Unless otherwise stated, all of my Knives are made from High Carbon steel of varying degree. If you already own carbon blades you most likely have a personal way of taking care of them. However, if they are new to your Kitchen or Backpack then they do require a bit more care.

High Carbon Steels will rust overtime if not kept dry and regularly oiled. So, after use, gently wash the Blade and dry, Oil as needed. I recommend a food grade mineral oil for Blades and either wood balsam or oil for Handles, however any food safe Oil will work in a pinch, but please avoid Olive Oil.

Over time, your Blade will develop a natural, and beautiful, Patina. This will be unique to you and will reflect this in its colours and patterns depending how you use and care for your knife.

You will find that your knife will take, and hold, a very sharp edge. The make-up of the Steel allows this but it means you must not use the knife for any other than its intended purpose. Bone, stone, metal and glass will chip the cutting edge, dropping the knife could result in tipping the nose or chipping the blade. My Bushcraft knives are forged much tougher than my Kitchen knives, but abuse of them will result in permanent damage to your Blade. For this reason I advise against using ‘Knife Steels’ as they can potentially catch on the cutting edge.

A simple double sided whetstone or oilstone will suffice, 1000/3000 grit or similar. Or a ceramic honing rod and a careful hand.

Afterwards, you can gently polish the blade with a fine steel wool to remove stains and hone the edge on a leather strop.

Most of my knife and tool handles are made with natural wood that hasn’t had treatments such as resin injection or varnish. This allows the wood to keep its natural lustre and characteristics, and over time the handle will become smooth with use, however if you notice any rough areas, a fine sandpaper will bring this back to a nice surface, as well as a regular coat of oil/wax balsam.

Knife handles will naturally get wet during use, so make sure to dry the whole knife after use and please do not soak the wooden handles in water, or expose to high heat. (do not place in or on oven).

All my Jewellery is handmade by me, however some findings are bought pre fabricated and I will always state this, as well as quality of precious metals used.

I take care with everything I make that it is of high quality, and I want these tools that I make you last for the years to come. So, if under normal and intended use something I have made does break. Then I will offer you a refund and pay for it to be returned, fix it or replace it.
However, if you damage or break it by using it for anything other than its intended or stated purpose, or drop it. Then I cannot offer this.

If you have a damaged knife however, I can regrind blades, retip, or rehandle at an agreed upon cost.

As well as making and creating, I offer custom work, tool & knife sharpening, restoration, and re-handling. Please contact me with any questions you have and will do my utmost to help.

Please contact me for a quote on small fabrication jobs & mobile welding repairs.

I offer Knife and Hand Tool sharpening, repair and restoration of Western Steel, Japanese Knives, and any Carbon Steel Wood-tools via post or local pick up.

2024 rates:

Sharpening from £6 per Blade

Sharpen, Clean & Restore from £10 per Blade

Chip repair from £10 per blade

I do all of my sharpening on whetstones and by hand, any cleaning or restoring will also be done with hand tools unless otherwise necessary. Please contact me for more information.

If you make a purchase of a knife, bushcraft or culinary, on my website ‘www.arashiforge.com’, then you are confirming that you are 18 years or older, I do not take any responsibility for you purchasing a knife under false representation of age.