Chris, it is a beautiful knife and O1 is my favorite non-stainless alloy steel. Try super blue on one. Apply with 0000 steel wool and rub hard. Polish off the first layer with 0000 wool and reapply and repolish. It comes out nice. I did a mirror polish once and blued it and it was so reflective you couldn't tell what color it was outside in the sun and blue sky and trees. Needs a proper heat treat though. Do you use an oven or forge?
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