Laminated plane irons?
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:18:18 GMT, – Colonel –
wrote: Years ago I remember reading about some manufacturer who was selling laminated plane irons with (I think) a layer of very hard steel sandwiched between two layers of tougher but softer steel. A two-layer sandwich for planes and chisels. Three layer is for symmetrical edges, like knives. I use these a lot. All my Japanese irons are laminated, the Stanley Sweetheart iron is one of my favourite old plane irons. Plane irons and especially mortice chisels from Sheffeld are laminated too. If I make a specialist wooden or infill plane, then I use a 50 year old Marples or similar laminated iron in it (I can buy these NOS easily) If I refurb a Stanley smoother, then I usually put a Samurai laminated iron into it. With modern steels, particularly A2, then you probably get a better iron for almost all purposes. I can sharpen a laminated iron to a better edge, but I know I can't keep it there as long. I also can't work A2 to shape it how I want it (you can harden it easily, but it's not annealable by mortal man). Where I have a modern vertas plane with an A2 iron in it, then I'm really happy with it - but I can't use it for specials and refurbs in the same way. |
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