Thread: Eiko

Originally Posted by mainaman

I have honed a bunch of those, they are very easy to hone and they take a great edge.

Mine had a slight ding and I was surprised how little work it took to remove the ding.
I'm curious if you have an idea of what kind of steel it is?
It's nice to hone and seems to hold an edge well.

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

Mine had a slight ding and I was surprised how little work it took to remove the ding.
I'm curious if you have an idea of what kind of steel it is?
It's nice to hone and seems to hold an edge well.

Not sure what the steel is. I see listings on ebay that claim White 2 steel, but if there is no stamp on the blade I do not believe it.

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

Micheal, can I get you some measurements?
The scale material I found that looks very similar from usaknifemaker it's called and forgive me if I spell it wrong viper kiritnite ?

Yes please. I order from usa knifemaker about 4 times a year so I'll take a look a that kirinite.

Why is it unlikely to be white paper steel?

Originally Posted by mikew

Why is it unlikely to be white paper steel?

Not sure if you are asking me, but if it is not stamped with the type of steel, how can we be sure it is what it is claimed to be?
Japanese knives made from White or Blue steel are always stamped. Kamisori are known to be made predominantly with white 2 and most are stamped.
Those particular Eiko could very well be made from white 2 steel but they are not stamped. Nothing leads to believe the steel is white 2, just a statement on ebay listing or some one's website.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Not sure if you are asking me, but if it is not stamped with the type of steel, how can we be sure it is what it is claimed to be?
Japanese knives made from White or Blue steel are always stamped. Kamisori are known to be made predominantly with white 2 and most are stamped.
Those particular Eiko could very well be made from white 2 steel but they are not stamped. Nothing leads to believe the steel is white 2, just a statement on ebay listing or some one's website.

Well I was asking anyone who knew the answer really so thanks.

Would kamisori typically use white paper as a core steel with a lower grade cladding?

Originally Posted by mikew

Well I was asking anyone who knew the answer really so thanks.

Would kamisori typically use white paper as a core steel with a lower grade cladding?

most are white 2, some are blue 2, some are tamahagane

Originally Posted by mainaman

Not sure what the steel is. I see listings on ebay that claim White 2 steel, but if there is no stamp on the blade I do not believe it.

What mark is used to identify it? That would be cool to know.
I have custom razors that were made from 01 and 02 steel but are not marked.

Originally Posted by mikew

Yes please. I order from usa knifemaker about 4 times a year so I'll take a look a that kirinite.

Here's some measurements
Spine width 6mm all along the length of it
Edge length 60mm approx. then it tapers back at the heel
Overall length 142mm
Width of blade 21mm
Scales
Thickness 2mm?
Overall length 142mm
Here's the material I was looking at for a replacement
http://usaknifemaker.com/handle-mate...earl-3-16.html

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

What mark is used to identify it? That would be cool to know.
I have custom razors that were made from 01 and 02 steel but are not marked.

In Kanji
"White" is 白,
"2" is 二
"Steel" is 鋼

There are two other scripts used, Hiragana and Katanaka. Don't know the symbols for those, but I am sure they can be googled. Sometimes a mix of the scripts is used to write as well.