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KTO1
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Mar 10, 2018
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What type of stainless steel are these made from? Does anyone know? I googled, but couldn't find the brand. Please don't reply "inox."
TheIzzardKing
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Mar 12, 2018
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Toxiclol, the blades must be made from shit tier steel if they are willing to give you the handle material but not the blade itself. really funny to see 18/8 stainless for the handles yet just see " High carbon stainless steel " for the blades. lol.
Toxic
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Mar 12, 2018
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TheIzzardKingI thought it would be a unitary construction made of one piece of steel, but looking at this, they used softer steel for handles and harder steel for blades, meaning there is a welding point somewhere in between - this is a point where shears can break apart (someone has posted amazon link in the comments below showing a $20 equivalent that fell apart just like this).
TheIzzardKing
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Mar 12, 2018
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Toxiclol, good point, it's 6 am here, didn't even think about that....that is a major failure point, but then again these are only like $35, i'm not abreast in the kitchen sheer market, so i really don't know how much a good solid set would cost.
keantoken
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Mar 15, 2018
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ToxicI think you're giving them too much credit. The handle and blade are all one piece. Even if they are welded, that shouldn't be a problem unless they goofed up. If you etch the shears in ferric chloride you should be able to tell whether they were welded and if there is a crack that may lead to breakage.
I don't know where those specs come from but I doubt they are for these specific shears.
I don't know where those specs come from but I doubt they are for these specific shears.
Toxic
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Mar 15, 2018
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keantokenThese specs were taken from official manufacturer's website
http://www.seki-houei.jp/product_houei-allstainless-kitchenbasami.html
keantoken
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Apr 29, 2018
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DDroThat is alarming. I'm not an expert, but I'm not sure delamination is the cause. I would expect the surface of the fracture to be more black if that were the case. It could also be that it is work hardened during the forming process and got too cold while forming or something, and eventually become brittle. It's a big stress riser in the design.
Toxic
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May 1, 2018
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keantokenI'm leaning toward delamination, or other de-something (whatever something they used to fuse pieces together). Because if it was a single piece of steel, it wold break in a completely different manner - after reaching failure point it breaks completely with a high pitch click and the piece that broke apart flies away.
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