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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is ~~$300~~ $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

a new knivemaker in Japan

Thread starter ryosuke
Start date Aug 19, 2006

shin_jyue

Sep 5, 2006

flatgrinder said:
The hardness is way up there! Over HRC 64!!

What's YXR7 steel? Cowry X?

YXR-7 is a matrix of tool steel made by Hitachi.
http://www.hitachi-metals.co.jp/product/steel/yxr7.html
YXR-7 have high hardness and thoghness. But YXR-7 have less micro serration.
I'll receive some CPM-3V knives soon. Maybe I can compare YXR-7 with CPM-3V.

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