M42 super HSS for tough hard woods

[hughie]

If your looking far better than avaerage HSS. Then give this stuff a go. :2tsup: I have used for years, both for metal turning and wood turning.


http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/M42_HSS_Inlay_Knife_Steel.html
https://www.woodtechtooling.com/Wadkin/KnifeSteel.html
http://www.suppliersonline.com/propertypages/M42.asp


available here as S600, havent tried S700 as yet
http://www.buau.com.au/english/b_2666.htm

[rsser]

Interesting stuff.

How difficult is it to grind/shape?

[hughie]

How difficult is it to grind/shape?

prior to hardening, no problems, all done with conventional workshop machine tools