Making a fork out of expensive thinwall heat treated steel , custom level .
is a night and day difference
from a fork made out of a cheap thick wall for extra security against Lawyers
steel tubing ..
then you have the whole argument between a long radius Arc stiff , but looks good, fork
Versus the older 40s~50's bends that were a sharper smaller radius at the Tip
that makes the fork more compliant, an adaptation to roads less well paved ..