New to knife making. Have some 01 steel....

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Hello,
I 'm new to knife making have made a few knives from old saw blades and such with ok results but am wanting to move up to "known" steel. I have a piece of 01 steel that I will get 2 knives out of. My question is how can I anneal it before I start working on it? Also how do I post pics? Can't seem to figure it out. Thank you.
Seth
 
rocketmann said:
The 01 should have come in the anealed state. Where did you buy it ?
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What he said is correct. Most O-1 is sold as PGA (precision ground annealed) with a spheroidize anneal done on it so it tools, machines, and sands easily. You should be able to (using a good sharp file) round a corner of the bar without too much effort, if that is teh case it is already annealed

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Didn't buy it. My cousin had it. It is labeled "01 tool steel oil hardening" it seems fairly soft when running a file over it
 
Should be fine. If you can file away at it, you can probably drill it, and thus make a knife from it without any steps before that. Welcome to the club :thumbup:
 
I trust you will be sending the 01 blade out for heat treat? You cannot do it well enough with a backyard HT.
 
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