From the perspective of a knife afficionado, the Abel Nippers are exceptionally well made tools.
Review the following link and you will see they are made from the highest quality knife steel in the world. That steel blends the need to hold the finest edge and be the most chip resistant of any knife steel in the world including German and Japanese.
German knives are made of steel that is generally softer so it does not get as sharp or hold an edge as well as Japanese knife steel which is harder so it will tend to get very sharp but be prone to chipping.
From the perspective of a knife afficionado, the Abel Nippers are exceptionally well made tools.
Review the following link and you will see they are made from the highest quality knife steel in the world. That steel blends the need to hold the finest edge and be the most chip resistant of any knife steel in the world including German and Japanese.
German knives are made of steel that is generally softer so it does not get as sharp or hold an edge as well as Japanese knife steel which is harder so it will tend to get very sharp but be prone to chipping.
http://www.crucible.com/PDFs%5CDataSheets2010%5CdsS35VNrev12010.pdf
Great info Joe – thanks!