Announcements:

 Currently, the  work load status on existing orders is: 

120 business days and beyond...

How does it work?

Our knives are hand made"per order". This means that when you pay for an item, and the order is processed, the making of your item will commence. The span of time between the moment you pay for the item and the time the item is ready for shipping may change according to the complexity of the item you seek, as well as the overall workload we face. Our work load progress bar system allows you to determine before your purchase what the approximate waiting period will be from the time of your purchase to the time the item is shipped. The stats are as follows: 

Low: 30 business days.

Average: 60 business days.

Medium: 90 business days.

High: 120 business days and beyond.

Notice:

You must be 21 years of age or older to purchase any of the items listed on this page. By clicking the "Buy Now" paypal button you automatically agree to all of the terms and conditions of the sale as provided on our Terms of Service page.

Feb. 01 2012

We will introduce a price increase on all our products starting Feb. 5th. Any invoices issued before this date will reflect our current prices. Starting feb. 5th invoices will reflect our new prices.

December 09 2011

We have opened a new section on shaving. Soon, we will add sub sections to this page that will have items offered for sale on the. In the meanwhile, if you are interested in any of our shaving products, plese take a look here.

Note that when you make a purchase from us either from our home site www.tcblades, or anywhere else such as our vendor sub forum over on artisanshaving.org where we are currently active, you agree to our Terms of Sertvice as brought to you here.

June 22 2011

Please note that as of today all invoices sent to our clients will contain a link to our terms of service page:

http://www.tcblades.com/terms_of_service

When you make a purchase you  confirm  that you have read and agree to these terms of service.

May 4 2011

Updated "bench marking" system for our prices:

Our knive handles are made from materials we keep in stock at the time of the order i.e.  if we have rosewood but do not have cocobolo and you insist on cocobolo - your order may be delayed until such a time that we locate and  import more cocobolo (this may take several weeks and up to 2 Months in some cases). This does not pertain to sayas which we only provide in either rosewood, acacia, or prosporis at the moment.

If you require any kind of special material which we do not carry, or that we cannot obtain locally, you must cover the cost of purchase and/or  importing this material before we go ahead and purchase or import them.

At the moment, the average price of our  standard knives is US $1.50 for every mm of blade regardless of spine thickness. (this means a regular (light wood + synthetic handle, and  saya).

An "upgraded" handle (rosewood main + 1 copper spacer + ebony kakumaki) will increase the price of a piece by approx. US $50.00

A true custom made handle OR Saya will increase the price of the piece by US $100.00 (for each). This does not include carving or engraving and pertains to stack fitted handle work only.

Any engraving or carving will increase the price of the piece by at least US $150.00, but may increase the price considerably more, depending on the complexity of execution of the required design, presence of precious metals and / or gem stones in the work, and the time required to execute.

All orders must be payed for in full before we get started on them.

Example: 

240 mm gyuto w/ 3 mm spine with kurouchi finish

Standard configuration: US $360.00
w/ upgraded handle:  US $410.00
w/ Custom made handle: US $460.00
w/ Custom  handle + Custom  Saya:  US $560.00
w/ custom  handle + custom saya that include engraving and / or carving: US $710.00  at least.
w/ Togi work: US $994.00

Regarding blade finish:

Kurouchi:  a naturally textured surface where the firescale is left on the blade and only the bevel is polished. (at no extra cost)

Hammer texture: Same as the kurouchi, but displays small hammer induced craters above the bevel. (at no extra cost)

Togi:  A complete polishing of the entire surface of both sides of the blade using a large assortment of stones and hones, similar to traditional Nihonto sword polishing. ( 40%  increase on the final price of the piece).

* Please note that ANY engraving on the blade requires Togi work be done on this blade as well.

 If you would let me know what you intended budget for a project is, and what your time schedule is, I can perhaps make more educated suggestions.

Jan. 16 2011

Updated "bench marking" system for our prices:

Our knive handles are made from materials we keep in stock at the time of the order i.e.  if we have rosewood but do not have cocobolo and you insist on cocobolo - your order may be delayed until such a time that we locate and  import more cocobolo (this may take several weeks and up to 2 Months in some cases). This does not pertain to sayas which we only provide in either rosewood, acacia, or prosporis.

If you require any kind of special material which we do not carry, or that we cannot obtain locally, you must cover the cost of purchase and/or  importing this material before we go ahead and purchase or import them.

 At the moment, the average price of our  standard knives is US $1.25 for every mm of blade regardless of spine thickness. (this means a regular (light wood + synthetic handle, and  saya).

An "upgraded" handle (rosewood main + 1 copper spacer + ebony kakumaki) will increase the price of a piece by approx. US $50.00

A true custom made handle OR Saya will increase the price of the piece by US $100.00. This does not include carving or engraving and pertains to stack fitted handle work only.

Any engraving or carving will increase the price of the piece by at least US $150.00, but may increase the price considerably more, depending on the complexity of execution of the required design, presence of precious metals and / or gem stones in the work, and the time required to execute.

All orders must be payed for in full before we get started on them.

Example: 

240 mm gyuto w/ 3 mm spine with kurouchi finish

Standard configuration: US $300.00
w/ upgraded handle:  US $350.00
w/ Custom made handle: US $400.00
w/ Custom  handle + Custom  Saya:  US $500.00
w/ custom  handle + custom saya that include engraving and / or carving: US $600.00  at least.
w/ Togi work: US $800

Regarding blade finish:

Kurouchi:  a naturally textured surface where the firescale is left on the blade and only the bevel is polished. (at no extra cost)

Hammer texture: Same as the kurouchi, but displays small hammer induced craters above the bevel. (at no extra cost)

Togi:  A complete polishing of the entire surface of both sides of the blade using a large assortment of stones and hones, similar to traditional Nihonto sword polishing. ( 40%  increase on the final price of the piece).

* Please note that ANY engraving on the blade requires Togi work be done on this blade as well.

 If you would let me know what you intended budget for a project is, and what your time schedule is, I can perhaps make more educated suggestions.
 

Jan. 13 2011

Please note that a RFI (Request For Information) page has been added to the site and is now fully functional.  We are also happy to announce that our workshop page, which contains video footage of  various aspects of the making process of our wares has been launched as well.

Jan. 01 2011

We wish a very happy and prosperous new year  to all. 

Dec. 01  2009

we will no longer be offering free shipping for our products. We will no longer ship with OR accept shipments delivered by FedEx, FedEx Israel, or any other Currier represented by or associated with FedEx. All shipping & handling for our products will be charged a flat international shipping rate of $ 35.00 USD.

This includes shipments from us to you AND, in the case of products returned for maintenance or replacement - from You to us. Please note that some international carriers are handled by FedEx Israel. It is your responsibility to make sure that you do not use such carriers or your shipment will not be accepted by us.

Shipments that incur any additional charges along their way and while in transit such as customs, taxes, penalties, or any other added value or monetary value payments WILL NOT BE CLAIMED OR DEALT WITH until you, the customer, have covered 100% of these costs. Please note that we will charge a flat rate of US $50.00 in any event where we have to leave the shop to deal with a shipment that has not been properly pre-arranged with us.

December 24th 2010: 

There will be a 5% increase in price for all our products which will take effect on 01-01-2011. This increase is largely due to the increase in material costs as well as international shipping costs and tariffs.