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They are very similar steels but the additional alloying elements in 1095 means it needs a fast oil that most noobs don't have which is why we suggest they don't use 1095. You have the oil so go for it if you want. 1095 is very good steel, it takes a brighter finish that 1084 and will only etch to gray in FeCl unlike 1084 which can go to black. 1095 can show a very nice hamon BUT putting a hamon on 1095 runs a slightly higher risk of cracking the steel than with 1084. In any real world sense the actual functionality of a blade made with either steel will be very similar with 1095 having a slight advantage in hardness. In short, 1084 is less trouble but 1095 gets a little more shiny if you polish it ...
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