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Higonokami Blue Paper Folding Knives

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Higonokami Blue Paper Folding Knives

Notsurewhyibother

1200

May 10, 2018

Did someone say... Blue steel?

fhood

715

May 10, 2018

NotsurewhyibotherOn a related note.....wtf is "blue steel"?

TomATX

May 10, 2018

fhoodHitachi blue carbon steel

Amon-Rukh

May 10, 2018

fhoodIt's a carbon steel manufactured by Hitachi for use in knives. It has better edge retention than the white steels but is more difficult to sharpen. Of course Massdrop doesn't indicate whether this is blue 1, 2, or super.
www.japaneseknifeimports.com/blogs/news/64514117-a-quick-summary-of-hitachi-carbon-steels-common-in-knives

fhood

715

May 10, 2018

Amon-RukhThanks man.

Kavik

5531

May 10, 2018

Amon-RukhI too would like a clearer description on which blue All are nice steels though

DSpeed

May 10, 2018

fhoodAmon-Rukh is exactly right and he provided an informative link. The reason certain groups of Japanese steels are referred to by color is because that’s the color of the paper they are delivered wrapped in. Even though the link says Blue paper steels are more corrosion resistant than White paper steels, Blue steels are not anywhere near stainless and you can almost watch them rust if not properly cared for. I’m curious what hrc these knives were hardened to as well as exactly which Blue steel they are.

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