the Hardend and tempered indicatation on MvH damast means it is ready for stock removal your way straight to a finished knife and all that rests is making a handle. these can be Brute de forge wich you can grind clean to a taper or precision ground depending on your needs. hardness matches the function of the blade and is frequently tested.for the standard toolsteels 60/61 hrc is the standard, for special steels like Bohler TWR hardness is tested on the Multibar edge steel after precision surface grinding at an average in at almost 64 hrc. these products are almost alwas Made to template.