Konrad uses O-1 steel irons made by Ron Hock in his planes. He just calls it high carbon steel, which it is.
One thing Philip did get right is that heat treating is critical. I'm not real sure of...
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Konrad uses O-1 steel irons made by Ron Hock in his planes. He just calls it high carbon steel, which it is.
One thing Philip did get right is that heat treating is critical. I'm not real sure of...
There's no "misquote" there. Your comments were cut and pasted from the following thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=908476
Philip,
I doubt access to today's fad steels would have changed much in traditional plane design. I doubt they could have sold tools with steel that didn't quickly take a good edge back then.
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Derek Cohen is one of the biggest proponents of low-angle/bevel-up planes around. Recently, though, in a discussion of the new Holtey No. 982 he wrote: "...Hats off to Karl Holtey for his superlative...