[TheForge] chinese ASOs

[Ralph]

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>You're right, you can do fine work on a soft anvil and grinding the dings
>out of his has tought Richard to hit the work instead of the anvil. Still, I
>really notice the difference in hardness. I have a 125 lb Sodorfors that
>must have a face somewhere around a 60-62 R face. It'll blunt a cold chisel
>without marking and a new sharp file will just barely cut it. I have a 200
>lb Trenton that's probably in the 50 - 55 R range and there's a noticable
>difference. When I tried Richard's ASO it felt like forging on dirt. It
>seemed like the steel hardly moved at all. It's a matter of perspective, we
>set up to compare them so we were tuned for a difference. I was just
>surprised at how noticable it was.
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Speaking of Richard,
How is he coming along? Still in school and all that? Well for that matter 
how are you and your family doing?

Ralph


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