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Kershaw Knives
| The wavy
pattern on our blades is called a Damascus look; what gives it that pattern are
16 layers of SUS410 High Carbon Stainless Steel pounded to 3/1000th of an inch
and then "clad" on each side of the VG10 core. This combination of
materials gives the blade strength, stain resistance, and incredible cutting
performance. |
| Shun's cutting
edge is ground to an angle of 16 degrees making them extremely sharp; compare
this to the best German knives which are only ground to only 22 degrees. The
exotic Japanese steels used in the cutting core of our knives allow them to hold
these razor sharp edges without the need for excessive re-sharpening. |
| VG10 is a new
type of stainless steel that has a higher density. This allows the steel to be
tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 61, and still have the flexibility and
strength to take and keep a perfect edge. VG10's natural tendency is to remain
straight and true, so when it is used, the edge of the blade naturally
straightens out and stays sharper longer. |
| Shun uses SG-2
as the cutting steel in some of our Elite knives. Our SG-2 is an exotic powdered
steel with incredible edge retention capability and hardness, resulting in an
exceedingly sharp and smooth edge. It has a much higher density and grain
structure with no imperfections or weak points. |
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