Samurai Single Blade Nipper (NPM-01)
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The Samurai Nipper has very good durability with excellent cutting feedback, all thanks to the use of a high toughness High Speed Steel (HSS). This makes the nipper much harder than a stainless steel counterpart, and is more long-lasting. The reason HSS has both good toughness and high hardness is because it is an alloy of metals and carbon steel. This is also why all HSS products, such as gears, chains, and high-end nippers, will rust. To protect the nipper, we must apply a lubricating anti-rust oil.
During production, when joining the two forged blanks together, a rivet is driven into the center at high speed. This compression creates HSS powder, which, together with the anti-rust oil, are deposited inside the nipper. As such, when you first start cutting with the Samurai Nipper, you may notice some anti-rust oil being squeezed out around the rivet. This is a normal phenomenon due to capillary action and vibration during transportation. Simply work the handles a few time to let the oil seep out. And just like oiling a chain, the more you work the nipper, the better it cuts.
Moreover, this excess anti-rust oil actually plays a very important part in upkeeping your nipper. We suggest rubbing the front of a brand new nipper inside the included MAD black protective cap a few times. This allows the cap to absorb some of the excess anti-rust oil. Not only does this remove the excess oil, but the cap now plays the role of protecting and maintaining the nipper as well.
After learning about anti-rust oil, let’s take this opportunity to understand the differences between how the Samurai nipper and MH-03 are made. Both nippers are our highly recommended leading products:
