Can HSS steel in its soft state
Be penned ie
What’s it deformation characteristics like.?
Will it yield like mild steel,? or is more prone to flaking an splitting.?

I would like to use some for a base of a hand plane,with the sides dovetail into the steel.
Using a double dovetail.
Like so.


I’ve started my first hand plane making project, an am already over using scrap mild steel with all its pits an defects.
Knowing that I will have too hand grind(lap them out)
An would like to use some precision ground steel for the base.
Saving a Ton of work, I already have my badge of honour for hand lapping old planes flat.
I have no need,or desire to repeat that unnecessarily.
In the sizes I want an considering I’m not wanting to go out shopping much these days plus I’m in no great hurry,
I Can have something like this delivered!!.





Cheers Matt


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