Does anybody know what the Rockwell hardness is of the old Bear Razorheads? (the "greenies") I was just wondering...... Thanks for your time.
Anybody out there remember?
Just guesstamating when I file them I would say 48-52 Rc. I maybe off but not much I bet!
I believe they were 46 to 48 Rc.
they always seemed to soft for my liking, must be in the mid 40's. john
Soft enough to sharpen with a file and still hold an edge.. I am thinking 46-48. 50 is getting pretty hard to sharpen with a file.
They are not too soft for my liking...about 48 Rockwell last time we checked. Fred knew what he was doing to get a head that was durable yet easy to acquire an edge.
They are great heads and will still perform like they did for decades.
Hey, thanks a bunch ya'll. I KNEW somebody here on Tradgang would know!!!
Good to see I wasn't to far off, all those years as a toolmaker wasn't a waste of time......you can file up to about 52Rc, you just need a GOOD file! After that get the stones out and have some time to spare........Those Bear heads still sharpen well and fly great!