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05-20-2014, 03:52 AM #6
Actually the extensive work involved in making tamahagane blades is exactly what makes them very special, as an exceptional smith like Iwasaki could turn out 65-67HRC blades that don't chip because he had full control of the process & not in spite of it.
It's absolutely not necesarry to make razors that hard but he did because he could. He simply had the skills to do it.
I've yet to see any modern smiths approach that with modern steels but I have seen razors claimed to be in the low 60's that were chippy on the hones.
Just because a steel can reach a high HRC does not mean it will make a good razor. Its more about the smith IMHO.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”