Service fees for knife repairs and refurbishing

**Professional Knife Repairs by AJH Custom Knives & Services**

Your full Payment is required up front - include it with the knife.
If only a repair estimate is desired, return S&H $30.00 must be included if you want your knife back without repair - my estimate is free.

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.

Simple, fixed blade knife repair / restoration - Package deal Complete restoration includes new handle, reasonable blade finish, and return S&H with insurance. Special grade fancy handle materials, metal work, guards or pomels will cost extra - Ask. Option - you can ship your ownfor $10.00 credit. (The measurement is the combined length of handle and blade)
Kitchen, or hunting knives up to 11" Chef's or hunting knives 11" to 15" Flat and thin Butcher and chef's knives over 15" Thick, heavy and not flat Chopping knives over 10"(combination grinds) WW-II Combat knives (Kabar, Mark-II) Cleavers - polished blade Cleavers - bead blasted frosty polish 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	$125.00 $140.00 $150.00 $160.00 $160.00 $180.00 $160.00 $225.00 $275.00 $350.00
Blade restoration alone without disturbing the guard or the handle - lowest fee for small hunting knife	$130.00

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Pocket knife repair / restoration - Package deal

The complete package includes restoring your pocket knife to working order, reasonable finish inside and out, return S&H with insurance.
Handle scales on ALL OLD knives will be replaced unless the the knife does not require complete take-down (about 3% chance).
In that case the inside of the knife will not be restored, blade will be still wobly despite new pivot pin, because of contact wear inside frame liners.
If necessary: the frames, divider, will be ground back to flat contact surfaces, bolsters re-soldered, new bails made.
Any saved parts will be returned for keepsake at my discretion.

Spring Folders (Slip joints, and lock-backs)

Single spring / single blade setup - handle replacement - nothing broken
Single spring / single blade setup - broken blade or broken spring replacement - Slip joint
Single spring / single blade setup - broken blade or broken slip spring replacement - Lock-back
Double spring / same side blades - handle replacement - nothing broken
Multiple spring / multiple blade - (Swiss Army, Boy Scouts)handle replacement - nothing broken
Replacing real Mother Of Pearl scales - you should supply your own MOP

Liner locks

Replacing missing screw-on handle scales Minimum fee
- Handle material replacement costs are extra as above, 2 screws cost me $15.00 so supply your own if you can
Replacing broken frame / liner lock

   $130.00
   $150.00
   $170.00
   $140.00
   $180.00
   $220-$450.00

   $80.00
   $130.00

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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

Your lowest average cost for any pocket knife repair will be $130.00 US
If multiple blades, springs, bolsters, large MOP scales, or frame liners replacement is required,
your final cost may be over $400.00 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

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)

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

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Professional Knife Repairs by *AJH* Custom Knives & Services

Simple, fixed blade knife repair / restoration - Package deal

Pocket knife repair / restoration - Package deal

**Professional Knife Repairs by AJH Custom Knives & Services**