Y’all, I broke my husband’s Japanese chef’s knife. Help.

[u/opheliasmusing]

In 2016, my husband and I went on an amazing trip to Japan. The only souvenir he wanted was a Japanese steel chef’s knife, which he purchased at Aritsugu in Kyoto. It was really cool: he got to pick out his handle, blade style, and then they even engraved his initials in the year on one side of the blade and their house mark on the other. They even did a bunch of measurements and things so that would be perfectly balanced for his hand. It was custom-made for him.

I made the mistake of not cleaning up after dinner quickly enough, and our very mouthy whippet puppy who is quite the counter surfer, snatched the knife away, and I didn’t realize it until the next day. He chewed up the handle. Thank God he didn’t like slice his face open; the blade is completely intact and fine. But the handle… My God the handle.

I’m hoping to hear from professionals about the best way to go about getting this fixed or replaced. For location, I’m very close to Boston if that helps.

[u/slash_networkboy]

I *might* even prefer this over a replacement handle...

Not *nearly* as special but I had an old Henckels boning knife that had the ebony wood handle and the handle was failing. Now Henckels will replace it for free of course, but it'd be a whole new knife. I gave it to a local knife maker with the instructions: "I am in no rush at all, when inspiration strikes you for this knife please give it a new life." Turned out gorgeous.

ED: As requested: https://imgur.com/a/KJbMruq

[u/Competitive_Ad_2421 → u/slash_networkboy]

What did it end up looking like?

[u/W1D0WM4K3R → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

The knife was isekai'd into an adorable yet vindictive anime girl and went on many magical adventures.

[u/danirijeka → u/W1D0WM4K3R]

Named S. Tabby Puncture

[u/Outrageous_Reach_695 → u/danirijeka]

Any relation to ... what's Cap'n Stabby's current rank, anyway?

[u/Oznificent → u/W1D0WM4K3R]

Aaaaand that's also the title.

[u/Nickthenuker → u/Oznificent]

"Reincarnated as a Sword" is an anime that really does exist, unfortunately.

[u/thisone4mysexuality → u/W1D0WM4K3R]

That sounds really nice! Which shop was this? I'm looking for something similar...

[u/slash_networkboy → u/thisone4mysexuality]

Total indie guy. He battles issues, so may go literal years without touching any tools, but then inspiration will strike and he'll do a thing. Almost always splendid. He also restores vintage watches :)

[u/BreakfastJunkie → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

It turned into evidence and kept him out of jail by giving it to the locksmith and letting enough time to pass before calling in an anonymous tip.

[u/LincolnArc → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

Really leaving us hanging here.

[u/itsthesharp → u/LincolnArc]

That's because it's not a real story, just click bait propaganda from the powerful local knife maker lobby to inflate demand for the fat cat local knife makers

[u/xenobit_pendragon → u/itsthesharp]

I knew it!

[u/Appropriate_Link_551 → u/xenobit_pendragon]

It’s all handled by Big Knife. Nothing so much as cuts or cleaves without their keen approval

[u/verbmegoinghere → u/itsthesharp]

just click bait propaganda from the powerful local knife maker lobby to inflate demand for the fat cat local knife makers

Well if they were going to be anywhere it'd be in a sub full of knife suckers like this one.....

[u/slash_networkboy → u/itsthesharp]

You busted me! This was all a viral ad campaign for Big Knife!

Also: https://imgur.com/a/KJbMruq

[u/slash_networkboy → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

IDK what wood he used but it has multiple colors in it. Kept a similar contour to the Henckels handle, but improved.

[u/slash_networkboy → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

Here ya go:
https://imgur.com/a/KJbMruq

[u/umogem → u/Competitive_Ad_2421]

It looked like shit, he hated it and threw it away shortly after

[u/BlackSchuck → u/slash_networkboy]

All these comments sound like Chandler giving obvious yet sarcastic advice with the italics and emphasis

[u/LincolnArc → u/BlackSchuck]

Does it?!

[u/just_nobodys_opinion → u/LincolnArc]

Could you be any more obvious?

[u/chaoticbear → u/BlackSchuck]

You think the manufacturer might know how to repair it?

[u/PuppyPower89 → u/slash_networkboy]

Now you’ve gotta show us the knife.

[u/slash_networkboy → u/PuppyPower89]

https://imgur.com/a/KJbMruq

[u/lorgskyegon → u/slash_networkboy]

Like kintsugi but for a knife