Hitachi Blue Paper #2 Steel Core San Mai- 3 layer knife making billet

3 layer Japanese San Mai blade steel    Core layer is Hitachi Blue Paper No 2 high carbon steel  Low carbon steel outer layers.     Size:  13.75 inches long x 1.3 inches tall x .137 inches thick   Price is for 1 bar of steel.   Working:  can be ground as is or forged.     Heat Treat:  instructions for HT will be included with each bar.  It is a fairly simple oil quenching HT process. Link to HT instructions: *please see page 2 of the file for the Hitachi info* This is some of the finest Japanese blade steel similar to sword steel and makes great kitchen knives, hunting knives etc.    White paper steel is extremely fine grain takes a razor edge and makes great kitchen knives.  The bars with Blue Paper Steel cores are tougher and better suited for more hard use applications, edc knives etc.   **Listing is for San Mai steel bar and not a finished blade blank**