rob streeper
17th February 2014, 01:53 AM
Has anybody posted a study here? I looked but have not found a systematic study of the hardness of the blades of various makers saws.
planemaker
17th February 2014, 10:19 AM
The difference in saw steel hardness between the different saw makers is probably beyond my interest Rob. As long as it can be resharpened I am at ease with that knowledge.
Ron Bontz
18th February 2014, 05:30 PM
The difference in saw steel hardness between the different saw makers is probably beyond my interest Rob. As long as it can be resharpened I am at ease with that knowledge.
Well, I know that not all makers use 1095 steel in their plates. When I was doing more research on this and looking for vendors, I found the suppliers imported a lot of the steel into the US from places like Japan, India, etc. The steel I use is 1095 RC 48-51. Probably more like RC 50. But without a tester you are stuck taking the word of the supplier. Some suppliers are opting to go with a 1075 or 1085 that is hardened to RC52.