Hi All, I rehandled these knives for Jesse 2 or 3 years ago. He is a pretty nice guy and has not made a complaint or made me aware the knives had a problem. The material had been cured in my shop for over a year and the handles were shaped on the knife after assembly. I do everything I can to remedy shrinkage including curing and stabilizing, but you never can tell what natural materials are going to do in differing temperatures and humidities. It is the nature of the beast. As I do with all of my knives especially those I hand build from scratch these knives have a lifetime warranty, under normal use. I have let Jesse know, after I saw them on ebay, that I will fix them free of charge, I will extend the warranty to anyone who buys them from Jesse.