Cutting portion regions of replaceable blades that extrude outward in a
radial direction at a plurality of portions in a peripheral direction of
an outer periphery of a body of a finger joint cutter are arranged in
that, as for a cutting portion material that comprises cutting edge, tip
end cutting portions are formed of a steel material of high hardness and
base portion side cutting portions, which are the remaining portions, are
formed of a steel material that exhibits a higher toughness than that of
the tip end cutting portions. It is possible to improve the wear
resistance through the tip end cutting portions and to improve the
chipping resistance by the base portion side cutting portions. The steel
material of high hardness comprising the tip end cutting portions and the
steel material of high toughness comprising the base portion side cutting
portions are successively joined through forge welding.