Research-Driven HRC
Alloy-aware hardness guidance before you ship.
Precision heat treating for knife makers
Because steel is a terrible thing to waste.
Blade heat treating with clear pricing and research-driven hardness guidance. Build your order, receive an order number, track its status, and pay when your order is ready.
Surface Peening
Specialty straightening for warped blades when appropriate.
Blade Photo Updates
Photos of your blades at key points in the process.
Atmosphere + Cryo
Protective atmosphere and cryo used when the steel requires it.
Research-driven hardness guidance
Pick an HRC with a reason, not a guess.
Most heat treat order forms ask what hardness you want. This one helps you choose.
Select the steel, blade type, and performance goal, and the order form recommends a practical HRC range from our alloy database. The guidance is built around published steel research, manufacturer data, and real shop experience.
Try the Hardness Guide
Toughness
Balanced
Edge retention
- Alloy awareRecognizes stainless, high-temp, cryo, and special processing requirements.
- Performance basedCompare toughness, balanced, and edge-retention targets for the selected steel.
- Shop review readyUnusual materials or out-of-range requests can be flagged before they become a problem.
Services & pricing
- Base heat treat
- $12 per blade
- High temp / stainless
- +$6.25 per blade
- Length surcharge
- 12 inches and over
- Same-alloy discount
- 5+ blades
- Return shipping
- Flat estimate
Questions? Contact us anytime before shipping blades.