Restoring Very Rusty Japanese Kitchen Knife

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I in this episode I will restore a Japanese kitchen knife with a lot of rust. Rust has eaten a lot of the steel away. Also the handle was not in good shape and the wood had split. I started by removing the handle. I used block of wood to hammer it off the knife.
I removed most of the rust with a laser rus remover that was loaned to me by W2M laser: w2m.fi/en/ Next I made jig to help me grind the bevel of the knife to my wanted angle. I needed to remove metal that was left porous by the rust to get a nice even edge. Otherwise the end result would be like a very unven sawtooth knife. After grinding the blade I sanded it all the way to 2000 grits and polished it.
For the new handle I used a piece of aluminum pipe which I bent into an oval shape and made a plug from birch to fill it. I cut the rough shape of the tang of the knife in it, but I left the hole a bit too tight on purpose. I did the final fitting by heating the tang with blowtorch and burning the hole to the correct size and shape. Next I took a piece of Finnish curly birch and drilled a hole for the tang. I glued the handle pieces together and sanded the wood down to teh shape of the aluminum pipe. The aluminum was then polished. The blade fit the handle firmly so I didn't add any glue. Finally I sharpened the knife with a sharpening stone.
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[@SnowlyLika]

1:07 ‘looks like it was held together with hopes and dreams’ that knife is my life symbol

[@mred8002]

Great line, isn’t it?

[@shinypichu1819]

But normally u never hear this line on *THAT* route...🔪

[@tsuhosh]

@@shinypichu1819 Oh god. I don’t wanna hear sans asking if his dust brother wants anything from grillbys

[@shinypichu1819]

@@tsuhosh don't worry u don't hear that... It will always be the crack of your soul first 😜💔

[@SpaceWitch1969]

My hopes and dreams died a long time ago… RIP

[@DecayingReverie]

The rust removal is always so satisfying. It's like a visual backscratch.

[@nightowl832]

I was literally thinking the same thing before I saw your comment. It really is. 😄

[@frankowalker4662]

It never gets old.

[@marklammas2465]

There's nothing like etching a scratch...

[@frankowalker4662]

@@marklammas2465 Nice one. :)

[@sunleostudio7969]

Ladnie

[@ganskyline]

Hello! I'm from Russia. In my opinion, people who repair things are great! The current era encourages all of us to throw out spoiled things and buy new ones. But! I am of the opinion that restoring old and broken things is more correct! Good luck, master! I wish you good health and good deeds! You are just a hero of the current era!

[@TheWeaponshold]

After a long experience with knives I only have the one tiniest complaint. The grip not being more aggressively indexed to help maintain the direction of the blade during use. Other than that this is amazing.

[@LeaveMasonAlone]

This is a traditional handle style for Japanese knives, another traditional style is hexagonal for better indexing.

[@TheWeaponshold]

@@LeaveMasonAlone Love learning new things. That's pretty fantastic. Though I am sure I would prefer the hexagonal one in my actual hand for use.

[@LeaveMasonAlone]

@@TheWeaponshold I do much prefer them, also I made a typo they're octagonal not hexagonal. They just feel a lot more confident, especially with wet hands.

[@7784000]

The very edge of the blade could have been reorifiled a bit more as it a bit too bellied for my taste

[@kseniav586]

That's such a beautiful type of wood, I've never seen it before. Goes really well with the restored blade, nice work!

[@42Hertzer]

Birch. Called "Masurbjörk" in Swedish.. Curly birch

[@olivercharles2930]

@@42Hertzer Sheesh, I misread that as "bitch" and was confused for a second.

[@42Hertzer]

@@olivercharles2930 lol!

[@joegrst]

Thanks for sharing, I was curious! @@42Hertzer

[@pfadiva]

Beautiful wood! And I love texture contrast between the shiny edge and the pitted body of the blade. A really great restoration.

[@FriedChckn13]

Yeah, as if to say, “The lost and forgotten can always be redeemed. This knife is proof of that!”

[@meesherbeans]

Whoever forged that blade originally must be so pleased to see it restored and treated so well. This was lovely.

[@JustBored604]

I don't know why but this video just makes me relax seeing someone take care of rusty items.

[@getonthe-floor]

Asmr odd tinkering 😂😂😂😂

[@bscott77]

With you on this 💯%

[@niconeitorrr]

Welcome to restoration videos, your new addiction

[@lidet19]

Cleaning off the rust with the laser is so satisfying! Also, I love seeing how you make things (i.e. the jig) to fix other things. I think most restorers end up doing that, but it's always fun to see how other people worth problem solve!

[@legendarymudkip2096]

What an elegant item! I like how there is texture on the blade from where it was rusted before, really reminds of its past life as it goes forward into its new life

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

You

[@bencevarga6304]

Yeah, I would have sanded it😂😂

[@stevenwilson5737]

Duck oversees progress and finish. The duck is the quality control officer. Probably the best restoration channel on KZbin in my opinion. Great content. Thank you! From Scotland.

[@HandsonRestoring]

1:25 i asked myself "is there any steel left under so much rust ?" Great job buddy ! Congrats 👍

[@allhandy2768]

really rusty indeed.

[@soupwizard]

iirc rust is 2x iron, so that rust came from half the amount of iron. Plus the rust is flaky and loose, not tightly bound like iron, so one estimate I saw said 10:1 ratio, so if you 10 amounts of rust, it came from 1 amount of iron.

[@Ladegun]

Its always so relaxing to watch your videos. Every day is hectic and your videos have just a comforting calmness. Awesome restoration as always btw.

[@nitroobmbe]

"Looks like it was held together by hope and dreams" best line ever.

[@tinmirai542]

ちゃんと砥石を使っているのと、片刃で研いでいるので素晴らしい。 古くなった物がまた使えるようになっていくのが、観ていてとっても心地よいです。 次はどんな物を直すのか楽しみ！

[@mythicalcreaturesdoctorsor3589]

blacksmith work men give knife Japan

[@gdinfernoboy2157]

This was worth the wait. The fact that you are still showcasing some amazing and unique ways to fix things always puts a smile on my face

[@nicklarricks]

What’s up, dude! Fancy seeing you here!

[@MoonlightTeas]

8:30 "I think it's now ready" very much made me laugh

[@michaelmiles9840]

The close up with the laser rust removal was literally the most satisfying thing ever. And great job. I love your work and the ability to turn knives back into its original glory is an art. Good job. And thank you.

[@michaelmiles9840]

And BTW I don't mean glory as in brand new I mean glory as in the original purpose and meaning of that glorious blade.

[@franciselliott2658]

My lord. We've done it. An actual and genuine restoration. With real rust and pitting. I'm so glad I saw your channel name in another restoration channel. Please excuse me while I proceed to gorge on your content.

[@Bananeisafree]

Always a relaxing pleasure to watch. If anyone knows, I have a couple of question : 1) Why are the wood of the handle and the one stuck inside the metal part not just one block ? 2) Is there any danger that the heat applied to the part of the metal of blade that goes into the wood could mess up the heat treatment of the blade ? (thinking of it ... considering the rough shape the knife was at the start, heat might not be the worst thing it had to endure :p) Thank you to anyone who would care to enlight me. Cheers !

[@Bananeisafree]

@@StickyGelatin makes sense. Thank you !

[@TinaMdot]

@@StickyGelatin Is it stable enough to apply downward force if the handle is in two parts like that?

[@SpicyMike319]

1. Ease of fitup. The front portion (bolster) is friction fit to the shoulders, or in this case, the forward portion of the tang. This keeps food from getting down in to the handle since it is sealed around the tang from the friction fit. The lower portion of the handle can be drilled out much larger so the tang can easily fit farther down in it. As long as the bolster seals with the rest of the handle with either epoxy or just a pressed seal between the two pieces, food can't get in there either. So the two part method is to make a friction fit at the front while still being able to drill deep enough to fit the whole tang in to the handle 2. Yes, it COULD mess up the blade, but being as only the tang area was heated, it's very unlikely that the heat bled far enough in to the blade to mess with the edge hardness. -Spicy Mike

[@morganlaplonge969]

It certainly won't be as strong with the 2-part handle design. But if it's mainly for show rather than actually being used as a knife then I guess it's ok.

[@Bananeisafree]

@@SpicyMike319 Oh , I see ! Thank you for those info !

[@ianmaxfield3557]

The laser is my favourite! It’s just so satisfying and I’m addicted.

[@brianbarnes2166]

The handle is a perfect complement to the way the blade looks! Well done!

[@TexasExotic]

I loved the end where the sharp knife cuts straight through paper! Visual therapy 💯

[@MichaelHarto]

His videos are dangerous. Idk how many times i've hurt my face after dropping my phone on it when i fell asleep watching his videos..

[@markmcriley2558]

The laser rust removal is cool and all, but am I the only one who finds it so much more satisfying to watch the rust disappear with sandblasting?

[@lorenztor1990]

That rust remover was like watching magic....

[@thetruthyoucantfight212]

Was it? :O THAT IS MAGICAL. *-_-'*

[@viathan5637]

“Ah the sand blaster part, I love this” *laser blaster* Mother of god.

[@Dayzzzzzzz]

Dude the laser cleaner was insanely satisfying!

[@samanthadean1083]

Very beautiful work from you and the Ducktor!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@beratsbuilds]

Wow, your workshop looks nice! That knife is surely more of a display item rather than something you'd use in the kitchen, but I really like the contrast of the polished edge and the rust-pitted rest.

[@yutan15silvia]

Nice 'Deba-Bouchou' (Deba-knife,pointed carver). This Japanese kitchen knife for processing fish.

[@JonasBerg]

Would like to see you restore a really old website, using squarespace. Think that there might be some good options out there. And the laser clean part, might be replaced with CSS cleanup. There might be a joke in there somewhere. Anyhow, i love your videos! Keep it up!

[@morphogenetic_]

I didn't think you could remove the handle like that, it's great

[@tsartomato]

metal heavy wood light

[@AmazingSmart-ngth]

This is really informative and useful. Thank you for this amazing video.

[@abhishekdwivedi5521]

'Held together by hopes and dreams' ... Knocked cold by the hammer of time 😅. Awesome work Odd

[@MrBooyahmofo]

Haha you actually got me! "I think it's ready". I was thinking this doesn't look quite like the quality renovations you normally do.

[@slaphead2965]

Leaving the corroded surface was a stroke of genius. The texture is amazing. Well done and keep up the good work! 🙂👍🇬🇧

[@nocjef]

Unfortunately it will negatively impact the performance of the knife. It was the one thing that needed to be done that was missed.

[@slaphead2965]

@@nocjef Very true, although I expect that it'll probably be used for light kitchen use only.

[@nancymartin398]

This knife is beautiful! Great restoration. It wouldn't be so beautiful if it weren't for your talents. Thanks for sharing.

[@JuliaBrooks-gb3zp]

Very interesting comment

[@terresombre2490]

what differs you from the rest of youtube restorations is that you are making jokes and its great as I also always attend everything with humor! it makes your videos way more inviting and involving than others! thank you very much for your content!

[@Vargas7]

these videos are always so mesmerizing and soothing. very satisfactory to see these items come to new life. top notch work. amazing

[@richard2mitchell]

so are you going to harden it and temper it in part 2?

[@BuzzLiteBeer]

I'd be worried about steel hardness after the initial grind (heat from friction could ruin the original temper) - definitely check and heat treat if needed.

[@pieter-matthijsbolt6375]

The original heat treatment is ruined. From grinding without cooling and then also the blowtorch on the tang... frustrating video.

[@BooTyHoLe_TroLL]

@@pieter-matthijsbolt6375 boo hoo poor thing

[@zetastreaker47]

“It looks like it was being held together by hopes and dreams.” It was probably using mine then.

[@notharlequin]

I could never get my fingers as close to dangerous saws and stuff as this guy does, sheesh

[@mred8002]

I can count all my near misses on three fingers. All I have left. Kidding but had a couple wake me right up and use more safety rigs.

[@crimsongamer2337]

Same goes for using a sander to.

[@mred8002]

@@crimsongamer2337 One of my exciting ones was wire wheeling a small chain on a half HP motor setup. Caught it and whacked the crap out of my hand, almost broke fingers. Ow. Estupido

[@poephila]

I think it looks so cool with the pitted part left as is!

[@Juniperbliss93]

And it crumbled like my hopes and dreams

[@emilschw8924]

Ducktor! Always brings a smile to my face.

[@adamakaru2683]

I like the "held together with hopes and dream" 😎🤠🤓.

[@Lil_Lindy123]

This is S✨A✨T✨I✨S ✨F✨Y✨I✨N✨G

[@bishoujo3448]

Any other Forged fans initially groan seeing him do the burn-through on the guard then catch themselves, realizing that he can, in fact, take his time to do it? Or was that just me? Another awesome video from my favorite restoration channel!

[@ninjamimealt]

Yeah, same with the slow application of epoxy haha. All those high risk methods in Forged are fine when you have infinite time to do it right

[@t0mn8r35]

Wow...that sure is a fancy-schmancy laser cleaning machine...it's even better than a sandblaster! My new favourite tool...

[@hashemraed]

wow wow wow wow wow

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

[@mileygeorge9191]

Watching the rust come off with the laser, it’s like wow, how does this happen!? Your videos are great thanks haha!

[@Alejandro-jl5yj]

Just imagine that kiwami Japan does this handmade... He is in incredible, but you too 👏

[@bulentbulut555]

My friend at this time; There is an earthquake in my country in which we lost thousands of people. Moreover, I live abroad. No, I did not know anyone; but every dying life consumed me a little more. I came across this fascinating video to take a breather. I love remodeling videos. It's like therapy to me. A three-stage therapy: 1. Watching2 Therapy with the dream of practice 3. Nirvana, that is, therapy while applying. Great workmanship, amazing result. Perfect shots, angles, lights, subtitles. Creative art. If a youtube short documentary special award is given one day, or Oskar (I'm not kidding / note) he is my candidate.👌

[@TheJapeKing]

I feel like the blade itself could get a bit more care but the handle is simply out of this world :) amazing :)

[@lucianovieira170]

Amazing job man! I love seeing how it is possible to turn garbage into gold. Salute from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

[@blergh89ify]

You will never be Jun's Kitchen

[@Farout656]

Odd: "What have you got there?" Ducktor: "Quack! (A knife!)" Odd: "No!"

[@Moon.boi__]

I love ur channel for one big reason, the Ducktor !

[@mymai5859]

A Lazer cleaner will be on everyone's wish list! So satisfying to remove rust so fast 👍

[@joigalha]

I didnt realize I was watching an Odd Tinkering video until I saw the Ducktor hahaha

[@briandoss9232]

Dude I love the finish on it!

[@deletdis6173]

I'm a simple man. I see that a sponsor let's Odd Tinkering run a silent advertisement, I seriously consider giving them my business.

[@Thomas.Wright]

Pirate metal band Alestorm approves of the ducky.

[@altanic5855]

Seeing your fingers so close to that saw and the drill had me like 😳😳

[@blach107]

Dude you always do some amazing stuff that I can watch while I'm dinner

[@leafwingking7310]

I only have 2 complaints, why didn't you grind down the other side of the knife, and why didn't you use some epoxy to keep in the handle?

[@GordonSanders]

The style of the knife has a single bevel, and to make it easier to remove in the future

[@alex-sensei]

I work with Japanese knives, this one is a fish butchery knife called a deba. They are traditionally single bevelled, so only need to be ground on one side 🐟 🍣

[@metamol_brain_violet]

Comment from Japan. This type of Japanese kitchen knife is a fish slicer. The most important point is variable blade angle. The tip of the blade is sharp and thin, and proximal blade is thick in order to chop the fish spine. If you can, please check Japanese real knives and remake it. And 5000 grid is too fine for the first glind for the knife. The reverse side of the stone, 2000 grid, is suitable.

[@Henri3008]

Is that jig for sharpening truly necessary?

[@NoName-ze5bb]

I've always dreamed of seeing how rust is removed with a laser, aesthetics for the eyes

[@Emiliapocalypse]

That laser cleaner is so satisfying to watch! In the future, all things will be cleaned with lasers, even our teeth!! 🤭

[@no1hansolo]

I have literally watched all your videos but this is, by far, my most favorite video you have done. The jig, the laser, etc.

[@cvanims]

The laser on the rust was oh so good.

[@NapierNimbus]

A knife brought back from the dead to live again. Superb result. Wonderful to see the Ducktor again

[@Homodemon]

That Lazer is some James Bond shit, it looks so cool!

[@ColdSivas]

Wtf? Are you Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne or what? The Laser rust cleaner thing got me wondering. You got some toys man! 😂

[@ms-ht1cj]

Cleaning rust with laser is so much better than boring sanding.

[@rw9207]

Why would you make the handle in two pieces?? Surely that give it an inherent weakness.

[@CHINKICHOU]

Dunno i guess its to stop splintering or something maybe?

[@Rokitship]

That laser cleaner is almost like cheating😂

[@alessandrojimenez427]

Im between amazed and horrified by that laser

[@Rehteal]

I knew I wasn't going to get it, but in my heart, I wanted this to be a surprise crossover with Kiwami Japan.

[@edro3838]

Nice Deba, I like the curly birch

[@KiltLeo]

My dad's friend worked as welder/metalworking and I can smell this video.

[@ohasis8331]

The birchwood is just amazing and I loved the laser rust remover. I believe the knife to be a Deba, mainly used for cutting down whole fish, filleting, head removal etc. They're thick bladed and useful in breaking down chickens and other small boned meats. They're bloody handy and prized - I have to whine and beg my brother to return mine after his fishing trips.

[@mr_noodler]

Beautiful work!

[@almsfs]

Amazing... that laser cleaning machine is awesome !!!

[@grandbaggi]

Knife is sponsored by tetanus

[@aliali-ce3yf]

was there any way to get the rest of the blade to look smooth?

[@xbluedreamx]

That laser is so cool

[@drdani804]

Nice work!

[@PyroMynx]

Gosh, I love the way you do your work. You have such patience, and this turned out spectacular! I love the choice of wood and the textured style of the metal.

[@celesterodriguez9135]

That laser is one of the coolest things ive seen

[@marion_roberts]

Holy smokes,that rust remover is unbelievable.

[@VitoBeretta]

What a wonderful piece of art!

[@MissDyslexia]

The best relaxing and falling asleep videos! Thank you so much. You really calm dolmen my anxiety and help me sleep ❤️

[@hammaheadgaming]

Another great restoration! These are incredibly satisfying to watch. Thank you.

[@koukicody]

When you do wood working it would be nice to have a caption of the type of wood you're using 👍 Looks awesome.

[@mred8002]

He did: Finnish curly birch. Lovely stuff. My paper birch trees are called ‘hardwood’, but they aren’t, not like oak and such.

[@yoshiyajoshuakiryu3198]

You gotta wonder how many meals this knife has prepared.