I am looking to get my hands on some M2 steel to make some homemade scrapers but I know nothing about steel. I hear all this talk about "good English steel" but is there really there really that much difference between makers of M2 steels? If I buy something listed as M2 High Speed Tool Steel and I going to have to do any annealing or tempering (which I know nothing about) to get it to hold and edge? I am looking at some tool steel offered by the Griggs Steel Company
Any pointers Creekers have would be greatly appriciated
Joel