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Call me a stickler, but following these steps (modified for thickness)
http://buffaloprecision.com/data_sheets/DSO1TSbpp.pdf
will ensure (in my mind) that I have reached the steels full potential,...

01 is great razor steel, but its a lot tougher to ht than 1OXX steel, especially with a forge where the temperature is constantly changing.
I believe 10xx is prefered by forge/torch ht guys, correct...