【No.254】How to Select Steel Materials When Developing New Products (2)

At that time in Sakai, knife manufacturing primarily focused on single bevel knives like yanagiba and deba.

Regarding steel materials, I recall Hitachi Metals' “White #3” was commonly used, along with the more affordable “Yellow” series.

【No.254】新製品を作る際の鋼材の選び方 (2)

当時の堺での包丁製造は『柳刃や出刃などの片刃』がメインで、鋼材については日立金属の“白紙３号”や、それよりも安価な“黄紙”系統のものも多かったと記憶しています。