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1095 needs a fast oil like parks for the quench and the brine quench is risky. Youll lose some blades to cracking.With 0-1 you can easily get under the pearlite nose with an oil quench.Id still say...

If your starting out doing your own heat treat then 1095 is not where you want to be.Requires an exspensive heat treat oil to get proper hardness.A better starting point would be 0-1 or even 5160 as...