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On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 12:43:37 PM UTC-7, Electric Comet wrote:
On Wed, 8 Apr 2015 21:28:30 +0000 (UTC)
Larry Blanchard wrote:


Oh, about that propensity to rust. My favorite old saw is an Atkins
"Silver Steel" saw. Must be some forerunner of stainless steel,
because it's rare to find one with more that one or two little spots
of rust. Come to think of it, it's rare to find one, period!


Does it have silver?


Silver steel is an old (or British) name for tool steel, i.e. hardenable
high-carbon steel, O1 or A2 are typical.