Am I the only one who had a piece of 1095 spring back and crack during a quench in my garage last Tuesday?

Amy Murray · 2026-04-11T03:40:05.546347+00:00

I was tempering a small knife blade in my garage last Tuesday when the 1095 steel, which I'd heated to a bright orange, made a loud ping and developed a hairline crack right down the middle after the oil quench, so I had to grind it down and start over, which made me wonder if anyone else has a better quench oil they recommend for avoiding that kind of shock?

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