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High-Performance Blades Sharing ideas for getting the most out of our steel.

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Old 08-08-2009, 02:56 AM
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M2 Hss

A blade sharpening firm I spoke to offered me some HSS with 18% tungsten - Don Robinson reckoned it sounded like M2...

I know next to nothing about this steel - this will be for my first blade. I am under the impression that it is already hardened (they use it for wood planes) - is this going to be a complete pain to work with? Is it possible to normalise it? Would I be able to mill it?

bit confused on the issue, any help you can offer is greatly appreciated....
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Old 08-08-2009, 05:26 AM
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I will repeat what everyone told me when I started this, stick with the 10xx steals to start with. Mainly something like 1080/1084 is the best to start with. It is more forgiving to heat treat and still make a great knife. I am sure others will chime in, but I would save that steel for later. Good luck with your project.
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Old 08-08-2009, 07:19 AM
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A hardened M2 planer blade is almost impossible to drill, machine, and very hard to grind.
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Old 08-08-2009, 09:30 PM
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That's not M2, it's probably T1 or T2. At 18 % W it would take you all year to grind as hardened !!
Start with 1070/1080/1084 , better for beginners !
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Old 08-10-2009, 01:49 AM
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M2 has around 6% tungsten. T1/T2/T4/T5 have tungsten % in that range.

Hardened T* would waste a lot of your time.


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