Quote Originally Posted by hiroller View Post
The availability of quality 1095 shim stock has simplified backsaw production.
We just need to convince to manufacturers to make some tapered stock for us for hand saws.
Maybe somewhere there is a great pile of discarded tapered shim stock where the rollers slipped ...

I would have expected that the final step of saw making would have been a cleaning process prior to packing and shipping. Did they ship with any protective coating?
No idea on the shipped condition. Could have been a hot oil or salt bath of some kind or maybe it's just hokum.

I can only imagine the premium that the 1095 steel makers would charge for tapered, flattened shim stock.