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Permalink Reply by Lyle Brunckhorst on July 28, 2010 at 19:30

Please read the HOT ROLL vs. COLD ROLL steel of this forum before using 1095 steel.

The best way to anneal steel, without making gigantic grain, is to heat it just below the austenizing temperature and let is soak for about an hour and then slowly cool to room temp. If you are buying the steel from the mill, it should be annealed if it is cold rolled and very soft to work but please read the HOT ROLL vs. COLD ROLL steel first.

If you heat the unhardened steel with a torch, you can actually give it some hardness by air hardening.

Warning, you are about to embark on a very exciting but demanding learning curve.

I think that it is Time to start my how to book.

Lyle