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"Bob Hobden" writes:
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| I just wonder if it's an old film as I know they no longer make their proper
| forged Stainless Steel Fork and Spade in the UK because of the cost. They
| ended up over £100 each so very few were bought despite them being the best.
| I can't believe that the cost differential between normal steel and
| stainless could be such that they can still make ordinary steel spades and
| sell them for a competitive price if they couldn't with stainless, the
| labour costs must be about the same.

Not necessarily. Stainless steel is notoriously tricky to work.

| So, are they really still forging stuff by hand in the UK?

Unlikely.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.