The main elements of interest within X50CrMoV15’s composition are Carbon, Vanadium and Chromium. That’s because it has a particular focus on durability, whilst retaining enough strength for a sharp edge. It’s popular steel amongst producers of quality western-style knives. This is a German steel that is used for the majority of Wüsthof knives. The Wüsthof Classic range uses X50CrMoV15. The fact that Wüsthof knives are German and Mac knives are Japanese is clear to see once we begin to analyze the steel each of them uses. Here I’m going to focus on the most popular range for both Wüsthof and Mac knives.įor Wüsthof that’s their ‘Classic’ range and for Mac it’s their ‘Professional’ range, sometimes referred to as their ‘Mighty’ range.
The steel used in knives will often change depending on which range you pick. Mac has been making knives since 1964, selling over 25 million of their fantastically designed East-meets-West knives.Īs you can see, both of these knives are manufactured in locations rich in knife making history, both these knives are the genuine article, they do not use cheap foreign labor but instead are true to the heritage of both German and Japanese knife making. Seki is known as the knife capital of Japan, with a population of only 90,000 it lies around 150 miles from Toyoko but is the central hub for all of Japan’s major knife manufacturers. Its American HQ is in Sacramento, California, with its head office located in Sakai, Japan.Īll Mac knives are manufactured in the Japanese city of Seki. Mac is a Japanese company with a strong presence both in the USA and Japan. This relatively small German city has a population just above 150,000, its strong knife making reputation has led it to be dubbed ‘The City of Blades’. Wüsthof produces all its knives in the German city of Solingen and has done so for over 200 years. Wüsthof is a family-owned German company based in Solingen, a city based just outside Düsseldorf in Western German. Wüsthof vs Mac – Where are they made Brand This is mostly based on their main range of knives the Wüsthof Classic and the Mac Professional.įor a more in-depth look at each category then check out the rest of the article below. Here is my summary comparison table for each brand.
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