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I have a few knives under my belt now, having done enough to have some questions. I have been working 1095 and 01 and doing my own heat treat in a gas forge. I want to start making some fillet knives 6"-9" blades. Since it will be saltwater and at the end of a long day I'm thinking stainless but...

what would be the difference in Jantz 01 with a composition of C .95 Mn1.20 Si.30 Cr.50 Va.20 Mo.50 and Flatground 01 C1.00 Mn1.20 Si.35 Cr.35 W.50 (?) I am wondering what it all means as I am still learning the chemistry of it all. Thanks, Phil

I guess that is the bright side to the mishap, besides learning all this stuff ya'll are posting. The rapid "sectioning" of the steel precluded any handle application.

I tried to bend them cold after 2 tempers. Nice clean even break showing what I think would be fine grain. One broke on the blade and 1 on the handle. I'll try to load some pictures. I'm thinking I will now concentrate on o-1 steel and my question now is... is O1 the same fron any supplier or...

I have been quenching 1095 in olive oil with OK results, then I read 1095 benefits from a brine quench. So I took it to non magnetic and into the brine in less than 2 seconds. Held it in the quench for a 7 count. All 3 blades warped but not very bad. While they were above handwarm I sanded the...

Thanks everyone, I'll be cleaning and tweeking today. I sure appreciate the help.

I said ounces, I guess that should be PSI

9 inches

I just fired up a burner I built like a Zoeller sidearm burner and it won't stay lit, sometimes it will flashback to the orifice. Using a .035 mig tip at about 5 oz. to 10 oz. I tried positioning the tip in various areas and had the same result. I didn't have a flare on the tube , if that...