I read on a post you had a couple days back you were looking for HT help. I wasn't able to figure out from the post if you did or did not have an a/o torch setup. If you don't, what I am doing right now is using the house furnace as a HT forge. Just open the inspection plate on the front, crank the house heat up so the burner stays on for a few minutes and hold your blade with a long channel locks or vise grip and stick it in there. I had a 4.5 inch bade of o1 non magnetic in about 3 or 4 minutes. Not as good as your own forge but it saves 50 bucks on the torch if you dont have it.
Rick
Rick