Blue Paper Steel For Sale

Both are high carbon steels with about 1 0 to 1 2 carbon with 0 1 to 0 2 silica and 0 2 to 0 3 manganese.

Blue paper steel for sale. Daitei brand chisels made of blue steel blue steel is a little different from the white paper steel that is used in some of the other high quality japanese chisels and plane irons we sell. Higonokami 光 folding knife liner lock d2 blade. Japanese blue and white steel the most widely available japanese tool steel is manufactured in two forms. Higonokami blue paper steel folder knife japan 3 3 4 closed brass frame mib.

Typically between 63 65hrc. Blue steel has a carbon content of 1 1 5 chrome 0 2 0 5 and 1 1 5 tungsten. Consequently many knife enthusiasts rate aogami super as one of the very best high carbon steels in. It has very good edge sharpness and excellent edge retention but is also capable of attaining high hardness without being brittle.

Knowledge of these two form s chemical content and tempering process allow the woodworker considering japanese edge tools to make some tradeoff. The blue steel also contains 0 2 to 0 5 chromium and 1. Some of the most coveted steel in the world higonokami continues the japanese tradition of higo knives a traditional style of japanese pocket knife with the higonokami folder. Some people refer to the blue steel as blue paper steel and the white as white paper steel.

Free shipping for many products. This steel is sought after and made from japanese pure sand irons at their famous yasugi plant in shimane prefecture. Higonokami knives green ceramic folding pocket knife blue paper steel blade gocc. Crafted at nagao kanekoma factory which has been manufacturing higo knives since 1894 the higonokami folder s blue paper steel blade is strengthened with alloys for.

Ending sep 22 at 6 25pm pdt 5d 14h. This group of knives uses blue 2 steel which is made by hitachi and is also called aogami 2 and sometimes called blue paper 2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper when it s sent to blacksmiths. Blue 1 has best edge in terms of its sharpness. Japanese call the white stuff shirogame hagane and the blue steel aogami hagane.

This is a very popular steel used in forging high end japanese kitchen knives. In addition to containing more carbon chromium and tungsten than blue steel no 1 it also includes molybdenum. Blue steel and white steel named for the color of the wrapping paper used by the maker. Aogami blue paper steel knives blue paper aogami steel knives blue paper steel aoko or aogami in japanese has a high level of stickiness and abrasion resistance thanks to chromium and tungsten so it can keep you from worrying about chipping off and wearing out of a blade to some extent compared to white steel.