Yes you can get dendritc blanks and unfinished blades and they will need to be heat treated also. Boye will do the heat treating, or do the heat treatment as with regular 440c. Cryg. does not help dendritc steel so it is not needed.I have ground the blanks and made knives and used boye blades and they are great. BDS is an awsome edge holding steel.When I cut leather to make a sheath I use a boye pocket knife because it stays sharp.Good luck, your little fat buddy in Texas Chris. www.toptexknives.com