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Which steel do you prefer for plane blades

  • High Carbon

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  • A2

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  • D2

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  • D3

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  • HSS

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  • S3

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I even like the smell of neatsfoot oil.

You must have a nice warm workshop.

In mine neatsfoot "oil" is more like neatsfoot wax.

I use (as recommend in Kingshott's old sharpening book) a mix of oil and white spirit AKA pick yer' own viscosity.

BugBear
 
bugbear":276wd28j said:
You must have a nice warm workshop.
Only in the summer.

bugbear":276wd28j said:
In mine neatsfoot "oil" is more like neatsfoot wax.
Same here, in the winter. I let it melt in front of the oil-filled rad until it's liquid enough to suck up with a syringe. Then I can push out a little worm of oil when I need it, regardless of whether it's hot or cold. Clever huh?

Cheers, Alf
 
Alf":1uf2hrve said:
. . . I can push out a little worm of oil when I need it, . . .
Cheers, Alf

Is that like "eye of newt?" I'm starting to worry about you alf. :roll:
 
Alf":8d6x9eur said:
ydb1md":8d6x9eur said:
I'm starting to worry about you alf. :roll:
Only starting, Dave? :lol:

Well . . . .

I thought that maybe the "eye of newt" and "worm of oil" was some sort of spell to make the A2 easier to sharpen until the HCS blades showed up.

:lol:
 
waterhead37":1kt6j9zl said:
I am sure there is a picture out there somewhere..
Here you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_testing_metals

Thanks Chris , I found quite a number of very interesting articles on this subject but as I have yet to find the need to touch any of my plane irons to a grind stone I will have to assume, for the time being at least, that they are all just "steel".


Andy
 
Midnight":nimlm9ay said:
See? Ages

as opposed to how long with your oily stuff..????
For the A2? Dunno - too long. For the ordinary steel, whatever it's supposed to be called, I've not timed it, but my gut feeling is it's a least half that. I wouldn't like to commit myself without the facts though, so when Rob's sorted out a supplier I'll find a stopwatch and let you know. :wink:

Cheers, Alf
 
so when Rob's sorted out a supplier I'll find a stopwatch and let you know.

now... would that be a bezel up or bezel down stop watch...????????

mannnn.... I gotta get out more.... :roll:
 
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