishes. And the wood underneath didn't look like it was shaped or sanded or polished well at all. Whoever did that clearly didn't care about doing quality work. Also the pin holes look pretty chewed up, like maybe the drill bits were dull or they got some blowout on the back. The fit of the handle around the tang didn't seem very good either, there were a lot of gaps, and a lot of sloppy finishing work. And while I don't know much about knives, I definitely could tell that something wasn't right about the profiles just because of how bumpy and ugly they looked. I mean basically even to my untrained knife eye (I work with wood, but not knives), the TLDR here is those handles look like s***, lol. For the blades, I saw a lot of dents in the edge and I at least know that that's not right. Also I saw a lot of machine marks along the flats, but maybe it was just the camera making them look more intense than they were.
The finished job u did was truly beautiful. The old handle job was accurately described as horrendous. So sad for the owner. Thanks for taking pride in your work.
I had never seen your channel before. I clicked on this video out of curiosity, to see what was up. Seeing the transformation on these knives was GLORIOUS - I was blown away by the shaping of the handles. That's some insane craftsmanship, beautiful and precise, and by the end the first knife job was well and truly put to shame in every way.
What amazes me, is you can see how just how bad the previous work done on those knives was. But you did a truly amazing job restoring someone else’s mess!
The fact that you took the project on after someone else screwed it up shows how you are really there to help people out, I know too many people that would turn away this job because they went to someone else
@@TheLifeLaVita that comment is how the world really works, many people will reject someone just because they went to someone "cheaper and faster". This guy doesn't care that they chose someone else and I'm glad he was able to make them brand new and fix the other companies mistakes. I left a shop I was working at because of this issue and its alot more common then you think
@@GINGERale420 could be more common but still he's doing his work. Whether he enjoys it or not it's not other's business, and surely he shouldn't hold a grudge because of the private life of customer that shouldn't in any way touch him. So yea, might be more common where you live or worked, but it's still wrong and totally unprofessional, while a NORMAL worker acts just like it should. If anything it's pretty sad you were in an environment that made you feel the need to point out when someone is acting normally :(
@@GINGERale420 I worked in carpentry making museum frames for expensive paintings and customizing jewelry cabinets for many years. It is common for craftspeople to turn down work that is essentially repair work, due to the incompetence of a prior craftsman. This is because when you are handling someone's property, particularly if it is expensive or irreplaceable, there is a certain amount of liability one takes on. It's usually nothing to do with feeling insulted because the customer went to someone else before you. There are facets to this that you have overlooked. He took the job because he had a reasonable certainty (based on photos he was sent beforehand) that he could work with the damage caused and create a better result. That is magnificent, and commendable. However, think about this: If the "professional" who worked on it before him had been honest about their skill level and turned down the work because they knew they couldn't restore it, then these knives wouldn't have arrived in such a state. People taking work they can't actually do, just for the sake of having the payment or "not turning down future work" causes a lot of issues in fields like these.
So called professionals need to be identified so no one else has to waste their time money etc on a total joke. I am tired of the world protecting those who let it down.
Great work. I must be so fulfilling to restore things to their former glory. I’m sure these knives are better than new and I hope the clients wife appreciates the gesture; beautiful idea and sentiment by the husband.
professional just means you got paid. it doesnt mean you are any good. youll find the world is comprised mostly of "can nots" so of course the world is designed to protect them.
It was shocking to see those knives be ravaged by the previous "knife worker" I wouldn't have known their quality by the first look until I saw your restoration. A tip for welding thin stuff especially when heat needs to be carefully monitored; an aluminum block can be extremely useful for keeping the heat from ruining a knife blade when welding the handle, I don't know how easily you could get one but just a 1x6" block can help tremendously with knives.
I'm a 16th generation mastersmith and I was watching this with my girlfriend and I got dwarven dad hatred when I saw the knives in the beginning looking at knives that a hobo had glued together sending me into a rage as I had to pause the video and making it to the end I have to say you do some beautiful work I usually do swords but when I make knives like my father always told me it should fit the hand and be smooth like glass
I'm a varied hobbyist (rather jack-of-all-trades), and the skill you have at your craft is truly amazing. I can see the passion you have for what you do. I'm sure the knife owner will absolutely love them. Thank you for making videos.
I'm curious to know what the knives looked like before the previous guy mangled them. Feel like they probably looked better before the "restoration". On the other hand, your work and effort came out looking beautiful
That was great. I'm not a knife guy, just watch forged in fire.. and when i first saw those knives, I knew there was something very wrong. You did a wonderful job. Subscribed!
I can only imagine what sort of person would do such a terrible ‘repair’, take a year to do it, then happily take money for it. Such a terrible, terrible job.
Me at the start of the video: “Oh, those don’t look too bad.” Me seeing his finished work at the end of the video: “Wow, those look absolutely beautiful.” Me going back to the start of the video: “Those things look disgusting. You’re supposed to prepare food with those?”
lol the handles the other "professional" put on were cheap, over glazed shit that looks like something from the dollar store. Quality kitchen knives rarely look like shiny, shiny toys.
Those "original" handles looked like someone went at them with a dull beaver, then slapped some gawd awful stain on there, and then way too much finish over the top - they truly looked like crap!
I don't know shit about knives but even I noticed those handles were fucked from the beginning. Woodwork's all crooked, some parts are chipped off near the bolts, wood is coated with fucking barbeque sauce, the "tang" as this guy calls it was uneven, unpolished and on some parts straight up useless. Whoever made this warcrime of a knife handle should be hanged.
How could someone destroy someone’s knives and call themselves a “professional” I make knives in my free time as a hobby and I do better work then what took the one guy a year, I’m glad he was able to make them look 100 times nicer for the customer/client
Considering they said it took a year to get back, I wouldn't be surprised if the "professional" was a scammer who sent them somewhere super cheap overseas and pocketed the difference...
@@delveaking1188 you arent wrong ... Specializing in a field makes a difference... Kinda like doctors you have general practitioners (blacksmiths) that can do a little of everything reasonably well then you have surgeons (farriers) who excel at one thing but kinda suck at everything else... Then you have dentists (bladesmiths) sure they have a medical school degree but no one actually likes them their ego's are usually out of control and they usually charge too much for what they do but they are a necessary evil
For a bit of context ive been blacksmithing since i was 9 years old (28 years this year) and ive made thousands of knives...but im no bladesmith lol im better at making hinges 😂😂 i chose not to specialize... And forged in fire is nothing but an embarrassment a glorified my dick is bigger than yours contest
As a trained chef, this just makes me want to cry. even from here I can tell that the balance on every single knive is off. Not to mention the honing is abyssimal! Those poor knives. This is why I bring mine to the producer's outlet. Might be costly, but they always return looking like a star fresh out of rehab
Sure they must feel good in the hand but balance of a knife does not make all that much difference unless you intend to throw it. It is not a sword a hacker an axe, arrow or kitchen scale.
@@shaitanpyrik Preference in knives are a very personal thing. Some people, myself included, don't much care about balance, because we don't do food prep on an industrial scale. What does balance matter to us? We just grab whatever knife, hold it whatever way seems natural, slowly slice and chop our irregular way through our food prep and, so long as we don't slice our fingers, everything's good. Pro chefs, however, need tools they can manipulate with both precision and speed. Human and knife meld, becoming one. Muscle memory, strength, various dimensions of the hand, knife balance, weight, handle contours, blade curves - everything impacts precision and speed of execution. Some things can be relearned / compensated for by the chef; other things must be just so.
@@hopefilledsinner3911 If you are spending hours every day doing hard knive work the balance matters quite a bit. That's why almost every professional chef invests in personal knives, or at the very least has a preference!
Very encouraging to see you assess the knives, and make a judgement to disassemble them. Somethings you can salvage, somethings you can't. You did a very good, and professional job. I'm sure the owners are going to be pleased
Absolutely beautiful knives, before he got his hands on them I'm sure they were just as beautiful as when you were done. Wusthof knives are great knives when taken care of and maintained. You brought a great many years back to this set, I hope he was happy with the end result.
@@thecrow5436 i had to work on a high end set in 2020 that a guy had screwed the pooch sharpening ... After making sure they hadnt been over heated (they hadn't thankfully) i fixed them properly and got them back to the customer... Using his usual hdpe cutting board they were dull within a week... I gave him for free an old hickory knife i had restored it took over a month to dull ... Old hickory is still being produced to this day and run about $120 for their 3 knife set... The same wusthof set costs nearly $1300... The difference is in the steel wusthof now uses cheap stainless for all their knives granted some is cheaper stainless but its all Chinese shit steel whereas old hickory still uses the same old American 1095 that they have always used... Wusthof has done the exact same thing every other big brand has done and sold out
I been working as a butcher since I was 19 years old and now I just became 26 and just looking at your work is very pleasing to the eye, I would never use it at work but its a beauty.
The mark of a true craftsman is having the right tools for the job. The first hack obviously did a lot by hand and was desperate enough for the money to improvise. But you've mastered your tools, and your work shows that. 👍
I beg to differ, the mark of a true craftsman is the quality of their work. The hack didn't do much by hand, they over relied on a belt sander and grinder, which is pretty common with a lot of beginning wood workers as well. Learning to master hand tools often leads to a more careful eye and steady hand.
You can become a very skilled knife maker with very little. Master what you have, this guy before put little to no effort and probably forgot hw had them sitting around and rushed on a deadline they had agreed upon or something. I've seen very skilled work with a grinder, little homemade forge, belt sander, and some type of homemade press.
It is deplorable that someone is out there selling restoration services of that quality and even more so that it took them a year to do so! Those blue custom handles looked amazing. I also really liked the yellow inserts on your custom forged knives.
I've had knives ruined by a 'professional' before. The chap broke the tip off my knife and still wanted paying 🤣 Would never pay to have a knife sharpened ever again. Instead I have learnt to sharpen my own.
Beautiful transformation young man. The "Professional" Knife Repair man / "Butcher" who worked on those knives should be Tared & Feathered! Would love to own one of your pieces. You are a true artist that has pride of ownership and will not sell a single knife until it met your criteria and specifications. I salute you!
Kyle, that is an incredible transformation! Can’t imagine how Buddy felt when he opened that package after waiting a year. Truly shows the difference in a craftsman like yourself, and a guy out to make a buck. This might be the year when I buy a knife with KN on it. That will happen!
Absolutely fantastic restoration. Especially after the previous "professional's" hackjob. Regarding the epoxy filler at the end with those few hairline gaps, I've seen several times where a silver/greyish mica powder was added to help with the aesthetics.
I would be a bit more than pissed if that happened to me. One of my favorite knives is almost the same age and it cost more than some people pay for entire sets. So far I have not had anything done to it professionally, I sharpen myself. Eventually I would love to have it redone with a new handle. Also the knife at the end looks pretty cool.
That had to be heart breaking when those knives came back. They were probably not cheap to begin with, but the sentimental factor really makes it sting. I'm not a knife snob but the handles looked terrible in the beginning. Not sure if the was the wood pattern or not the best staining applied but they looked rough. Didn't help that the tang looked like it was hit with a hammer a few times. Pretty remarkable transformation. Well done! Hard to believe those are the same knives.
The most thing wrong with it was how it was sanded, it was not flat and you can see on the tang where he went to sand and was at a different angle, also he left deep scratch’s all over the wood because he probably rushed through the whole process
@Mike Not knowing much about knives, then buying a set of knives with some at $300 a piece so you to make your wife happy just shows the type of man you are. Respect. (I am not a knife guy, I have no clue about the community but I would assume there are most definitely knife snobs out there)
@Mike the knife community can be quite fanatical. Whether it be kitchen cutlery blades, Hunting knives, or folding pocket knives there are people that are extremely obsessed about them. There can definitely be snobbery involved. The knife in my pocket right now was $425 and many people would consider it junk.
I’ve got wustof myself, back from my culinary school days. Cost a pretty penny. Definitely need to be extra careful who you send your knives to. Great job on the repair. 👍
Made it to the end. I agree with everybody saying “calling yourself professional just means that you make money at what you do. Doesn’t mean that you’re any good.” I’ve never seen your page before so I’m happy to have found it. I just subscribed because of this video! Keep up the great work!👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼
Those handles are beautiful wood pieces! I normally dont like lighter wood colors but the pattern is gorgeous. Thanks for fixing em all. Im sure they'll be so happy : )
i truly did not think that parting knife could be fixed so bravo to you on that one, the previous "professional" slapped them together with what remnants of wood they had from previous jobs and butchered the sharpening process, he likely stripped away years of the metal for a semi sharp edge.
I know nothing about making knives and even I can tell whoever this so called "professional' is has totally brutalized those knives! You rescued those blades and made them beautiful again.
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I wonder why you didn't reprofile the tang to the original add metal to it and same with the butcher's knife or the divot was in I would have just added metal that way you had the exact profile of the original knife? Just curious
Tig weld
You saved these knifes from imposture. Great work.
@@herbtender910 oh no herb I was just saying I had a couple questions why and you know I don't know how much the guy was paying him and you know how much time he wanted to invest in it, it just seems like there could have been a little bit more work done but yeah man no this dude killed it he was awesome.
Amazing work to restore those knives
I laughed when he said “what a mess” because “mes” means “knife” in Dutch and I thought he just made a really nice wordplay and then I realised I’m the only Dutch speaker here and it was not a joke…
Non Dutch speaker here - thank you for adding a pun to this lol
You're not alone!
Godverdomme, jongen xD
What a Messer 🔪 (German)
South African here mess is knife for us
*sees the knives*
Me: “oh I guess it’s not so bad”
Kyle: “just brutal work”
Me: “Oh yeah I totally agree that’s just horrific”
That is hilarious! Thanks for the chuckle this morning! 🤣
100% me until the end where I saw the insane difference Lol
Reminds me of the comments on Baumgartner’s vids lol
No offence but if you were a knife repair guy I’d sure hate to have my knives sent to you. 😂😂😂
@@caelestigladii
Kind of an odd comment to make. It's possible that they just don't notice these things because they *aren't* a knife repair person. If that became their interest, then, like most people who enter the field, they'd learn this stuff. As it turns out, people are not born with this knowledge, they have to learn it.
“Professional” merely means that you get paid for what you do, it has nothing to do with competence. I stayed to the end, liked and subscribed. That was a beautiful job you did on those knives.
Thank you. I was gonna comment the same thing but found this.
This is why you should ask for a chronological set of references starting from the most recent, back. If its someone thats just starting out then they should give you a deal because their labor isn't backed with experience.
Indeed. People really misuse and misunderstand the word professional. Now, of course, you would HOPE that someone calls themselves a professional because they are so good, they get paid to do it.
true but the more common usage is and this is the copy and paste direct from the dictionary:
adj:
Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skillful, or assured.
noun: A person competent or skilled in a particular activity.
so it is understandable why people people make that mistake
Seems God disagrees with you, Charles.
Proverbs 22:29
It would be interesting to see photos of what they looked like before the "professional" worked on them.
Absolutely - while the wood was fine I would have liked a darker coloured handle
@@baadtaste1337 yeah the previous color looked cool, but it was butchered. Totally agree on darker handle
It's the Wüsthof Gourmet 3 pcs knife set.
Osml swoops on with the deets! Top man.
As a mechanic, I know how devastating it feels to have to do such "invasive surgery" on something that would've been minor/average repairs, just because someone did a hackjob of repairing things.
Cars, knives, guns, watches, hell, even shoes, always careful who you let work on your stuff.
I would like to add guitars/instruments in general to that list. Too many people do horrendous shit to instruments. You can turn an amazing guitar into a piece of worthless trash in 5 minutes with a screwdriver. I've seen spray paint on guitars, it still makes me physically sick to think about.
When I was a junior mechanic when I was younger, I remember one oft he senior mechanics try to pry out car battery by using crow bar, and using the "wing" of the car as the lever point, obviously the metal bodywork was soft by comparison and the crowbar just went right through it, leaving a deep dent, I laught so hard at him.
Glad I decided to go into cheffing instead. I hated people not taking me seriously as a mechnic.
Guitars also. Horrid repairs done on 75+ year old instruments is common.
@@AhsokaTanoTheWhite Uh... Is the battery that heavy? I can lift it out with 2 hands.
@@pomelo9518 the battery was corroded to the metal shelf it was sitting on.
I feel so bad for the owner. Having the knives redone for their anniversary is such a thoughtful gift I am sorry it didn’t work out correctly the first time but am glad you made his gift to his wife a reality
She is very patient. If I gave her something to cook or clean with, I better duck!
I'm just going to say it. Knives make for an interesting gift but if my so were to get them sharpened as an anniversary gift I'd be waiting for him or her to reveal this was some kinda bad gift TH-cam prank.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 I could be possible his wife is a professional cook like a chef or something and knives are a tool to her trade. I would personally love a custom piece for my line of work as a gift. And to have it restored for me as an anniversary gift would just prove that my partner is thinking about me and what I love to do.
imagine if the wife hates cooking and was delighted to be rid of those knives then the husband sends them here and the horror she is going to have when they come back again... like a cursed doll that you can't get rid of lol
Before feeling bad for the owner ask how much was he willing to pay for this redon and how naive was when he accepted the deal. and keep in mind naive means when you know the truth but want to belive something else. Sure this is great oportunity for this dude to make a good impresion but before crucifying the other one think how much he was paid
this "professional" should be called out for this. You can't be charging people to ruin their (sometimes extremely precious) knives.
Kitchen knifes are some of the most personal tools you can find in a home. They are more precious than a power drill. Two good high quality knifes, should last a life time. Remember to give a little extra and buy high quality steel. I have so many kitchen knifes of good quality, but I always tend to use the same two knifes. One is a Danish brand called "Eva trio", that has a thick blade and is a one piece. The handle is all metal. It is hard to sharpen, but once sharp, it cuts through everything. And is is small and can be used for every task. 4.5 inch vanadium steele.
Even more so if you use them professionally if you do food service, a cook using their personal high-end knives vs the ones used by the entire kitchen is night and day
pretty sure the owner of the knives tried to restore them himself and really messed up and is making up stuff to save face
It looks like the “professional” dropped these knives in the garbage disposal. Those handles were rough!
@@JohnDoe-em7of John Doe you genius.
I am a tool and die maker, not a knife maker, I can do a better job than that so called "professional" with my eyes closed! What you did was phenomenal! Great work!
The fact that said “professional” took *an entire year* to do this is just salt on the wound, at this point.
They should definitely sue if they are able to.
It looks like the "professional" sat on his ass for 364 days and then gave them to his 3 year old toddler to finish off.
@@IanMcc1000 I'd say more like he waited a year to get to them. When the owner called chewed his rear and to get back at pissed off owner he did a crap job out of spite. But you might not be too far off with your 3yr old theory ether!
Back in my day we sharpened the knives by ourselves
@@flyingfrog7847 its likely they sharpened their own knives too, those tips weren't especially sharp / pointy, suggesting years of non-professional, but likely adequate sharpening. I would be very surprised if you could rehandle a knife yourself though, which is what they had done.
As a wood worker myself in the past, I can tell you right away what happened with the tang, the guy didn't cut the wood, he attached it to the knife, and used a belt sander to make it fit the knife, this was a sloppy job where they had it lying around, realized they still needed to do it, and did it quickly.
I've been amateur knife maker for about a year now and my best ever handle was cut out of a piece of scrap 2x4
Damn... my initial instinct was right
@@the_inquisitive_inquisitor in my opinion the material doesn’t matter as much as the skill at which you process it, like they proved on myth busters, even a turd can be turned into something good looking if you have enough skill
@@KingLeonidas3202 I'd be highly reluctant to say "I have that much skill" but I get your point.
@@KingLeonidas3202 doesn't count so much when you're talking about the blade material: there's just no saving low carbon steel
Dude... as a knife maker, I dont even know how you screw up this badly!!!! Even when I was an amateur, at best... the damage done makes no sense whatsoever. Thanks for putting in the effort.
I have no experience in making knives - and I don't think that even I could have made as bad a job of that original "restoration"!
@@stephenwalker6823 i don't know how that maker is still working like that, i'm not an expert but in a year i can make a better job than that, not on a professional level but at least decent lol
i can't tell if its false confidence on my end, but i feel like even i, someone who has never made a knife, could do better just growing up around wood and metal work. It is shocking to see such poor work!
Pride and ownership of one's work is worlds more important than calling yourself "professional".
Another commenter suggested that perhaps the customer was the one who tried to fix it himself and after a year finally admitted he did a bad job and sent them to this guy but said the shoddy work was done by someone else in order to save face. There is no proof either way.. but it sort of looks like it was restored with a combination of not having the right tools and got just enough research off TH-cam knife makers to think they could have done it themselves. We already know the customer watches at least this knife maker. And it would NOT be the first time a husband was stubborn and thought they could do something instead of calling a professional... only to make things worse.
Now it could go either way. But I find it hard to believe he found a professional who said they could do this work in less time but lacked both the proper tools and the skill required. If that was the case, this customer must not have even looked for reviews or a portfolio of this professionals work. Because something this bad would be happening every time. I personally feel like the simplest solution is just that the customer (or commissioner of the restoration if you prefer) was the one who attempted a Do It Yourself restoration.
Your client is very lucky that they had you to turn to. In a way, this is better than a simple restoration - it is the same set of knives with the sentimental value intact, but at the same time, brand new and ready for a new era.
The chatoyance on those maple handles is beautiful.
I have no experience whatsoever with this type of thing, like this is literally my first time seeing something like this, and even I can see how amazing those knives are and recoiled in horror at the shoddy "repairs." The handles looked like semi sanded pieces of stained driftwood with a coating of wax. And the gouges on the sharpening job? UGH!
Yeah, no kidding. I made my own knife from a piece of sheet metal during woodworks/metalworks in middle school and that monstrosity still looked better than what that crook did to these knives.
HANDLES LOOKED LIKE DOG SHIT
Fr though, that chefs knife handle made me laugh the most. Mf dead ass had a pummel. Like was this “professional” told kitchen knife or medieval dagger? I’m really curious wtf they were thinking with these knife repairs
Throw the knifes away and buy a cheap set from China !!!
German knives are amazing and are designed to last for YEARS. I haven't heard of this brand of German knife set but I have been around different knives through my stepfather who was a homecook and used amazing quality knives. Having been around that and watching Forged In Fire with my great aunt I knew that the "maker" did a poor job to say the least.
Him: Look at this MESS of a tang!
Me, who doesn’t even know what tang means: Ugh, that is truly disgusting.
It's that little piece of metal at the bottom of the blade that sits in between the handle, then those tacs are put in to hold it all together and sanded down to shape. I only know because forged in fire lol love watching sword making.
@@inquity6 No its what the astronauts drink
The tang is the steel piece of the handle a full tang means the steel runs from spine to heel as a full piece across the width of the handle ... The heel is the back end of the knife, scales are the 2 handle pieces attached to full tang knives using pins, rivets, bolts etc. ... The ricasso (which these knives dont have) is a blank piece of steel just in front of the scales where the handle meets the plunge of the bevels, the bevel is the angled wedge shape of the blade these can be a scandi grind where the entirety of the edge bevel is the only bevel present, a full flat grind like these where the primary bevel goes from spine to edge with a secondary edge bevel, a hollow grind where the bevels are semi circles ground into the blade with a secondary edge bevel or a convex grind which is the reverse of a hollow grind similar to scandi grind ... There ya go basic knife form 101
Disgustang
@@ben68442 hahah
How can a “professional “ look at that and say “yep, this is done, and im charging them.” Absolutely disgusting
Professional just means they get paid for their work. They worked, they get paid. Thats why you have to be careful and look for a portfolio of work. Plus reviews.
Its amazing sometimes dealing with these people, in the steel industry what they are willing to put on a truck to sent to customers, or woodworkers willing to screw up an agreed upon design because they think it "looks better"
Maybe he's Chinese?
@@jacquesmertens3369 Dude.....
You'd be surprised. My brother had a car he was building in for a custom chromatic paint job. Guy was legit, had his previous jobs in various auto mags and online. But for whatever reason he stopped caring. Took 2 years and multiple court threatens to get the guy to even release that car back (claimed he needed more payment for the extended storage, on a job he couldn't get done in the quoted time). Brother finally got it back painted but none of the proper trimming was done so while the outside of the body had the proper look, under the hood and round the mirrors and such looked like a rattle can
The damage to the metal looks like it was done with rocks, like that "pro" didn't have the right tools to work with. You did an amazing job on this restoration!
It doesn't matter what you have, just how you use it.
@@fishyfool Make me a cabinet using flint and bone tools then please
I also feel upset about how he was ripped off. There are some people that should do something else if they are not good at their craft. Yet, there are people out there willing to learn or even a skill hand in the craft that don't get the job. It's upsetting, but it's also everywhere.
Hey at least he tried to *solder* them back together
@@XenFPV actually I have been around people who do that don't challenge others without being willing to eat your words, however I do not claim to have suck skill
As a Chef knowing what these knives look like out of the box and what the prior knife maker did is absolutely atrocious. Great work on the restoration, glad I stumbled upon this video.
Don’t really need to be a chef to know what a new knife looks like 😂
Most peoples knives never stop looking that way!
I never even heard of this brand before
I think these are the Wüsthof Amici knifes. Some of the finest knifes here from Germany. Brutal to see what some local professionals are willing to do to them. Thank you for saving them!
I buy Mercer knives just so i dont have to worry so much if they get ruined somehow. Those Wusthof knives are just so nice and expensive I'd be terrified of sending it to someone to fix.
@@bigchiefsmackaho387 that’s why you learn to work on them yourself
Yes, these are Wüsthof knives, i live right around the corner of where these are made :)
No, they're from the budget "Gourmet" line. You can see it written on the blade, and they're not forged with a bolster like the Amicis.
Kinda amazing someone had these worked over twice, I wonder what the condition was when they first sent them out. From a quick search you can get a similar new production set of three for 99€. Well, they're expensive knives now.
@@Anic978 yeah clearly
I am NOT a “professional”, but I can tell pretty much when something is a crock! It really breaks my heart that those EXCELLENT quality knives were so abused!!
Yes, the "finished product" by that hack of a knifemaker who butchered these handles, looked about how id imagine a knife would look, if I let my 7 year old son use it to hammer on rocks and dirt in the garden for a weekend. The tangs were so battered, one was broken right thru.....the wood of the handles looked like, well, literal SHIT lol and the person who sharpened them was CLEARLY still learning how to use a stone...... that chefs knife has the slightest S curve ground into it and I do not understand wtf happened near the ricasso theres a divot how does that HAPPEN, was he using a wheel? lmao
@Jesus has given you all. Repent or die. are you fuckin lost? Lol
If someone pays you for sharpening their knife... you're a professional. :p
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That was such a BEAUTIFUL handle replacement. I used to be a line cook. I have a few knives that I've had for well over a decade. I was so distraught seeing the state of those knives at the start of the video, but seeing your work has made me happy. you've got a new subscriber!
Same, soon as I saw the first knife my heart dropped a bit.
I used to cut on the line at a meat packing plant. Seeing the edge on that chef's knife made my wrist ache.
Holy cow, how those knives came in... I'd have been ashamed to show these off had they been the first knives I'd worked on... and the guy dared charge money for these! I hope the client got a refund. Great job on the restoration.
Unfortunately, hacks like that rarely honor refund requests.
Agree! he should have bought a new set for the client. i own the same brand of knifes bought mine for $1500 20 years ago, cant make out these mine are ZWILLING J.A. Henckels TWIN Four Star forged
You’re Japanese, you are used to good knives.
@@aajohnsoutube yes a guy named seraph commenting in english
i almost cried when i saw them. it hurt me internally and they werent even my blades.
As a carpenter, knife lover and all around 'do it right' kinda guy, I know when to cut corners. But that is just sad.... whoever redid those really did an injustice to craftsmen everywhere
ive seen blades instantly break in forged in fire that looked miles better than these lol
The supposedly "restored" knives look like a first attempt by someone who was just starting, a throw away project where quality doesn't matter, only learning to use and apply the tools and techniques. No way this should have been done on a quality knife, let alone charged for.
My most precius kitchen knife, is made from vanadium steele. It is 4,5 inch and a one piece tool. Handle and blade is a one piece in other words. It is hard to sharpen, but once sharp, it goes through everything. It is heavy and so stiff you can not flex the blade with your hands. The brand is a Danish one, called Eva Solo Trio. I bought it in 1999, and have used it since.
Looking at how little of that tang was left on that chef's knife hurt my heart. All 3 of those used to be full tang. Whoever worked on those things previously has absolutely mangled them
But the restoration was done so well - i'd be happy to receive these back after their initial restoration
Tig weld new tangs .
@@brianhoeckelmann1304 the issue is the weld would be a long one (absolutely not okay for knives) it's better to use a filler if the tang left over is still capable of keeping the blade sturdy.
@@DembaiVT tig doesn't have a large heat band . And you can put a c clamp on the edge and stand it up with the edge under water.
@@brianhoeckelmann1304 I mean it's up to you but I've seen heat warping from a TIG weld before (though I will admit he was less than an expert).
I hope the "professional" who did that to those knives sees this video. You did a wonderful job salvaging knives the other person ruined.
As a chef (and here because the algorithm decided to show me) that is absolutely heartbreaking the condition those knives came in at. You did an amazing job!
Gorgeously finished handles, unlike the so-called professionals handles which still had multiple, visible file marks. The professional should be ashamed to have delivered what were clearly unfinished knives to your client.
Yeah. Those knives went from looking like a fifth grader's woodworking project to masterpieces.
I could tell at the beginning they were badly damaged, but after seeing your end result it really shows in comparison just how badly they were damaged before they got to you, amazing job, hope the owner was pleased with the new outcome, gonna go watch the second part now
Love how you dissected the blades, roughed in, and finished. You didn’t skimp on any part. Craftsmanship is rare. Good job, but you know that. :D
The start of this video broke my heart man, my parents have that EXACT set of wusthof knifes. And I shit you not they were a wedding gift from 24 years ago, absolutely wonderful knifes. So seeing what the guy before you did to these master crafted blades was mind breaking.
I'm so glad you got you're hands on these.
Dude! They are metal knifes 🔪 sharpened and sold! I can get the same from China for a few bucks for a full set!! Re-sharpen as needed, beautiful handles, probably crafted better than slave made rubber stamped wustlof.
@@pandaview2673 Good luck with those made in china bs knives 😅 you get what you pay for kid!
@@pandaview2673 Ok 😐👍
@@pandaview2673 you understand there's more to knives than just "metal", right? Like not all metal is equal. In 20 years, if you get a cheap China knife, you'll grind the whole thing away trying to keep it sharp. You're never gonna find a cheap, quality steel in a knife made in China. The best cheap knife available to my knowledge is the binging with babish knife but even that wonder of a knife isn't that great compared to real high quality kitchen knives. Theres a reason chefs never use China knives
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Looks like that other knife "craftsman" had his 4 year old do the job. How disappointing for the owner to get his knives back in this state after waiting a year. Great restoration job!
That's being kind, how can the other person think that he could send it back looking like that. Also those brown varnished handles are disgusting.
worse than that, looks like i might have done it
I'm no knife maker or wood worker. I SUCK at this sort of work; I just can't seem to ever get it right. I always flick up, and those knives look exactly like the sort of flick ups I produce whenever I try any sort of hand-crafting. Keeps me humble, which is a good thing.
I would NEVER charge someone for that garbage work; I would refund the customer, purchase them a completely new set of knives, and pay the cost to have a competent craftsman do the job correctly; and I'd still feel shitty, because these knives had meaning, and I flicked it all up.
Good thing people like Charles exist in this world! He did a beautiful job fixing up those knives IMO. I agree with his thoughts on the maple handles.
@@warpedweirdo i encourage u to say fuck. It’s no biggie
I’ve never made a custom knife and I am confident I could do better.
Been making knives for several years. Even been paid quite a bit of money on a couple orders. I am not a professional and will not claim to be. But I can say I have never let such crappy work leave my shop, and never will.
To me it's obvious the guy tried to DIY this for his wife and is just embarrassed to admit it. It's the thought that counts, up to a point.
@@jynxxnerd That's actually a compelling theory.
I think the guy got over his head and didn’t admit it. Glad they were saved.
i never done any work of that kind and I'm pretty confident I would at least make sure epoxy wouldn't spill.
@@alechanted Forget making sure you don't have an epoxy spill, I'm pretty sure you'd grasp the concept of "and now we're going to use finer and finer grain to make the knife nice and sharp and scratchless on the blade". (you know, the part of the knife that makes the knife CUT)
What amazing work. It's so tough, no matter the industry, to have to come in after someone else has already tried to fix things. You did a great job and they will no doubt keep those knives in the family.
On a different note, is it just me or does anyone else see knives as a wedding gift to a spouse as ominous for the life of the marriage. So happy to hear their's is going strong!
Agreed, I always heard never give knives as gifts
Yikes, that “maker” massacred those knives and covered them in horrible “wood”, and thereafter attempted to stain them with what appears to be less than zero prior experience. Not only would I want my money back, I would want the knives replaced.
You did a great job in saving and repairing what remained of these poor knives!
i would want to put the knives in the jerks back for screwing them up.
@@zebjensen4251 It's kind of the customer's fault. They knew this channel existed (else this video wouldn't), but they thought they would be super smarty pants, and save money by sending their knives to a hack. You can only put so much blame in the "maker". Some of that fault lies on the customer: they knew of a competent maker, but refused to use his services.
@@SergeantExtreme Not even close. One channel is not even close enough to satisfy demand. For all we know he originally contacted Kyle and was told it would be months away. So going to a alternative knife maker would make sense.
As the customer said it was a anniversary gift so came with a timeline.
Knowing of a competent tradesmen is very different to being able to get them to do a job for you.
@@SergeantExtreme Did you even make it past the minute mark of the video before commenting stuff. Cause around then, the guy mentioned that he was simply too booked out, and the customer decided to seek someone else since this guy wouldn't have been able to finish them by the anniversary.
@@thejadedjester4935 One of the first things I tell my clients is that I’m booked out at least a year so they can make the decision for themselves. If they can’t wait or if they have a short deadline that’s ok, and I’ll recommend a number of other bladesmiths that I know and trust. I don’t do my best work under pressure, and most clients are grateful to be guided in the right direction.
EDIT: I just watched the first couple minutes of the vid again and realized it took that hack a whole year to send back to the client. I got nothin. Yikes.
Glad to see you were able to save those knives. Previous “work” was terrible. Hope the owner didn’t pay too much for that hack job.
That's what the courts are for.
You’d really try to sue someone over a few hundred dollars of bad labor? That’d almost certainly be a total waste of time, especially if you’re busy with work and a family.
@@CS-zn6pp that's certainly not for what courts are for my man, too much money for no reward
"Hack job". Sir, you've just punned.
@@legna1932 Courts don’t exist to get a reward, they’re there to hold those untrustworthy (at least in cases like this) accountable. It’s really not a reach to take them to court, as there’s a fair chance you not only get compensated, but they lose the license to sell this kind of work. Knives are regulated like any other product, and when your “company” is destroying personal property and engaging in literal fraud [such as this,] defending this work is not going to be a cakewalk.
All in all, involving the court will almost certainly disallow them to continue performing jobs like this. Helping to prevent any future customer from being screwed in this way is reward enough in my eyes.
I’m a novice knife maker - I’d never offer to restore knives like this for anyone because I don’t have the skill - but even I could do better than that. Good grief!
Excellent job on saving these knives!
Hiya iv been a chef for 24 years and I almost cried when you revealed the knifes,if they were mine I would not if been happy.but you did an amazing job pulling them back and I would let you work on my knifes if needed after watching this video very well done 👍👏👏
My heart just sunk.
If I had gotten those back from that so-called professional in that condition, I'd have cried. They looked hopeless. You are a true craftsman.
I watched to the end. I couldn’t cope with seeing a bad job unresolved, well done
I have no idea how I got here, but I'm all for it. Binging your content. Good stuff.
Thanks so much!
Same boat
Wow what a difference, the owner must have been heart broken to get his knives back after a year in that state. You did a great jobb fixing those lovely maple handles.
@@FreightmareFTW ...
@@FreightmareFTW Ma'am, this is a video about knives
I'd be ashamed to return those knives the way the "professional" did them. Excellent restoration, really fine work.
"Professional" means you get paid to do it; that's what he gets paid to do. He got paid to do that to those knives. "Craftsman", "Artisan", "Workman", "Artist" are all superior trade names.
I cant help but think with my limited woodwork experience I could do a better job with a couple hand files and sandpaper in a month let alone a year
@@paulmoir4452 I would HOPE someone who considers themselves a professional would be ACTUALLY skilled in what they do. I'm not an expert knife maker but the knives the "Professional" returned to their client was far from skilled.
@@vaporwave2339 I don't think they're is really a connection. Imagine a "professional drug dealer": you don't necessarily presume he's particularly good at it.
(I suspect fields like knifemaking where there are amateurs, people who don't mainly get paid for their work, operating at master levels, your susceptible to thinking "professional" = "very good".)
Professions with professional bodies that give and revoke the profession title are operating in a different sphere than this "small p" professional definition.
As someone who knows nothing about making knives, that "restoration" looked horrendous. Even worse is that it was done by someone calling themselves a professional.
I feel like he needed the full year buying equipment, looking up youtube tutorials and thinking he could do it
You are only saying that because that's more or less what the guy in the video said. If you know nothing about making knives, then you can't say anything about this.
@@looksirdroids9134 lol. The knives look awful even to the completely untrained eye. Even if the interior wasn't sound, you'd think they'd at least make the knives LOOK good, but they didn't.
I don't know either but I've carried enough tactical knives and used enough kitchen knives to know a something's wrong moment here
@@bobbiekincaid1843 i was about to say the same, my kitchen knives even look better. And theyre mass production 😂
It's a good thing you recorded the process. If I were the client and I received the knives from you in this condition I would've thought you had just given me a different set of knives. Absolutely incredible recovery.
Beautiful work. I can't even imagine the other person who worked on that saying to themselves "this was a job well done" and sending that back to the customer in the shape you received them.
I Used Dreizach knives as a professional chef for 10+ years. It's genuine sadness to see how bad these have been treated. Great resto.
As an Engineer and a Joiner with over 40 years experience, I am very impressed with the beauty of your restoration work. You have definitely mastered these aspects of your craft. Well Done!!
I’m a 20 year old hobby knife maker with just around 2 years of experience and I’ve done better repairs on my family’s knives. It’s sad to see people take others money just to butcher their prized possessions. Be super careful who you send your stuff too, and that isn’t just with knives.
So, I went to school to become a welder, I learned Mig, Tig and Stick and welded steel, stainless, and aluminum. I have not welded in two years because it's not a part of the job assigned to me where I work. Eventually it will be but it's not now. I had not watched any content that contained welding, not due to disintrest but just cause it didn't come up, for some time now and watching you do that weld just pulled all the emotions I had during my time learning the trade back to the surface and I cried a little. And I want to thank you for that. For reminding me how much I love this trade. Thank you
I seriously just can't understand what the hell that "Pro" did to those knives. I'm a huge Wüsthof fan and that broke my heart seeing those. I'm really glad you were able to bring them back.
The guy also had them since his wedding, as a wedding gift.. Disrespectful to return them like that
When i heard him say they were Wüsthof I cringed just a bit.
I want to know what "professional" did that work. Holy damn. My heart aches for anyone else unfortunate enough to do "business" with that charlatan.
@@Taolan8472 I looked up what their knives typically look like and oof even their "ugly" handles look leagues better than what the other person did. (by ugly I mean their lines with just a basic plastic looking black handle)
Kyle when you showed us the knives in the beginning of the video man they were awful.the work you have done to them is superb.just beautiful. I Watch your vids all the time,great work bud.
Thanks Richard! I appreciate your regular watching and support!
@@kyle_noseworthy You totally ruined the post-apocalyptic "Fallout 4" look that the previous artist worked a year to achieve :P
@@TrueFork that was the fallout six look 👀 ahead of its time
Absolutely fantastic work!!!
@@TrueFork the customer requested that the knives be dragged behind a truck down a gravel driveway. Kyle needs more practice with that style, his knives are just too good looking.
Wow. My teenage son did a knife using non-ideal tools in my workshop, and his handle looked better than those started at!
Lol
I admit I didn't know why the knives were so bad at first, but when seeing the finished product it's obvious. Those ended up looking so beautiful!
As a newcomer, it would be great if you explained exactly what was done badly when you first got them. Poorly sharpened, handles badly shaped, rough finishing etc. What a transformation though.
The first thing I noticed was that the coating on the handles was too thick, probably to make up for lack of polishing of the wood, and also coated the tang - unevenly at that. There were jagged lines on the tang from the coating and this was supposed to be for a wedding anniversary, not a fish knife that gets thrown in the tackle box.
The job all around was shit, the wood wasn't smooth, jagged edges, crappy finish on the handles, looked like a terrible sharpen, I could see dull spots even thru the video. Basically the dude who did this should keep practicing on his own stuff before calling himself a knife maker and taking outside jobs on
I don't know I think it's good to talk about that in the comments I don't really like when video makers explain the same things over again that are already explained in so many other videos.
But yeah I saw the same things as Damion Keeling. The terrible finish, looked too thick and also maybe hastily applied and not given enough time to dry between certain layers, and an ugly and maybe even incompatible combination of finishes. And the wood underneath didn't look like it was shaped or sanded or polished well at all. Whoever did that clearly didn't care about doing quality work.
Also the pin holes look pretty chewed up, like maybe the drill bits were dull or they got some blowout on the back.
The fit of the handle around the tang didn't seem very good either, there were a lot of gaps, and a lot of sloppy finishing work.
And while I don't know much about knives, I definitely could tell that something wasn't right about the profiles just because of how bumpy and ugly they looked.
I mean basically even to my untrained knife eye (I work with wood, but not knives), the TLDR here is those handles look like s***, lol.
For the blades, I saw a lot of dents in the edge and I at least know that that's not right. Also I saw a lot of machine marks along the flats, but maybe it was just the camera making them look more intense than they were.
The finished job u did was truly beautiful. The old handle job was accurately described as horrendous. So sad for the owner. Thanks for taking pride in your work.
I had never seen your channel before. I clicked on this video out of curiosity, to see what was up. Seeing the transformation on these knives was GLORIOUS - I was blown away by the shaping of the handles. That's some insane craftsmanship, beautiful and precise, and by the end the first knife job was well and truly put to shame in every way.
What amazes me, is you can see how just how bad the previous work done on those knives was. But you did a truly amazing job restoring someone else’s mess!
The fact that you took the project on after someone else screwed it up shows how you are really there to help people out, I know too many people that would turn away this job because they went to someone else
No point in turning way current customers and maybe even future by word of mouth, just cause another did something first.
he's doing it because it's his job dude lmao what the heck was that juicy ass comment
@@TheLifeLaVita that comment is how the world really works, many people will reject someone just because they went to someone "cheaper and faster". This guy doesn't care that they chose someone else and I'm glad he was able to make them brand new and fix the other companies mistakes. I left a shop I was working at because of this issue and its alot more common then you think
@@GINGERale420 could be more common but still he's doing his work. Whether he enjoys it or not it's not other's business, and surely he shouldn't hold a grudge because of the private life of customer that shouldn't in any way touch him. So yea, might be more common where you live or worked, but it's still wrong and totally unprofessional, while a NORMAL worker acts just like it should. If anything it's pretty sad you were in an environment that made you feel the need to point out when someone is acting normally :(
@@GINGERale420 I worked in carpentry making museum frames for expensive paintings and customizing jewelry cabinets for many years. It is common for craftspeople to turn down work that is essentially repair work, due to the incompetence of a prior craftsman. This is because when you are handling someone's property, particularly if it is expensive or irreplaceable, there is a certain amount of liability one takes on. It's usually nothing to do with feeling insulted because the customer went to someone else before you. There are facets to this that you have overlooked. He took the job because he had a reasonable certainty (based on photos he was sent beforehand) that he could work with the damage caused and create a better result. That is magnificent, and commendable. However, think about this: If the "professional" who worked on it before him had been honest about their skill level and turned down the work because they knew they couldn't restore it, then these knives wouldn't have arrived in such a state. People taking work they can't actually do, just for the sake of having the payment or "not turning down future work" causes a lot of issues in fields like these.
So called professionals need to be identified so no one else has to waste their time money etc on a total joke.
I am tired of the world protecting those who let it down.
Agreed
It used to be reputation was everything… but you can’t call something what it is anymore… someone does a crap job and you have to be silent about it.
Great work. I must be so fulfilling to restore things to their former glory. I’m sure these knives are better than new and I hope the clients wife appreciates the gesture; beautiful idea and sentiment by the husband.
I agree, but it needs to be done by the customer. Us guys in the trades really can't do it without look very unprofessional.
professional just means you got paid. it doesnt mean you are any good. youll find the world is comprised mostly of "can nots" so of course the world is designed to protect them.
It was shocking to see those knives be ravaged by the previous "knife worker" I wouldn't have known their quality by the first look until I saw your restoration. A tip for welding thin stuff especially when heat needs to be carefully monitored; an aluminum block can be extremely useful for keeping the heat from ruining a knife blade when welding the handle, I don't know how easily you could get one but just a 1x6" block can help tremendously with knives.
Thanks, that's some good info!
I'm a 16th generation mastersmith and I was watching this with my girlfriend and I got dwarven dad hatred when I saw the knives in the beginning looking at knives that a hobo had glued together sending me into a rage as I had to pause the video and making it to the end I have to say you do some beautiful work I usually do swords but when I make knives like my father always told me it should fit the hand and be smooth like glass
I'm a varied hobbyist (rather jack-of-all-trades), and the skill you have at your craft is truly amazing. I can see the passion you have for what you do. I'm sure the knife owner will absolutely love them. Thank you for making videos.
Being one who restores knives myself…that breaks my heart…I am literally speechless
Thank you for fixing these so beautifully
I'm curious to know what the knives looked like before the previous guy mangled them. Feel like they probably looked better before the "restoration".
On the other hand, your work and effort came out looking beautiful
That was great. I'm not a knife guy, just watch forged in fire.. and when i first saw those knives, I knew there was something very wrong. You did a wonderful job. Subscribed!
I can only imagine what sort of person would do such a terrible ‘repair’, take a year to do it, then happily take money for it. Such a terrible, terrible job.
Probably left it a year , rushed it to get paid. Doing a terrible job.
Me at the start of the video: “Oh, those don’t look too bad.”
Me seeing his finished work at the end of the video: “Wow, those look absolutely beautiful.”
Me going back to the start of the video: “Those things look disgusting. You’re supposed to prepare food with those?”
I did the exact same thing lol
@@defaultgamer34857 me too. Yeah, a knife is a knife...oh wow.
lol the handles the other "professional" put on were cheap, over glazed shit that looks like something from the dollar store.
Quality kitchen knives rarely look like shiny, shiny toys.
Those "original" handles looked like someone went at them with a dull beaver, then slapped some gawd awful stain on there, and then way too much finish over the top - they truly looked like crap!
I don't know shit about knives but even I noticed those handles were fucked from the beginning. Woodwork's all crooked, some parts are chipped off near the bolts, wood is coated with fucking barbeque sauce, the "tang" as this guy calls it was uneven, unpolished and on some parts straight up useless.
Whoever made this warcrime of a knife handle should be hanged.
How could someone destroy someone’s knives and call themselves a “professional” I make knives in my free time as a hobby and I do better work then what took the one guy a year, I’m glad he was able to make them look 100 times nicer for the customer/client
Considering they said it took a year to get back, I wouldn't be surprised if the "professional" was a scammer who sent them somewhere super cheap overseas and pocketed the difference...
@@yuzu-tsuyu probably what happened, given the timeframe
I'm a "professional" Escape From Tarkov player but I got like a .2 kdr 😎
Yes, his work speaks for itself! :)
My first selfmade knife looked definitely better than this! Greets from germany
Totally made it to the end. Nice clean up! Day and night difference. The look of the pins we’re driving me crazy! Again, great work!
Watched til the end. Remember guys, watching forged in fire doesn't make you an expert... its practice and patience, which Kyle shows.
That's why there is a big difference between blacksmiths and farriers.
@@delveaking1188 you arent wrong ... Specializing in a field makes a difference... Kinda like doctors you have general practitioners (blacksmiths) that can do a little of everything reasonably well then you have surgeons (farriers) who excel at one thing but kinda suck at everything else... Then you have dentists (bladesmiths) sure they have a medical school degree but no one actually likes them their ego's are usually out of control and they usually charge too much for what they do but they are a necessary evil
For a bit of context ive been blacksmithing since i was 9 years old (28 years this year) and ive made thousands of knives...but im no bladesmith lol im better at making hinges 😂😂 i chose not to specialize... And forged in fire is nothing but an embarrassment a glorified my dick is bigger than yours contest
As a trained chef, this just makes me want to cry. even from here I can tell that the balance on every single knive is off. Not to mention the honing is abyssimal! Those poor knives. This is why I bring mine to the producer's outlet. Might be costly, but they always return looking like a star fresh out of rehab
You mean because of the whole video or because of the first "Restauration"?
Sure they must feel good in the hand but balance of a knife does not make all that much difference unless you intend to throw it. It is not a sword a hacker an axe, arrow or kitchen scale.
@@hopefilledsinner3911 Every professional chef I know (yes, both of them) would throw you out of their kitchen.
@@shaitanpyrik Preference in knives are a very personal thing. Some people, myself included, don't much care about balance, because we don't do food prep on an industrial scale. What does balance matter to us? We just grab whatever knife, hold it whatever way seems natural, slowly slice and chop our irregular way through our food prep and, so long as we don't slice our fingers, everything's good.
Pro chefs, however, need tools they can manipulate with both precision and speed. Human and knife meld, becoming one. Muscle memory, strength, various dimensions of the hand, knife balance, weight, handle contours, blade curves - everything impacts precision and speed of execution. Some things can be relearned / compensated for by the chef; other things must be just so.
@@hopefilledsinner3911 If you are spending hours every day doing hard knive work the balance matters quite a bit. That's why almost every professional chef invests in personal knives, or at the very least has a preference!
I would have cried getting those knives back both times. That was an amazing restoration job you did friend, totally redeemed those knives. Good job!
Very encouraging to see you assess the knives, and make a judgement to disassemble them. Somethings you can salvage, somethings you can't. You did a very good, and professional job. I'm sure the owners are going to be pleased
Absolutely beautiful knives, before he got his hands on them I'm sure they were just as beautiful as when you were done. Wusthof knives are great knives when taken care of and maintained. You brought a great many years back to this set, I hope he was happy with the end result.
Wusthof knives 20 years ago were great knives but modern wusthof knives are bout on par with cuisinart glorified trash
@@jessebond4221 i disagree, their cheap sets are trash, their premium models have remained high quality though unaffordable to most for home use
@@thecrow5436 i had to work on a high end set in 2020 that a guy had screwed the pooch sharpening ... After making sure they hadnt been over heated (they hadn't thankfully) i fixed them properly and got them back to the customer... Using his usual hdpe cutting board they were dull within a week... I gave him for free an old hickory knife i had restored it took over a month to dull ... Old hickory is still being produced to this day and run about $120 for their 3 knife set... The same wusthof set costs nearly $1300... The difference is in the steel wusthof now uses cheap stainless for all their knives granted some is cheaper stainless but its all Chinese shit steel whereas old hickory still uses the same old American 1095 that they have always used... Wusthof has done the exact same thing every other big brand has done and sold out
At first I was questioning your choice of wood, but man, it really came out and took me by surprise. Well done.
Oh ugh. I'm a chef, and what that "professional" did to those knives hurt my heart.
I been working as a butcher since I was 19 years old and now I just became 26 and just looking at your work is very pleasing to the eye, I would never use it at work but its a beauty.
The mark of a true craftsman is having the right tools for the job. The first hack obviously did a lot by hand and was desperate enough for the money to improvise. But you've mastered your tools, and your work shows that. 👍
I beg to differ, the mark of a true craftsman is the quality of their work. The hack didn't do much by hand, they over relied on a belt sander and grinder, which is pretty common with a lot of beginning wood workers as well. Learning to master hand tools often leads to a more careful eye and steady hand.
You can become a very skilled knife maker with very little. Master what you have, this guy before put little to no effort and probably forgot hw had them sitting around and rushed on a deadline they had agreed upon or something. I've seen very skilled work with a grinder, little homemade forge, belt sander, and some type of homemade press.
It is deplorable that someone is out there selling restoration services of that quality and even more so that it took them a year to do so!
Those blue custom handles looked amazing. I also really liked the yellow inserts on your custom forged knives.
I've had knives ruined by a 'professional' before. The chap broke the tip off my knife and still wanted paying 🤣
Would never pay to have a knife sharpened ever again. Instead I have learnt to sharpen my own.
This world is very quickly becoming a do it yourself if you want it done right kind of world
IMPRESSIVE AND PROFESSIONALLY CONSCIENTIOUS!! BEAUTIFUL WORK!!🙏👍
Beautiful transformation young man. The "Professional" Knife Repair man / "Butcher" who worked on those knives should be Tared & Feathered! Would love to own one of your pieces. You are a true artist that has pride of ownership and will not sell a single knife until it met your criteria and specifications. I salute you!
bit of a overreaction there eh
Kyle, that is an incredible transformation! Can’t imagine how Buddy felt when he opened that package after waiting a year. Truly shows the difference in a craftsman like yourself, and a guy out to make a buck. This might be the year when I buy a knife with KN on it. That will happen!
Thank you Ervin! I appreciate the recognition. Let me know when you're ready for one of my creations!
Absolutely fantastic restoration. Especially after the previous "professional's" hackjob. Regarding the epoxy filler at the end with those few hairline gaps, I've seen several times where a silver/greyish mica powder was added to help with the aesthetics.
That so-called pro truly butchered those knives. However, your work is poetry. Beautiful work! WOW
First time seeing your work, consider me impressed, a craftsman who takes pride in his work is always fun to watch :)
I would be a bit more than pissed if that happened to me. One of my favorite knives is almost the same age and it cost more than some people pay for entire sets. So far I have not had anything done to it professionally, I sharpen myself. Eventually I would love to have it redone with a new handle. Also the knife at the end looks pretty cool.
That had to be heart breaking when those knives came back. They were probably not cheap to begin with, but the sentimental factor really makes it sting. I'm not a knife snob but the handles looked terrible in the beginning. Not sure if the was the wood pattern or not the best staining applied but they looked rough. Didn't help that the tang looked like it was hit with a hammer a few times.
Pretty remarkable transformation. Well done! Hard to believe those are the same knives.
The most thing wrong with it was how it was sanded, it was not flat and you can see on the tang where he went to sand and was at a different angle, also he left deep scratch’s all over the wood because he probably rushed through the whole process
@Mike Not knowing much about knives, then buying a set of knives with some at $300 a piece so you to make your wife happy just shows the type of man you are. Respect. (I am not a knife guy, I have no clue about the community but I would assume there are most definitely knife snobs out there)
@Mike the knife community can be quite fanatical. Whether it be kitchen cutlery blades, Hunting knives, or folding pocket knives there are people that are extremely obsessed about them. There can definitely be snobbery involved. The knife in my pocket right now was $425 and many people would consider it junk.
@Mike You sound like a complete sucker. Research stuff before spending that kind of money on something you know nothing about. It's common sense.
Incredible to see the passion of a good craftsman with such a beautiful product
I’ve got wustof myself, back from my culinary school days. Cost a pretty penny. Definitely need to be extra careful who you send your knives to. Great job on the repair. 👍
Made it to the end. I agree with everybody saying “calling yourself professional just means that you make money at what you do. Doesn’t mean that you’re any good.”
I’ve never seen your page before so I’m happy to have found it. I just subscribed because of this video! Keep up the great work!👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼
I would expect better from an 8 year old in shop class! What you did with those knives is simply amazing. Your customer owes you BIG time!
Wow! The difference is night and day! Great to watch someone who enjoys the work they do.
I can't believe that the initial sate of knives was not fabricated just for the makeover purpose. This is insane!
Those yellow pine handles made from 2x4's were pretty sweet.
@@MrJeffcoley1 - Pallet wood
Evidently going for a 'rustic' look for old knives.
Those handles are beautiful wood pieces! I normally dont like lighter wood colors but the pattern is gorgeous. Thanks for fixing em all. Im sure they'll be so happy : )
i truly did not think that parting knife could be fixed so bravo to you on that one, the previous "professional" slapped them together with what remnants of wood they had from previous jobs and butchered the sharpening process, he likely stripped away years of the metal for a semi sharp edge.
Honestly. I kinda wish that I could see their faces when they got the rescued version. Those are utterly beautiful.
The transformation on these is outstanding. I really wouldn't have thought you could have saved the small knife, but it's a seamless fix. Top skills.
I know nothing about making knives and even I can tell whoever this so called "professional' is has totally brutalized those knives! You rescued those blades and made them beautiful again.
I am a little confused Simon as he didn’t work on the blades he focused on the handles in this video. Have I misunderstood you?
Bob
England
@@BobMuir100 in think he’s just saying blades as a substitute for knife
@@liamdalemur thanks, that may well fit!!
HOLY CRAP WHAT A BEFORE AND AFTER!!! That Micarta was a KILLER addition! and that Maple is GORGEOUS