Are Japanese knives less tough than American\German?

[John mc c]

Alot of top j knife Smith's have no problem using Swedish steel so if American steel interested them they would use them

 

[KenHash]

I run a sharpening business and while I can't explain why, I see an inordinate portion of J knives with chips and host of issues that few Germans have.

I just fix them and move on.

Jim

That's because Japanese knives are harder and thinner, resulting in more chipping issues by users more familiar with lower HRC German knives knives. It's really not much of a mystery.