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So this is my second-ever attempt at heat treatment. Took a small piece of 1095 for practice, stuck it in a Mr. Volcano gas forge, normalized it one time when it was just past non-magnetic, and then did a 10 minute soak while fumbling around with literal barbeque tongs as my hands got seared by...

I've been reading about different methods to polish bevels on jnats for a while now, but using the finest stone I have, I'm still left with an even, fine scratch pattern. I'm using an Aiiwatani lv 2.5. Is there a technique to hide it? Or would it be more possible if I use a different stone...

I fell into the sharpening rabbit hole about 4 years ago, and more recently, I've started looking into polishing with jnats. Naturally, I was drawn to this goldmine of information. Looking forward to learning from you all!