This is a function of the way that these knives are forged. When the hard steel and soft steel are forge welded together, it is done in such a way that there is some exposed soft steel in the area that will become the tang. The "unpolished" part that you are talking about is part of this And that soft steel continues on all the way through the tank. The hard steel that composes the edge is the rest of the part that you see polished on the backside. Does that make sense?
Enter your email address to join: