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Japanese carbon-steel (should be called carbon-iron really because they rust) knives are way superior to anything these clowns made!
by bullen 6y ago
Japanese carbon-steel (should be called carbon-iron really because they rust) knives are way superior to anything these clowns made!
- jimnotgym 6y agoSuperior in what way? I can imagine there are environments where the stainless properties of some of the steels in the article offset the properties of any mega sharp rusty iron knife. Japanese swords are amazing objects, but can chip when hit by another sword and are effectively ruined. European swords were renowned for their comparative toughness, however.
- dmoy 6y agoCorollary: there's a lot higher parrying frequency in modern FIE-style fencing compared to modern kendo, which partially carries over because of the historically more brittle steel used in Japan.
- dang 6y ago"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html