That's strange!
I have been making knives from 1095 for a decade now and never seen that.
Soak time for 1095..., what's that?
I stick the cold steel (evenly ground to 120G usually about 1/8" thick) into the forge edge up, move it around as needed to evenly heat the blade under the downward blast of fire, when it get to be the right dull red color, I test it against the hanging magnet (sometimes I have to dip the very tip into oil a few times to prevent overheating, but mostly I just jam it into the Insulwool at the back of the forge to shield it a bit).
Quench in 120* peanut oil. Bam. It's a knife. It takes just a few minutes.
Most are clay backed with Satanite to create an attractive hamon.
I am sure that I am a poor example to follow, so consider this as 'educational, not instructional'.
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