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Old 07-07-2008, 04:26 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Are Japanese straights harder steel than western straights? Because I can see how the stronger cutting strength of the Asagi would certainly be beneficial with harder steels.

James.
I really couldn't say. The only reazor I can compare the similarity to would have to be a Boker for hardness eh. Most of the Asagi's (which isn't many) that I have tried have been extremely hard its not funny and the cutting strength/speed very very slow, except for the one pictured which is somewhat faster cutting.
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