Are any commercial knives made of Tamahagane, the type of steel used to make traditional Japanese katana swords?
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Are any commercial knives made of Tamahagane, the type of steel used to make traditional Japanese katana swords?
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You arent gonna find those because that type of steel is for one, inferior unless a smith puts a weeks amount of work into it. It also takes like 36–72 hours just to make it, and for what? An inferior steel? Regardless most commercial knives are made out of cheaper steel anyways, and the high end ones are made out of steels that are superior to the steel used in traditional katanas.
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Yes , but why would you want one? Modern steels are much better. And cheaper.
Tamahagane is crap. Making a katana is basically making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
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No. Tamahagane is a special plume steel that is unsuitable for commercial use. It takes great care and craftsmanship to make this sort of metal workable and it must be done by hand. To make an effective blade it must be folded and refolded and heated in coal or charcoal throughout the process. It must also be combined with different kinds of metals to keep from being too brittle.
Today’s knives are made from ultra pure steel alloys that have different carbon contents and other metals according to the needs of the customer. For instance the common kitchen knife has a lot of crome to keep it from rusting, and most knife makers use high carbon steel to sustain a good edge and a tough spine.
Modern steels can be mass produced. They are cheaper and come in thousands of varieties. A good black smith can make better preforming knives and swords using modern steel than they ever could using plume steel.
Honestly no one in their right mind uses plume steel anymore unless they are trying to recreate weapons and armor as they did in ancient times.
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The answer is an unequivable YES. There are a number of knife makers in Japan that make knife blades from tamahagane. And they’re gorgeous.
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Apparently so. “Tamahagane” is now a trade name so Google is pretty useless, but Japan Tool lists one: a razor.
Woodcraft has at least one plane, but I didn’t dig further.
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They’re out there. Happy hunting!
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I would find it surprising if any were!
Tamahagane is not good steel, it is inferior even to the cheaper steels we have today. First of all, it’s made from a few iron ores sorta melted and mosaic patterned onto each other. It takes a LOT of work to pound the impurities out of it and you will often have to fold it to make it uniform.
Modern steels are much cheaper and less time consuming, we also know with certainty what components they are made out of. So we use them!
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