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Haiku Kurouchi Tosa Knives
lobster
687
Jan 24, 2018
I don't own this knife, but the blade is not "spot welded" to the tang. They are trying to sell a traditional japanese kitchen knife who's appeal comes from the appearance and use of traditional techniques to manufacture. Welding a blade to the tang is not traditional--it's not even something I've seen on anything besides the cheapest rambo style hollow handle knives. The tang is forged into a partial rat tail tang by repeatedly hammering the mild steel into this shape. Power hammers and even angle grinders might be used to obtain the final shape of the blade and tang, but spot welding is not something I have seen done on any japanese kitchen knife in this price range.
Albert.A
109
Jan 24, 2018
lobsterThis is something that haven't been done by anyone, you can't call something a tang when u weld it, the meaning of tang is having the same metal piece forged into a handle and a blade together.
Fuzz
396
Jul 27, 2018
Albert.AShun calls it a "Composite Full Tang."
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