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Are Japanese knives less tough than American\German?

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