Hi,
I'm new to the forum, so please excuse me if I accidentally post into he wrong section.
Masamoto Sohonten's official website catalogue shows that the KS series represents hongasumi knives made with white paper steel #2. On the other hand, most users on this forum refer to the KS Gyuto as being a monosteel knife. Isn't the very definition of hongasumi/kasumi that the blade is made from both a soft iron (jigane) spine and carbon steel (hagane) edge? How isithe KS Gyuto monosteel then? And if the KS Gyuto is monosteel, is the only aspect that sets the KS Gyuto apart from the honyaki gyuto just the differential hardening?
Thanks in advance.
I'm new to the forum, so please excuse me if I accidentally post into he wrong section.
Masamoto Sohonten's official website catalogue shows that the KS series represents hongasumi knives made with white paper steel #2. On the other hand, most users on this forum refer to the KS Gyuto as being a monosteel knife. Isn't the very definition of hongasumi/kasumi that the blade is made from both a soft iron (jigane) spine and carbon steel (hagane) edge? How isithe KS Gyuto monosteel then? And if the KS Gyuto is monosteel, is the only aspect that sets the KS Gyuto apart from the honyaki gyuto just the differential hardening?
Thanks in advance.