Could laser cutting O1 somehow harden it?

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Thanks for the catch. I thought I typed .010".

 

[Maelstrom78]

A friend of my grandfathers has a computer controlled laser cutter, so I just got him to cut my blanks out for me, and Im having a real hard time filing it down on my bevel jig. It almost feels like the files are just skating off. Ive made a little progress, and when I say a little, I mean a little.

I'm no SJW but your username is pretty lame.