Anneal 1095hr ?

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I am just starting into knife making. I just received my first load of 1095hr from admiral. Does it need to be annealed? I can file it but does that mean its soft enough to grind effectively?

Thanks in advance
 
If it is just HR it is not annealed. I would suggest annealing if you have the resources to do so. If not, you can work it fairly easily without.
 
what is the approximate hardness difference if I don't anneal? Will there be any difference if I don't have it annealed after I have it professionally heat treated?
 
I just went out and did a comparison between the HR stock that I have and the CRA that I have from Admiral and there is little difference noticeable to me, however, I have little experience grinding either.

Where are you at, Mr. Canuk?
 
Anneal it. I would sugest a spheroid anneal as Kevin describes. That stuff is hard on drill bits.
 
What is the easiest way to anneal if I dont have a forge or knife oven? Would a stooked up campfire work? Or should I be constructing a One brick ghetto knife oven? Located in London, On
 
If I might make a suggestion; read the sticky on hypereutectoid steels started by Kevin Cashen. Its at the top of shoptalk.
It is a worthwhile read if you are getting ready to work with a hypereutictoid steel such as 1095.

Fred
 
Place the steel in a oven and heat the steel up to 1500 degrees and hold there for at least 2 hours. Let the steel cooldown naturally without disturbing it or to say, overnight would be a good suggestion perhaps before you go to bed.

The next day it will be annealed and ready to be worked. Also, on 1095 HR is a gray coding on the steel for protection. This should be remove before annealing the steel. Its not rocket science, you just need to know what to do and when to do it. I am hopeful that this was of help to you.

Terry
 
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