Quote Originally Posted by Aimbot View Post
That's not really true. The Japanese Islands have very poor mineral resources. The folding process was done to remove impurities common to the native materials. It also helps to hold a sharper edge, but the durability is really not comparable to a traditional western longsword made with western steel, which was naturally superior. I might be mistaken, but I don't think I am.
You are quite right... I meant to include that, however folding steel is a better way to make a blade... The west started with superior materials and an inferior method and the east had inferior materials and a superior method