Ive read that hamon lines can make a knife very strong, is this true?
Yes and no. A differentially heat treated blade provides a fully hardened edge that will stay sharp for a long time and a softer back of the blade that helps absorb shock. That much is true. Now the problem is that hamon lines were obviously made famous from Japanese blades and the whole Samurai culture has created a ton of myths surrounding blades. Myths such as “Samurai swords are unbreakable”, “We still can’t figure out how Samurai sword makers made their blades”, “Samurai blades are far superior (performance-wise) to anything being made in modern times” etc, etc. In short all this is BS. I enjoy a good Ninja movie as much as the next person but you have to realize that what you see is not always true. Yes genuine katanas can of course be broken….they are only steel after all. Yes we know how they made their blades (some Japanese smiths still make them the same way). And yes with modern materials/methods not only can we make blades that are as good (performance-wise) but we can ma
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