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Knifesmith Katsushige Anryu in Takefu, (new town name since Oct 2005: Echizen) Fukui Province specializes in the production of high-quality kitchen knives and noodle knives. With all his knives, the cutting edges are forged from "white paper steel", a high-carbon steel that is very hard. The blades’ hardness is more than 60 HRC. These knives are not stainless steel!
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