Hi, I am good friend of Dimitris. Here is 4:45am now but as I am night owl, I will try to answer to your question and he can clarify it later.caskwith wrote:Are these bits hardened?
As far as I know, his bits are not hardened, to make the honing process easier, but that doesn't means that it can't be done. You can ask him to make for you, any spoonbit that it will fits to your needs, so if you want them to be hardened, he will produce them with this way for you.
That's the philosophy behind the "Custom Spoon Bits" title at his site. To give you the ability to order spoon bits that it will be made to fit to your needs, following your own preferences, as long as this is practicable of course. He also offers the standard spoon bits as well, in case you don't want something custom.
I hope this helps clarify the things a little.