Made of alloyed Swiss tool steel (hardness ca. 59 - 60 RC), Double bevel blade , 2mm thickness, 160mm length The Swiss Pfeil company is the leading European maker of carving tools. Every blade they manufacture is drop-forged from a very tough, hard steel alloy made exclusively for Pfeil. The blades are subsequently heat-treated in an electric furnace and then ground and polished by hand. The blades are uniformly hardened over their entire length to 59 - 61 RC
