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From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Machine Shop
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:10:44 -0800
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On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:04:09 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

>1095 is considered a
>good steel for knifemaking because of it's edge retention.

Oops.  I wrote that backwards.  It should be:

"1095 is not considered a good steel for knifemaking because of it's
poor edge retention."

Maybe good for kitchen knives, most of which do not need a very sharp
edge.

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