[TheForge] h13 for chisels

[Roger R Degner]

wonderful stuff
The chisel can be showing a dull red and still cut
It is air hardening
Robb Gunter used it as a cold chisel for cutting the serration on a rose
leaf
Roger R Degner
Franklin,Minn,USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Shannell <sjs@ihug.com.au>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 5:11 PM
Subject: [TheForge] h13 for chisels


> Does anyone here use H13 for tooling, a local supplier reccomended it
above
> s1 as a good hot work tool steel, Ive heard of it being used before but
> wondered what its like for slitting chisels etc.
>