HEY GUYS!!! Epstein Day 2026 is gonna be LITT!! https://www.harryepstein.com/products/fun-chicken-surprise
Harry J. Epstein Day 2025
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kyrbz
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Local perk to help you enjoy your tool shopping experience 
myusername
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Sounds like a great opportunity to have a sale on files
NoahG
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OP
Hopefully you were the last waiting on an order to be fulfilled. Being October 1st, I will be unsticking this thread but it will still be open until the 2026 HJE thread opens after the first of the year.
Thanks to Jori, his family and all involved.
Jazz1
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Dont get all warm and fuzzy about Henkel…their lifetime warranty is very limited. My boning knife broke in the middle of the tang and its not covered by warranty. They claim it broke due to age and is considered normal wear and tear. The first pic shows how the two pieces look put together,,not even a chip in the handle at the break
They offered me a 15% coupon for being such a valued customer…
They offered me a 15% coupon for being such a valued customer…
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Ohio Andy
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So did you buy another Henkel to replace it?
You should have read the fine print..... "Using this product voids the warranty".
Off hand, breaking where it did feels like a production defect... if you are not batoning or similar, but even that I would expect the blade to break, not the tang or handle.
Jazz1
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No idea how it broke. Wife was peeling meat off moose bones and it split apart
I’ll never buy Henkel based on them considering a tang breaking is not covered by warranty.
I have never had a tang break, it’s ridiculous
I’ll repair it later
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PugetDude
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Deboning Bullvinkle voids de varranty...
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Ohio Andy
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But if you're deboning a chipmunk, you're good to go..
Oh is that a squirrel,? I don't remember watching the show
RTM
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Rocky - flying squirrel
Bullwinkle - walking moose
Bullwinkle - walking moose
Jazz1
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Every year deboning moose carcasses for our puppy,,,ground up 320 lbs meat for pup and a few crates of bones, almost enough to get Freddy through until next season
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PirateTurner
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Had a Cutco knife break like that years ago. Replaced, no charge. Never knew why or how it broke.
Jazz1
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Link to 2026 thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/harry-j-epstein-day-2026.557168
Hohn
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Looks like it might be hydrogen embrittlement, do you run it through dishwasher?
Jazz1
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The steel tang broke. Not just a plastic handle
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Hohn
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Right, that's why I'm saying the steel got brittle. The combination of corrosion plus embrittlement can make steel quite fragile. I'm guessing the steel tang might have been quite compromised when whatever impact broke it occurred.
Also, note the rust on the "stainless" steel. This is evidence of the passivating chromium oxides being removed chemically. Very common when many dishwasher cycles accumulate with the aggressive alkaline solutions plus dissimilar metal contact (silverware rack).