I'd like to thank Mr. Ray Kirk for giving me the chance to fail or succeed in front of about 50 at his shop this weekend. He had a shop tour with several demonstrations, a raffle and some good food and hospitality. I went home with one bent blade and not two short ones. I completed the test with a blade of 52100. It stayed razor sharp and had no cracks after going past 90°. I had several congratulatory conversations and a more than a couple of guys who said they planned on doing this too. Thanks everyone who gave me support. A special thanks to Ray for his suggestion of steel.