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Japan jade steel razor true and false

Japanese jade steel razor real mainly look at the material to see the blade to see the steel fire.

Japanese razors are usually made of a carbon steel called "Tamagotchi". Carbon makes steel hard, but it also makes it very fragile. Because jade steel contains so much carbon, knives made from untreated jade steel break very easily. To overcome this, jade steel is folded and hammered over and over again to drain 2% of the carbon out of the jade steel and make it pliable before it can be used.

The messy blade is called a messy blade when it has a pattern of edges other than a straight edge. The center of the handle is usually inserted inside the wooden handle and is usually easy to ignore, but it is an important part of the Japanese sword collection to identify the maker and school.