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Old 06-14-2004, 08:43   #10
Bill Harsey
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Not knowing the exact nature (condition) of the metal in the plate, I will guess that as long as you don't generate a stress crack from forming that the plates should maintain integrity. This is just a dumbass knifemaker speaking and more homework needs to be done. My thought on topics like this is, they had to form it in the beginning somehow.... Going across a formed curve is the hard one especially if the metal being formed has unusual strength characteristics. I'll keep trying Diamondback.
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