cclin
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not all Tamahagane steel create equally, there are 4 classes of Tamahagane steel in Japan-1A,2A,1B,2B. Both 1B & 2B Tamahagane aren't that expensive. older Tamahagane steel is very rare and more pure!keithsaltydog, are you sure your knife isn't the Tamahagane brand? I find it hard to believe that you purchased a chef knife for that price.
I received my new Konosuke Fujiyama blue#2 not long ago, I love the ebony handle, F/F is top-notch. great geometry, very even grind, shinogi line & wide bevel are all flawless done. behind the edge is extreme thin but little fragile; therefore, I put hamaguri edge on it as soon as I received the knife.