Blue Paper Steel Knives

I know the required temps for my steel however when quenching it i didn t do any grinds on the knife and simply profiled the billet.
Blue paper steel knives. Aogami blue steel aoko. I have a question about quenching san mai blue paper steel or any san mai in fact. 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. For the eden kanso aogami knives number 2 is used with 1 2 carbon.
Super 1 and 2. 2 1 and super. Blue 2 has most durable edge due to its hardness. Meaning the harden able core wasn t exposed during the quench but rather remained jacketed.
Named for blue paper put on steel at hitachi factory. Blue steels have high carbon 1 1 1 5 5 chromium for carbide formation tungsten for edge life with super having added vanadium for wear resistance. Since the blue paper steel contains a certain level of carbon rusting and chipping are inevitable. This is a very popular steel used in forging high end japanese kitchen knives.
The blue paper steel 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. Blue 1 has best edge in terms of its sharpness. Higonokami folding knife blue paper steel 100mm 4 4 out of 5 stars 8. Is that a proper way of heat treat.
This steel is sought after and made from japanese pure sand irons at their famous yasugi plant in shimane prefecture. Aogami or blue paper steel is basically shirogami steel with chrome and tungsten added to the steel. All made from same iron stock as white steel very low in contaminates. Higo no kami 7 pocket knife by nagao seisakusho parkerized black satin finish 4 1 out of 5 stars 358.
Blue paper steel is better corrosion and chipping resistant than white paper steel although it definitely is no stainless steel. 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. Fu rin ka zan hon kasumi series blue steel no 2 wa gyuto single bevel edge 210m to 270mm 3 sizes 2 from 287 00 sukenari hon kasumi white steel no 2 series yanagiba 240mm to 300mm 3 sizes 3 reviews.