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Old 08-23-2017, 01:15 PM
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Those specs I provided were the result of a fast google search. They are intended as a starting point as no one seems to have refined the HT for that steel or, at least they haven't written it down where I could find it. I agree with Stuart that it doesn't have to be plate quenched. I always tend to use oil instead of plates but that's just my bias. Some experimenting will be required to get this steel to its maximum, the same as any other steel you might use for the first time. In the end, my guess is that it will merely be another steel, not particularly better or worse than any other quality blade steel. You'd probably save a lot of time and money if you just concentrated on mastering two or three high end blade steels. Maybe once every 5 years you might play with the current steel du jour just because the customers want the latest and greatest but it isn't really likely to be significantly better than any other high end steel you've already mastered....


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