Description
3 layer Japanese San Mai blade steel
Core layer is Hitachi Blue Paper No 2 high carbon steel
Low carbon steel outer layers.
Size: 13.75 inches long x 1.3 inches tall x .137 inches thick
Price is for 1 bar of steel.
Working: can be ground as is or forged.
Heat Treat: instructions for HT will be included with each bar. It is a fairly simple oil quenching HT process.
*please see page 2 of the file for the Hitachi info*
This is some of the finest Japanese blade steel similar to sword steel and makes great kitchen knives, hunting knives etc.
White paper steel is extremely fine grain takes a razor edge and makes great kitchen knives. The bars with Blue Paper Steel cores are tougher and better suited for more hard use applications, edc knives etc.
**Listing is for San Mai steel bar and not a finished blade blank**
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