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You won't believe this but I just picked one up for 30 dollars at a local antique store too. It did not have any magnetism, but after all this discussion my attraction to it became irristable:matrix:...

Hi Allen,
Lee basicaly elaborates on how magnetic induction work hardens steel to make it 30-200% more durable in edge durability. In the same article he points out how some woodworkers do simple...

Not a primary source, the following link to the Invisible Edge
www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/history2.html

Mike

Hi John,
I thought I read it some time ago but don't know where. I just sent an email to dovostahlw@aol.com and flat out asked them. We will see if they get back to us.
Mike

I would agree on later "Silver Steels" which were alloyed with Chromium, but in the 1820s Michael Faraday formulated a Silver Steel that had about .02% Silver alloyed in it. It was the rage when it...

If you have Leonard Lee's book on sharpening, look at page 27.
Mike

Metal atom get together a little different on an atomic level. They form collectively a metalic bond where they share electrons. Remember electrons are the part of the atom where things happen...

If the magnetic idea is a hoax, there are woodworkers past and present who believe magnetized plane blades last much longer between sharpening.(Carbon steel not modern alloys)
There is also another...