KORIN Japanese Trading

Do you have an old cracked traditional Japanese knife handle that smells a little fishy? We think it’s time to replace the handle. Korin can replace old and worn out handles on many traditional knives.

1.     Fill out the Knife Services Form

2.     Please wrap your knives well with newspaper. (BUBBLE WRAP DOES NOT WORK.) We are not responsible for any damages done during transit.

3.     Ship to:

Korin Japanese Trading

57 Warren Street

New York, NY 10007

4.     Mr. Sugai will inspect them to see if we can replace them.

5.     We will either ask a vendor to ship us a handle or we will ship the knife to the vendor.

6.     When the knife is ready to be returned, we will contact you via phone or email.

If we cannot replace the handle, we will contact you, then return the knife. We will not charge you for the handle replacement service, but we ask that all customers provide us with the return-shipping fee.

Please be advise that it may take up to 2~3 weeks for the handle to arrive from Japan. If we must ship the knife to the vendor, we ask all customers to provide us with the $15 EMS fee as well as the handle replacement fee.

Caution! In the event we cannot remove the handle, we must crack the handle in order to remove the blade. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the return of the old handle. If you would like us to inspect whether we can or cannot remove the handle without cracking it, please state on the Knife Services Form that you do not wish for the handle to be crack. We will contact you, then return the knife. We will not charge you for the handle replacement service, but we ask that all customers provide us with the return-shipping fee.