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"Leo Lichtman" wrote:

Carbide is very hard, so it holds an edge for a long time, but it is also
brittle, so it will not survive if it is ground to a fine edge. IOW, you
can never make it as sharp as a steel edge.

Precisely. If you want a tool that will cut not quite as well as a steel
tool for a long time, carbide is the ticket. If you want a decent cut,
it's not.

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