FYI Aldo the New Jersey Steel Baron just got in a bunch of 1084 and 1095. I placed an order as soon as I saw that and will happily be receiving some steel by Fed Ex soon. Shipping to me in Florida is always about $32 from New Jersey, so it's a bit cheaper per billet of steel to stock up. It's mostly because the box is longer than four feet long, so there must be an oversize charge.
I know the thread has drifted a little bit, but if you get 1084, it'll be the simplest steel to heat treat. Just get it hot enough to see decalesence and soak 30 to 60 seconds if you have the patience, or heat to non-magnetic and then just a shade hotter, then quench in canola oil heated to about 130?F. Easy peasy even a numbskull like me can do okay.
