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Professional Knife Repairs    by *AJH* Custom Knives & Services

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Basic minimum fees cover only repair shop running expenses, not labor or materials, and are estimated for the most common types of repairs on most knives.
The labor cost is included in specific item prices in tables bellow.
The repairs are labor intensive, and therefore are not cheap.
If you know your knife is a piece of junk you do not want to spend any money on,
do not insult me with the repair inquiry fishing for cheap price.
Some knives will need extra work which may be discovered only after the disassembly, so there may be an additional charge.
Before you submit the Repair form make sure that you know what it will cost you.
Add ALL item up = basic fee + return S&H + handle materials + blade service + whatever extras are needed (spacers, inlaying shields, etc.)
Quoting a basic price only is also insulting.
You will need this total cost for entering it on the repair form - if you do not, charge is extra $10.00

Your full payment is required up front - include it with the knife.
If only a repair estimate is desired, return S&H $25.00 must be included if you want your knife back without repair - my estimate is free.

For your knife restoration you can save by supplying your own parts if you can, like factory blades, springs, your special scales
(If obtainable, of course. I do have to pay extra S&H and GST, PST, and the BS tax-brokerage tax collecting fee on all materials)

Due to cost increases everywhere, the return Shipping & Handling by a traceable mail is no longer included.
All prices are in US dollars

IMPORTANT NOTE: Any etched manufacturer's logos or trademarks will be obliterated by removing scratches from the blade.
Read more about the Knife repairs on the Repairs page



Knife repairs costs


Your minimum average cost for any knife repair will be $105.00 US
If multiple blades and springs replacement is required, your final cost may be over $200.00 US



You may feel that the repair cost is too high, after all, it is only a handle, only one blade, or just one spring that needs replacing.
Or just a couple of scales of wood, or better dishwasher safe Pakkawood or Dymondwood scales, some glue, and rivets.
Or that only your blades are a bit rusty with some ruts pits, but the handle is perfect ...Nothing else needs replacing
You say the knife you have is perfect it every way, but it is a bit loose and needs tightening up ....

No such simple thing. Do not act surprised, read on: To see where your money goes, the Whys, and the What's of repairing your knife, check out the summary:

Where your money goes



Notice ! Automatic knives in Canada are classed as a prohibited weapons.
Possession, manufacture, sales, repairs, handling and transfer are subject to a Canadian Criminal Code (Bill C68)
Canadian Act respecting firearms and other weapons - Bill C68




COSTS BREAKDOWN TABLE:

Basic minimum fee does NOT include Return S&H, and does NOT include Labor, materials or screws.
Prices quoted are for blades and springs made out of 440-C Stainless Steel.
There is additional cost for ATS-34, and double for Damascus steel.
I normally do not work with any other materials, but if you would like to supply your own, that is fine



Return Shipping and Handling

Expedited Parcel post - delivery time 8-10 days plus
Express Post - delivery time 6-8 days plus
Shipping and Handling instructions . . . . . . Return S&H - - http://ajh-knives.com/shipping-1.html
The Extra cost you will pay for NOT following shipping instructions - resulting in Custom fees



   $25.00
   $35.00

   $35.00


Spring Folders (Slip joints, and lock-backs)
  • Basic minimum fee for single spring folder
  • Basic minimum fee for double spring folder
  • Basic minimum fee for multiple blade folder - like Swiss Army type
  • Replacing real Mother Of Pearl scales - Basic minimum installation fee - you should supply your own MOP


  • Handle materials - Plain grain quality hardwoods
  • Handle materials - Deer and Elk Antler, jigged, colored or white bone
  • Handle materials - Exotic, good figure, one of a kind hardwoods,
  • Handle materials - Mammoth, Abalone, real M.O.P. - supply your own


  • Replace a simple broken main spring or backbone bar, each (all custom hand made)
  • Replace a lock-back broken main spring or backbone bar, each (all custom hand made)
  • Replace worn out, or broken single edge simple blade up to 2.5"(all custom hand made, no trademark or other stamps)
  • Replace worn out, or broken single edge simple blade 2.5" - 3.0" long
  • Replace worn out, or broken single edge simple blade 3.0" - 3.75" long
  • Replace worn out, or broken single edge simple blade 4.0" - 5.0" long
  • Replace worn out, or broken complicated shape blade (with bevels, double edges etc.)
  • Rusty blade re-grind /polish, pits and rust removal / tip re-shaping (max 1/16" shorter), sharpen (per blade)
  • Inlaying and gluing old knife shield into new scale
  • Making a new N/S bail, liner or divider, or new N/S bolster (end piece)


  • Replacing a missing or broken blade requires a total disassembling of the folding knife. There are no shortcuts.
    Perfectly good old scales will certainly shatter because they became brittle with age, like glass


   $80.00
   $90.00
   $100.00
   $110.00

   $10.00
   $15.00
   $25.00 - $80.00
   $75.00 - $250.00

   $25.00
   $30.00
   $30.00
   $45.00
   $60.00
   $80.00
   $85.00
   $15.00
   $15.00
   $15.00




Liner locks Replacing the screw-on handle scales - Basic minimum fee
- Handle material costs are extra as above, 2 screws cost me $15.00 so supply your own if you can

   $80.00

Fixed blade knives - basic fee. Parts for handle replacement, guards and pommels are extra
(The measurement is the combined length of handle and blade)
  • Kitchen, or hunting knives up to 11" - basic fee
  • Chef's or hunting knives 11" to 15" - basic fee
  • Flat and thin Butcher and chef's knives over 15" - basic fee
  • Thick, heavy and not flat Chopping knives over 10"(combination grinds)
  • WW-II Combat knives (Kabar, Mark-II) basic fee
  • Cleavers - handle replacement basic fee
  • Cleavers - complete overhaul basic fee
  • Set of 6 - Short Kitchen knives, or Steak knives
  • Set of 8 - Short Kitchen knives, or Steak knives
  • Set of 12 - Short Kitchen knives, or Steak knives
  • Quality but plain hardwood handle material - per handle
  • Antler, Bone, Horn handle material - per handle
  • Dishwasher safe handle material (Black/Silver wood laminate like Henckell, Sabbatier) - per handle
  • Fancy and special grade handle materials ($25 to $120 per set of scales - supplying your own is cheapest) .............................
  • Handle metal modification, conversion, welding on a new tang, or bolt
  • Making new simple flat guard - Brass, steel
  • Making large simple flat double guard
  • Making large custom double guard - Nickel Silver
  • Making new flat pommel
  • Making new deep round, or custom shape, pommel
  • Making special new metal washers for stacked handles (wood or leather) - set
  • New leather washers for the handle - set
  • Extra large plain wood handles for heavy chopping knives and all cleavers (over 4-3/5" long and 1-1/4" wide)


   $80.00
   $85.00
   $90.00
   $120.00
   $90.00

   $100.00
   $120.00
   $220.00
   $250.00
   $325.00

   $10.00
   $15.00
   $20.00
    ASK
   $20.00
   $20.00
   $40.00
   $50.00
   $25.00
   $45.00
   $15.00
   $20.00
   $30.00

Blade service:
                  This cost is to be added to your repair total.
It is not a stand alone price, it is in conjunction with the handle replacement or other knife repairs.
  • Regular size single edge blade refurbishing - pits and rust removal, polish ............................................................................
  • Large surface single edge blade (like chefs knife or butcher knife) - pits and rust removal, polish
  • Large meat cleaver - pits and rust removal, polish
  • Double edge blade regrind, polish - Regrind / pits and rust removal or re shaping, handle clean up
  • Bent or Broken tip Re-shaping / straightening (Up to a 3/8" missing)
  • Blade frost finish (Glass bead blasted)


  • Bluing - now available - cold blue for gun kits - does not work on stainless
  • Sand blasting - will not be available - damages the blade metal and guards


   ADD:

   $30.00
   $40.00
   $50.00
   $60.00
   $60.00
   $25.00

   $25.00
Blade restoration alone without disturbing the guard or the handle - lowest fee for small hunting knife    $120.00

I have always given some discount for multiple knife repairs orders - or repeat customers in the past.
In these difficult financial times, currency exchange losses, taxes and ever increasing costs, I find it very difficult do continue.
Do not count on it. I am very sorry



    Folding knives - on site $5 for single blade
    Folding knives - on site $8 for 2 blades
    Folding knives - on site $10 for 3 blades
   Small kitchen knives and lawn more blades on site$5 per item
   Scissors - on site$8 per item
   Antique, hunting, fishing knives, shears - on site $8 per item
   Chefs and butcher knives - on site$10 per item
   Sharpening of blades of knives mailed in for other large repairs is always included Free
   Mail order sharpening - Minimum charge - Return S&H included. (Mail up to 4 knives to get your money's worth) $60.00



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