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Veritas PMV-11
The Story and

the Difference

EASY TO SHARPEN - STAYS SHARP LONGER - MORE IMPACT RESISTANT

Veritas Tools are proudly designed from scratch. Each prod-
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uct we develop involves consideration of new con-
cepts, materials and manufacturing processes.

Woodworkers have long searched for the ultimate tool

steel for their blades, so we set ourselves a goal of cre-
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impact resistance and ease and speed of sharpening.

We started with a long list of steel types and narrowed
this down to 21 steel/heat treatment combinations. These

were then extensively tested for the above features and
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over multiple blades and many months.

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of Oak was planed away and the equivalent of two entire

blades were reduced to dust!
The net result was an extensive

set of data for analysis.

When the results were analysed,
one metal emerged from these
tests as the clear winner: PM-

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V11 . With this steel alloy, we
have hit the sweet spot in bal-

ancing performance and ease
of sharpening. Tests showed it

is far more impact resistant and
holds an edge far longer than A2

or O1, yet is as easy to sharpen
as A2.

Try the ultimate tool steel yourself and read more

about PM-V11 here: www.pm-v11.com
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