Chef's Knife Repair

November 08, 2022, 09:25 AM

7iron

Chef's Knife Repair

I happened to be in the kitchen of a friend of the family and noticed a Shun 8 inch chefs knife. On closer inspection, I noticed that the blade is terribly chipped, to the point of being unusable.

I'm looking for recommendations from the hive for someone who can competently repair the blade and a ballpark for what that service usually costs.

Thank you in advance.

November 08, 2022, 03:23 PM

220-9er

FWIW, this is something I found online when I did a search.

"Does Shun sharpen knives for free?
We will sharpen your Shun cutlery for free, for as long as you own it. It's as simple as that. You pay for shipping and processing, and our expert sharpening services are FREE."

Probably worth a call to ask.

November 11, 2022, 12:35 AM

Rey HRH

I've sent my whole set to them. They came back sharp.

But they do chip rather easily, at least, in my kitchen with other people using them. And you're out of the knives after you ship them until you get them back.

I've learned to sharpen knives instead. For my Shun knives, I sharpen them to 13 degrees on each side using a Ken Onion Sharpener with the Belt Grinder attachment.

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November 13, 2022, 05:23 PM

CPD SIG

quote:
Originally posted by 220-9er:
FWIW, this is something I found online when I did a search.

"Does Shun sharpen knives for free?
We will sharpen your Shun cutlery for free, for as long as you own it. It's as simple as that. You pay for shipping and processing, and our expert sharpening services are FREE."

Probably worth a call to ask.

This^

Unless there's a cutlery/culinary store around you, or someone that knows how to sharpen and possibly reprofile a blade, I'd look at sending it backwards to the company. Buy a $10 chefs knife in the meantime while the good one is out of commission.

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November 14, 2022, 09:30 AM

7iron

Thank you all.

I will recommend she sent it back to the mother ship. I have sharpened Suns before, but this will require taking a god amount of metal the length of the blade.

I appreciate your advice.

November 14, 2022, 10:05 AM

SIGnified

How big are the chips in the edge?

Is this a cladded blade/knife meaning stainless on the outside with Japanese blue/white steel in the center? The Japanese super steels are very chippy.

It just sounds like the knife needs to be re-sharpened. This isn’t really rocket science, but if it makes you feel best to send it back to the factory then that’s probably the best call.

On my shuns, I typically put about a 14° edge; very thin and chippy, but that’s what I like on those knives.

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November 28, 2022, 11:11 PM

jbcummings

I’ve had mine for over 10 years….maybe closer to 15. Daily use and I’ve never had a chip and they’ve stayed as sharp as the day I got them by only using a honing steel. I did neglect the 6” for a while and it got some what dull, but a few passes with my Wicke Sharp and a good polish honing and we were back to day 1 sharp.

All that said, Shune does resharpen. It’s a 16.5 degree bevel.