I saw Murray Carter's most recent newsletter that announced that he's in the process of developing a folding knife, and it got me wondering, "who else makes foldings knives out of blue and white paper steel?"
I like a good pocket knife, and, while I value a stout western knife made of stainless or semi-stainless steel and the engineering chops of makers like Chris Reeve, nothing beats my kitchen knives for sharpenability and pure cutting capacity. A knife with a relatively thin profile of hard Japanese steel is such a pleasure to work with. So, who makes small folding knives (2 1/2--3" blade) out of Japanese steel? (I do recognize the limitations and drawbacks of such a knife.) I know I occasionally see some from Takeda, but of all my Japanese knives, his is my least favorite cross section. Where else should I look?
I like a good pocket knife, and, while I value a stout western knife made of stainless or semi-stainless steel and the engineering chops of makers like Chris Reeve, nothing beats my kitchen knives for sharpenability and pure cutting capacity. A knife with a relatively thin profile of hard Japanese steel is such a pleasure to work with. So, who makes small folding knives (2 1/2--3" blade) out of Japanese steel? (I do recognize the limitations and drawbacks of such a knife.) I know I occasionally see some from Takeda, but of all my Japanese knives, his is my least favorite cross section. Where else should I look?