Originally Posted by
george wilson
I am staying out of this debate since I have answered all the questions several times over the years. I have been hardening and tempering W1,A2,01 and D2 for over 40 years. Some for 50 years. I have listed the benefits and liabilities of these steels several times already. Except for powdered steels,when I want a good iron,I just make one.
Often,you just need to figure out how to sharpen these different steels to get the best results. I doubt that an LV or an LN iron is really going to be defective. If they chip,raise the bevel angle.
Matthew,you say you are doing everything by eye. Apparently not really gauging the angle you are sharpening at. Are you really sure of those angles? No insult intended,but from what you have said,I think you are a fairly new woodworker.