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I'm new here. I think the knowledge here could help us.
Some research is going on (see WoodCentral.com Hand Tool Forum) evaluating edge life of blades made from O-1, M2, CPM 3V and M4, A2 and CTX-XHP used to hand plane wood. The blade is beveled at the typical 30 degrees. Plane wood , measure wear/dulling. We would like to tease out the fundamental steel properties that predict edge life. Is there data on abrasion resistance of these steels? Corporate data may involve a test that includes adhesive wear, irrelevant to our situation. Curiously, CTX-XHP performed the best of any of these steels, twice the life of O-1 and consistently a bit better than 3V. We would like to know why. Could corrosive wear be a factor?
Thank you all in advance for any help you can provide in pointing me to sources of wear data, or experience. You could answer here and I may be able to find my way back or on WoodCentral.com (no registration necessary) or by email if it is allowed for me to post my email
Some research is going on (see WoodCentral.com Hand Tool Forum) evaluating edge life of blades made from O-1, M2, CPM 3V and M4, A2 and CTX-XHP used to hand plane wood. The blade is beveled at the typical 30 degrees. Plane wood , measure wear/dulling. We would like to tease out the fundamental steel properties that predict edge life. Is there data on abrasion resistance of these steels? Corporate data may involve a test that includes adhesive wear, irrelevant to our situation. Curiously, CTX-XHP performed the best of any of these steels, twice the life of O-1 and consistently a bit better than 3V. We would like to know why. Could corrosive wear be a factor?
Thank you all in advance for any help you can provide in pointing me to sources of wear data, or experience. You could answer here and I may be able to find my way back or on WoodCentral.com (no registration necessary) or by email if it is allowed for me to post my email
