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  2. List of blade materials - Wikipedia

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    Stainless steel is a popular class of material for knife blades because it resists corrosion and is easy to maintain. However, it is not impervious to corrosion or rust. For a steel to be considered stainless it must have a Chromium content of at least 10.5%. [24] 154CM / ATS-34 steels. These two steels are practically identical in composition ...

  3. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    The steel is then forged into a single plate, and the pieces of cast-iron are piled on top, and the whole thing is forge welded into a single billet, which is called the age-kitae process. The billet is then elongated, cut, folded, and forge welded again. The steel can be folded transversely (from front to back), or longitudinally (from side to ...

  4. Japanese sword mountings - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.

  5. The Crane Group Companies - Wikipedia

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    Products include wood composite decking and railing, exterior cladding products, vinyl fencing, OEM PVC profiles, wood doors and door-frames, and vinyl sheet piling. The group also has several service units in the roofing, security gate systems, and steel I-beam markets.

  6. Tamahagane - Wikipedia

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    Tamahagane. Tamahagane (玉鋼) is a type of steel made in the Japanese tradition. The word tama means 'precious', and the word hagane means 'steel'. [1] Tamahagane is used to make Japanese swords, daggers, knives, and other kinds of tools.

  7. Japanese kitchen knife - Wikipedia

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    Used for professional Western cuisine. When preparing vegetables, it is used in the form of chopping or thrust-cutting near the heel of the knife. The gyuto is used to rock-chop stiffer produce and to make fine cuts at the tip of the knife. It is used for many different cuts of meat. For larger cuts it is used to saw back and forth.

  8. Ninjatō - Wikipedia

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    Wood, metal, fish skin, silk [citation needed] The ninjatō ( 忍者刀 ) , ninjaken ( 忍者剣 ) , or shinobigatana ( 忍刀 ) , [ 2 ] is alleged to be the preferred weapon of the shinobi of feudal Japan , described in one 21st-century portrayal as carried on the person's back, specifically horizontally at a height of around that of the ...

  9. Sword making - Wikipedia

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    Where iron and steel are plentiful this method is frequently used as it requires less time. In places and times where iron and steel have been more rare and valuable stock removal has not been used except as part of the finishing process. In most techniques, the basic materials, generally iron and/or steel, are shaped into a bar or billet first.