Blade Steel

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The secret of the high cutting performance and quality of Japanese knives is much related to the fine blade steel. We would like to introduce popular and major blade steel materials with the detailed and efficient information. It may be a bit complicated information for beginning users, but we believe it helps you to find the suitable knives for your specific need. High quality steel alone does not guarantee a high quality knife blade, as the microstructure of the steel can be significantly affected by the forging techniques, forging temperatures and heat treatment methods used during its manufacture. Each of the various cutlery steels also has different characteristics, so they might not be suitable for a particular blade geometry or cutting task. One secret behind the sharpness and cutting performance of Japanese knives lies in the traditional forging and heat treatment techniques used by the blade smiths, many of these techniques have been in use for several hundred years and were originally developed by Japanese sword smiths. Similarly, the geometry of the blades that they make are typically based upon traditional forms which have stood the test of time, in some cases for several hundred years. The knives we sell are made by experienced blade smiths and craftsmen who understand how to extract the best characteristics from the steels they work with and also which forging techniques, heat treatment procedures and blade geometries are suitable for each of the different types of knife that they produce. They pay extra attention during the forging, grinding and heat treatment processes because they know that poor technique or the use of inappropriate methods can cause irreversible damage to the blade steel or negatively affect edge sharpness, edge retention, blade toughness, or ease of sharpening. While all of our specially selected knife makers and craftsmen make every attempt to make produce knives that are excellent in every regard, we especially recommend knives

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