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Chris,

I say steel assuming your sure it cant be and tried everything else. Now I can certainly hone a razor as good as the anyone who's honed for me. I have a really fine Jnat that if all else...

Steel

All other things being equal. Or more precisely metallurgy which includes heat treat.
Take your pick, chippie hard edges, grain growth (giving rise to chipiness), soft substrates (retained...