52100 heat treat question

[Blackdirt cowboy]

I’m getting ready to heat treating a few knives I’ve made out of 52100. These are not forged, only stock removal. I read this article by Larrin to determine how to go about it.
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/05/13/how-to-heat-treat-52100/

It mentions a series of normalizing steps, followed by a quench and then cryo and tempering. Then I referenced Larrins book, and it only mentions a 1500-1525° austenitizing, followed by a temper. No mention of the thermal cycling steps in the above article. So, can someone with more knowledge than me tell me which would be e best protocol to follow?

 

[Larrin]

The article tests used forged 52100 so the prior processing was required. The article says, "it is relatively likely that using other anneals (or using steel as-supplied from the manufacturer) would lead to similar properties with the same 1500-1525°F austenitize."

 

[Blackdirt cowboy]

Thanks larrin. That’s the way I was leaning. I just wanted to be sure.