初心銀霜(銀霜)系列專注於性價比,同時在同價位中擁有幾令人印象深刻的特點。正如名「銀霜」所暗示的,此系列採用日立金屬銀三鋼作為芯鋼,並Ukiba處理的不鏽鋼夾層。
鏡面處理的方向與刀背平行,這相較於門級刀常見的垂直於刀背的鏡面處理方式,技術上挑戰性。更獨特的是夾層表面的外觀——並非均勻一致,而是夾層線以上區域呈現一層霧狀質感。這層霧狀效果與夾層線及拋後的芯鋼相結合,營造出薄霧浮於水面般的視覺美感,這種工藝以往見於高階品牌如美濃吉(Miyabi)。
最令人興奮的是,結合銀三鋼、優良表面處理與獨特外觀,整體售價卻非常親民。事實上,它屬於擁有銀三鋼芯的刀中性價比的選擇之一。對於想體驗此類鋼材但預算有限的用戶來說,這是門銀三鋼的理想途徑,還額外提供了幾附加特色。
(銀霜) is a line that focusing on affordability while having few features that make it stand out in its price range. As the name Ginso or "Silver Frost" implies, it uses Hitachi Metal Ginsan/Silver 3 steel as its core steel, with a Ukiba finished stainless cladding.
The direction of the Migaki finish is parallel to the spine, which is arguably harder to do than the typical perpendicular-to-spine Migaki finish seen on the entry level knives. What is more unique is the look of the cladding, instead of having a uniform look, the area above the cladding line have a layer of haze-like finish. This layer combines with the cladding line and polished core steel, gives a looks of thin fog floating above water, a technique that was only seen on higher end brand like Miyabi.
What is most exciting is that, with the combination of Gisnan steel, decent finish and unique look, the whole package comes in a very acceptable price. It is actually amongst the most affordable kinves with Ginsan cores steel. For those who are curious about this steel but on a tight budget, this is not only a good way to access this steel type, but offers few additional features.