Blue #2 Steel

This group of knives uses Blue #2 steel, also called Aogami #2 and sometimes called Blue Paper #2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper when it's sent to blacksmiths. This steel is sought after and made from Japanese pure sand irons at their famous Yasugi plant in Shimane Prefecture. It outperforms Shirogami (White) steel with better edge retention and the ability to take a more acute edge.