Lessons in Metallurgy (for the Woodworker)

by Andrew Davis

There is no April Fool's article here.  This is a serious treatment about something that has concerned woodworkers when purchasing blades for hand planes to saw blades.  Andrew lays out the issues when deciding the type of steel you want in your tools.  Each type has its advantages and disadvantages.  Andrew provides a broad explanation of the tool steels including a useful comparison.  This is an article to add to your reference files.  Read Lessons in Metallurgy (for the Woodworker) and then save it for later.

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