Types of Knife Repairs We Offer Types of Knife
Repairs We Offer

Chip Repair

Over time, blades can chip from contact with bones, cutting boards, or other hard surfaces. Chip repair involves carefully re-profiling the edge to remove imperfections while maintaining proper blade geometry and balance.

  • Minor chips are included in our standard sharpening.
  • Larger chips require slight blade reduction to restore a true, even edge.
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Broken Tip Restoration

A broken knife tip can make even the best blade feel useless. We reshape the steel to form a new point that mirrors the knife’s original style while maintaining proper edge alignment.
Two common approaches:

  1. Curved Spine Repair: Adjusting the top line of the blade to form a new tip while preserving most of the edge.
  2. Edge Re-profile: Keeping the spine intact while reshaping the cutting edge for a slightly shorter but fully functional blade.

Bent Blade & Tip Straightening

Bent or warped knives can often be straightened.

  • Severely bent or twisted knives may require re-profiling, similar to a tip repair. Please note: Extremely flexible blades (such as fillet knives) cannot always be straightened.

Repair vs. Replace

Compare cost, feel, and impact. See when repair is the smarter move and when a new knife makes sense.

Knife Tip & Chip Repair (Add-On)
Restore function and feel. Chip repair, tip repair, and straightening.
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Cost Efficiency
Save money, extend the life of knives you already trust.
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Sustainability
Less waste, fewer materials, smaller footprint. Keep good steel out of landfills.
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Preserve Your Beloved Knife
Keep the knife you know and love. The weight, the handle, the memories stay with you.
Add Knife Repair
Replace with a New Knife
Best when the blade is cracked, bent, or heat treatment is compromised.
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Higher Upfront Cost
New purchase price, time spent researching brands, steels, and profiles.
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More Packaging and Waste
Shipping, returns, and discarded knives increase environmental impact.
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Fit and Familiarity
New geometry can feel different. Avoid the learning curve.
Buy a New Knife
Pricing & Process
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    Ship Your Knives

    Ship your damaged knives using our insured mail-in sharpening kit.

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    Expert Inspection

    Our experts inspect each blade on arrival. We’ll contact you before performing any major repairs beyond minor touch-ups.

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    Approve Repairs

    You approve or decline repairs before we proceed. Minor repairs are included with sharpening. Major repairs are up to $10 per knife.