Hand Tools Archive

Subject:
Re: St. James Bay steel
Response To:
Re: St. James Bay steel ()

barryavbeach
I had the same experience as Tom, I bought a few plane kits, and IIRC the blades came unhardened. Pretty easy to harden and then temper since it was O-1.

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