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Japanese Blue Steel Knife

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Japanese blue steel knife. Blue steel has similarly high levels of carbon as white steel. Above the level of white steel blue steel contains smallest impurities as well as additional chrome and tungsten which makes the knives strong to wear and tear. This is a very popular steel used in forging high end japanese kitchen knives. It is precisely because of the use of this grade of steel that the yoshihiro japanese chef knife is popular globally.

Please enjoy custom knife making with best japanese blade blanks. Made a variety of material of aogami superblue 2 steelwhite 2 steel vg 10silver 3 steel hap40 steel and aus 8. Leather craft knife single edgedright3mmbr38white steel every toyokuni knife is hand forged by master bladesmith hamaguchi brothers and his proud artisan workers in japan. Super blue steel or more commonly known as aogami super blue steel is one of the finest carbon steel material in the cutlery industry.

It is manufactured in japan by hitachi. Yoshihiro blue high carbon steel 1 masashi kurouchi series petty utility japanese knife with shitan wood handle 6 150mm special price 16999 yoshihiro mizu yaki honyaki white steel mirror finished mt. We supply a wide range of top quality japanese chefs knives at lower than japanese retail prices direct from seki city. The super blue steel scores between 60 to 65 hrc in rockwell scale.

Blue steel has tungsten and chromium added to the iron and carbon to create an easier tempering process and also a knife that holds its edge longer than a white steel knife however while not taking on such a fine cutting edge. Blue steel is known as the highest sharpness and durability. Each knife even a most simple blade tool has been carefully forged with proven skill and care transpired by 400 years of proud tosa blacksmith tradition. Among the various grades of steel used globally for cutlery vg 10 japanese stainless steel is considered as one among the top rated steels.

Fuji with crescent moon yanagi kiritsuke premium ebony handle with silver ring. Blue 2 has most durable edge due to its hardness. The knives made with this steel is famous for its exceptional sharpness. Aogami or blue paper steel is basically shirogami steel with chrome and tungsten added to the steel.

Typically between 63 65hrc. With this mixture blue steel is an ideal material for japanese cutlery products. Because of the hardness of the steel used japanese knives require a sharpening regime somewhat different from their western counterparts. The japanese cutlery capital where fine knives are produced using over 800 years of samurai sword making tradition and history.

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