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Are Black Steel and Black Iron the same?

I've heard different things bout them, though I do not know this. Oh, and if you know where you can buy some raw or get custom made stuff out of black steel please let me know it would be greatly appreciated. Oh and my friend told me there is a black steel that can be sharpened and silver will be underneath, is this also true? Thank you very much for answering ^^

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My son is a bit and spur maker,I asked him about that and he told me that it is a tag they put on bits so a novice person will pay more for a bit that is not any better. Steel is Steel You should have a lot of bite with that bit because it is a pretty fine diameter. The black patina will wear off with use. BTW he just sent two silver bits to a big show in Reno Nev. I have not seen them or pictures of them but he has a $2,000 price tag on each of them. They must be real elaborate probably very fancy spade bits with highly engraved multicolored different metal butterflies on the ports.
black steel and black tron are not same.
Black steel is steel with a surface layer of dark coloured iron oxides used for low pressure hot water heating pipes. Black iron is iron without any finish on it, which is really gray-black in color. they may be the same as many people often confuse iron and steel. Since the steel is simply steel with a covering, it could describe any steel including your silver steel.

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