LN News Letter Comment on O1 vs A2
Lie Nielsen sends out a news letter on a regular basis.
This month there was a comment about their new O1 bevel chisels.
Quote:
Our A-2 Steel chisels will hold an edge extremely well, especially when sharpened at an angle of 30 degrees or higher. Some folks however prefer O-1 Tool Steel, because O-1 holds up better at lower angles, 25 degrees or less, making them more useful for slicing or paring tasks. So in response to customer requests, we are making our standard five sizes available in O-1.
jim
Ordered a set of the o1 chisels yesterday
I saw them on the LN website yesterday and placed an order. Well see how they are...
I wonder if they read this website?
They should have gone to a better steel. One of the powdered steels that will really hold up. I don't think the 01 is really and improvement. They went to A2 on the theory the edge would hold up all that more. LV is selling japanese dovetail chisels that hold up just as well at LN. This whole sharp vs sharper is an argument in the land of diminishing returns. To get there you need to buy a stone that is in the 300 dollar range and have some serious skill.