Some of the key elements which elevate Kasho World Classics beyond the reach of the competition include:
In close cooperation with the Hitachi corporation, Kasho utilize carefully researched stainless steel alloys which result in blades which are superior in wear resistance, hardness, and dimensional stability.
Kasho has installed its own state-of-the-art metal-forming and heat-treating equipment. After hot-forging the steel to the desired shape, the blade is heat-treated in a spaceage atmospheric chamber. The blade is then triple-tempered to its optimum working hardness, using an isothermal process.
The
basic purpose of heat-treating is to radically change the molecular
structure of the steel, while retaining as many of the original
characteristics of the alloy as possible.
Standard heat-treatment methods alter these desirable characteristics through carbon loss and absorption of impurities in the metal.
Because Kasho uses advanced heat-treating technology, the purity of the stainless steel is safe-guarded, and the resultant crystal-line structure of Kasho blades is second to none.
Kasho has developed a computerized grinding machine with laser sensors to guide the blade through the hollow grinding process - thus assuring high-precision convex edges.
With a state-of-the-art precision stainless alloy blade and handle in hand, a Kasho "SHUJIN" joins them together for comfort, balance, and control. Every surface is hand polished to a flawless mirror finish. Top and bottom blades are selected and, then, hand-worked until they become a perfect matching set. They are meticulously hand-honed, assembly and set by the "SHUJIN" in a laborious, time-consuming process and finished to his own, personal high standards. Taken together, these elements represent the highest expression of technology and craftsmanship.