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RE: Which Steel, O1 or A2 - ruffcutt - 10-28-2018
(10-28-2018, 04:21 PM)Bibliophile 13 Wrote: I agree with Derek. Spend the extra $$ for the PM-V11 steel. Sharpens like O1 but holds its edge like A2. That’s what’s in my spokeshaves.Thanks, sounds like a win win on the PM-V11.
RE: Which Steel, O1 or A2 - Scoony - 10-29-2018
I have both the regular and large spoke shave with the PM-V11 and really like that I can work a bunch of wood before the need to re-sharpen.
RE: Which Steel, O1 or A2 - wmickley - 10-29-2018
(10-27-2018, 01:41 PM)ruffcutt Wrote: I'm ordering a couple of Veritas spokeshaves. The flat one and a concave one. The question is what's everyones opinion on the choice of steel. O1 or A2.
I get the feeling that some of the respondents to this post have little experience with a concave spokeshave. We usually sharpen these with a set of slipstones. It is a lot of work, so you don't want abrasion resistant steels like A2 or PMV 11, you want something that abrades easily. I prefer something that abrades more easily than O1, not something that is more stubborn.
RE: Which Steel, O1 or A2 - Derek Cohen - 10-29-2018
Warren, it is not a concave spokeshave. I checked earlier. It is a round bottom spokeshave, which uses a straight blade. No slipstones needed.
Regards from Perth
Derek
RE: Which Steel, O1 or A2 - ruffcutt - 10-29-2018
Thanks for everyone response. I ended up changing my order to PMV 11 steel. They (lee Valley) said they hoped to get them to me mid Dec or by Xmas.