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The Alphabet Soup of Tool Steel
The amount of tool steel can impact increased hardness, greater toughness (making the metal less brittle), or more resistance to abrasion or rust. Learn what different references such as O1 and A2 mean.
How much should you spend on chisels?
I’m ready for a new set of bench chisels, and am wondering if it makes sense to splurge on a high-priced set. Some brands cost 10 times as much as others!
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