Oh It's a leaf spring alright. It does OK, but it's still pretty soft. The good thing is that you can literally sharpen it on a b brick. I HAVE sharpened it on a concrete wall before using water and it did work pretty good.
I wonder if it just needs to be tempered Is there someone in your area that could do that
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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