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<p>[QUOTE="Hollyblue, post: 144994, member: 1496"]Sterling doesn't start to get soft until it's heated at 900 degrees and fully anneals at 1100-1200 degrees.Lead is a soft metal,sterling is not "soft",a die struck sterling fork is almost as hard as a stainless steel fork.The OP can remove the handle,weight it and decide what what to do,he has heard some options.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hollyblue, post: 144994, member: 1496"]Sterling doesn't start to get soft until it's heated at 900 degrees and fully anneals at 1100-1200 degrees.Lead is a soft metal,sterling is not "soft",a die struck sterling fork is almost as hard as a stainless steel fork.The OP can remove the handle,weight it and decide what what to do,he has heard some options.[/QUOTE]
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