[Woodcarver] Ashley Iles

[dick carter]

>From: <stephenhatfield at bellsouth.net>

>Disclaimer:  I am requesting "opinions" and know there are many great ones 
>out there.
>...opinion I already received was that they were softer than other tools.  
>But thier rockwell numbers are still in the 58-61 range I believe.  So if 
>any others out there care to comment........please do.


IMHO
Rockwell hardness only measures the hardness of the metal, it does not 
measure the wear
resistance of the cutting edge. The composition of the metal and (more 
importantly) the
tempering process determine how often you have to hone (or how 'soft' the 
edge is)
FWIW


Dick Carter
>From the Manadnock area of NH
rhc511 at hotmail.com
Please check-out my stuff at:
http://www.picturetrail.com/cartersstuff

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