the swords are generally created in such a way that they are very strong- the way they are tempered etc is amazing. I watched a documentary a while back.
Yes - they fold two types of metal - one supple, the other hard 'a thousand times' - in reality they fold it only a few times (10?) to make 210 = 1024 layers of metal. This means the blade is strong but supple, and is able to keep a very good edge.
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