DigitalM
Established Member
I was just watching a video on hand scraping and looked up the price of buying a tool and insert/blade. The tool came out at £80+vat which seems steep for something not more advanced than a chisel, and another £44+vat for the blade/insert. £150 inc. total which seems madness. In fact it was the same tool (Sandvik) criticised in the following video:
https://youtu.be/QJXqHpSh3SE?t=620
However my main question is this. In the video (it should start in the right place from the link ... 10m20s) he shows a shop built tool. I wondered what type of steel he was using that has that kind of spring/flex when flat stock at 400mm x 20mm x 4mm. He doesn't specifically say, but he suggests that getting the right amount of give is important to the tool feel and use. Obviously some steels will be very much more inflexible.
https://youtu.be/QJXqHpSh3SE?t=620
However my main question is this. In the video (it should start in the right place from the link ... 10m20s) he shows a shop built tool. I wondered what type of steel he was using that has that kind of spring/flex when flat stock at 400mm x 20mm x 4mm. He doesn't specifically say, but he suggests that getting the right amount of give is important to the tool feel and use. Obviously some steels will be very much more inflexible.
