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Offline joebuck

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metal suggestion
« on: May 09, 2008, 06:20:00 PM »
hey guys need you expertise here...in your oppionon, what metal sharpens to the sharpest the easiest?....if I had to pick longevity then I would say middle of the road edge life....cable, damascus, carbon family, stainless..?
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: metal suggestion
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2008, 06:47:00 PM »
Joe,
     Without a doubt, carbon. Whether plain carbon or damascus. For middle of the road performance, Chevy truck spring..........Ha!  :D   Get it? middle of...the.... road.........nevermind.  :rolleyes:  

Bad joke, but it does make a good knife. I use it a lot.
                                     Lin
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: metal suggestion
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2008, 06:58:00 PM »
Lin, Lin, Lin. You have been breathin' too much steel dust, brother!!!! HA  :biglaugh:
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Offline Leftieshot

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Re: metal suggestion
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2008, 07:19:00 PM »
Ok Lin, spill it!! What do you drive then?  That was a pretty good attempt at a joke!
Hahahaha
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: metal suggestion
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2008, 07:50:00 PM »
Chevy truck spring is 5160 or mighty close to it. Most of the time I buy it new, but for some of my bigger projects I'm not above forging it out of a spring. I think it does the steel good to forge it down.
   By the way, I do drive a Chevy. So far, one with all it's springs.
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ABS Master Bladesmith
TGMM Family of the Bow
Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28
Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28
Tall Tines Recurve 47@28
McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28
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