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Knives chip fairly easy if you are not careful, even when sharpening. That is not the point, I was just looking for confirmation or dismissal of the assumption, that based on the info given by the...

Yes this might or might not be true (I know there are traditional Japanese knives hardened to HRC67 which do not chip at all). I was hoping someone that owns one of those razors will fill us in

Tamahagane @ HRC ~67, if I understand the properties of the steel correctly, that might prove as tough as a wedge to set a bevel, but then the edge retention would be phenomenal. I hope Jim tells us...

I was browsing one of the Japanese knife stores, which also happens to sell Japanese razors, and stumbled on this one:
IWASAKI Western Style Razor 75mm Tamahagane Blade,#1800.6
pretty high price ,...