[Placeholder — replace with your intro.] A couple of sentences on why heat treating matters and what this entry covers, in plain language for someone who isn't a metallurgist.

Why heat treatment matters

[Placeholder] Explain, in your own words, what heat treating actually does to the steel at a molecular/crystalline level, and why a blade is basically unusable without it.

Pull-quote style callout — good for one key fact you want to stand out, e.g. a specific hardness (HRC) range you target for AEB-L.

Hardening

[Placeholder] Describe your hardening process — target temperature, soak time, quench medium — and why you chose those specifics for AEB-L.

Replace with a real heat-treating photo or graph

[Caption — e.g. "Blade at non-magnetic temperature, just before quench."]

Tempering

[Placeholder] Explain your tempering cycles — temperature, number of cycles, how long each — and what tempering is actually relieving in the steel's structure.

What this means for the finished knife

[Placeholder] Tie it back to the customer's experience — edge retention, toughness, how the blade will actually perform because of this process.