>>22335398I think anon's point is that Japanese blacksmiths are (were?) amazing because they manage to work crap iron into something serviceable, not that Japanese swords are superior in quality compared with cultures with better iron sources. Then again, Japanese sword design is also heavily affected by the fact that Japan didn't have a lot of iron, so metal armour was rare, hence their preference for slashing swords instead of piercing ones.
>>22335868So their hobbies are nutting and nutting? 