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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mainebill, post: 8593762, member: 44004&quot;]Great write up. I know a fair amount about 18th and 19th c steel as many of the tools I use are made if it. My plane irons and early axes they used a hardened steel edge forge welded into a softer but less brittle wrought iron head or blade. The wrought of course far cheaper. Consistent factory produced steel in large quantities didn’t happen until the later 19th c and the invention of the Bessemer process. Much of the early tool steel was produced in England namely Birmingham and Sheffield. A usable die wouldn’t be wasted especially with material and prep costs. Soften repunch and re anneal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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