L6 steel: information wanted!

[The Bear]

I’d like to get some information about L6 steel!
Can anybody help me?
Thanks

 

[Danbo]

Whatcha need to know? It's great stuff. Properly heat treated, it's super tough and holds a great edge. Negatives? Likes to rust, since it is a carbon steel. One of my favorite forgeable steels.

 

[Pax-V]

I've got a smatchet made from this steel. Holds am edge real well, and is easy to sharpen. Just keep it oiled.

 

[numberthree]

I believe a lot of old saw blades were made from L6. Bandsaw blades and such....

 

[Crayola]

L6Steel is also known as Mike Cooper!

Michael has worked a lot with L6, so I hope he sees this thread and tells us about it. As has been said here, it is supposed to be pretty tough stuff. It has some nickel in it, so it has a bit of stain resistance, IIRC.

 

[GlockDoc]

I seem to recall that some of the early Gerber MKI's and MKII's were of L6.