I got some damaged knives to practice sharpening, reprofiling, etc. It's been a lot of fun, but I'd like to know what steel I'm working with, just for reference. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it.
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#2 堺...守 (Sakai ... mori). The middle kanji looks very simple but I can't find 100% positive ID for it.
This is a massive guess that it says とんよひ "tonyohi".... ひ is actually a really stretched out し, which would make it とんよし "tonyoshi"
Or yo could be the modifier of the shi = sho ... so ninsho? Meaning certified
#3 正広別作 Masahiro bessaku (that's should be good stuff right there).
By the way, Google thought the top characters of #4 said "green," does that make any sense?
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