Questions about A8

[deltashooter]

I have a chance to snag some fair size pieces of A8 about 2 1/2" wide x 1/2" thick. What I would like to know is this worth the time to cut down and forge into a few blades? If so what type of quench, what hardness should I expect, any tricks that I need to know about?

I know it works very well for my wooden block planes that I have made, Just looks alittle odd with a 1/2" thick blade in a hand plane.

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[wnease]

useless.... send it to me for burial...

Nice score, how long are the pieces? High forging temperatures...

 

[Larrin]

Being an air hardening steel it isn't optimal for forging unless you have previous experience with such steels, and a digital furnace is highly recommended.