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Moving this over from another thread (Mucho Bocho's Shig-lovers thread )....
I recall from somewhere - can't remember where - something about this, that a maker was finishing off a knife in a certain way because it'd make the cladding less likely to rust. There are various ways to finish: kasumi polishing, finer, coarser, polishing along the length of the blade, going from spine to edge, 'misty' finish, mirror, leaving deeper grind marks, etc. I think the clip I saw showed the maker leaving lines running down from the spine to towards the edge, and I think there was a name for this. So, I'm wondering if others have heard something similar. Due to its finish, could one knife be more reactive than another despite being made with the same steel?
This came up in relation to the reactivity-rep of Shigefusa which, apparently, use the same carbon cladding steel as many other makers.
I recall from somewhere - can't remember where - something about this, that a maker was finishing off a knife in a certain way because it'd make the cladding less likely to rust. There are various ways to finish: kasumi polishing, finer, coarser, polishing along the length of the blade, going from spine to edge, 'misty' finish, mirror, leaving deeper grind marks, etc. I think the clip I saw showed the maker leaving lines running down from the spine to towards the edge, and I think there was a name for this. So, I'm wondering if others have heard something similar. Due to its finish, could one knife be more reactive than another despite being made with the same steel?
This came up in relation to the reactivity-rep of Shigefusa which, apparently, use the same carbon cladding steel as many other makers.