- Brand Kyoto Katsugu
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Country of manufacture: JapanMaterial / component: High carbon stainless steel * Laminated reinforced wood292mm x 47.5mm x 17.5mm
V-Gold No. 1 is the stainless steel that has changed the image of stainless steel as rustproof but not sharp.
It is a special stainless steel that realizes the requirements of blades: *hardness * tenacity * resistance to wear * resistance to rust.
The stainless steel that has been further improved from [V-gold No. 1] is the popular [V-gold No. 10].
Vanadium and cobalt are added to increase hardness and wear resistance.
The more carbon contained, the harder and sharper the blade will be. V-Gold No. 10 contains so much carbon that it is called high-carbon stainless steel, and it has excellent sharpness.
It contains 15% chromium, which makes it resistant to rust, and molybdenum, which improves hardness and impact resistance.
The greatest feature of this material is that it keeps its sharpness very long because of its high hardness.
It has 17 layers of stainless steel with a sharp cutting edge [V-gold No. 10] sandwiched between layers of relatively soft stainless steel.
The hard center [V-gold No. 10] is wrapped with soft stainless steel, which makes it hard to bend and break like a Japanese sword.
In addition, by applying pressure during the wrapping process, the structure becomes dense and sharpness* and long-lasting sharpness are improved.
In addition, the laminated tempered wood of the handle is water-resistant and can be used for a long time, while also producing the texture of the grain of the wood.
