Debuting at the Atlanta Blade Show will be my first DVD and a whole new approach to heat treating information. It was over two years ago that Karen and I did some brainstorming on the drive home from Atlanta on how to best help all of the people who come to me looking for heat treatment information for their particular steel...and that is when the concept was born. I spent the next two years ramping up and buying the equipment to produce videos on heat treating today’s most popular alloys for bladesmithing. The idea is to take each alloy and devote my undivided attention to every aspect of its heat treatment, backed up with lab work, to produce a package of completely objective and solid information.
I knew right away that the first video would be made for makers starting out with the some of the most user-friendly alloys there are: 1080 and 1084. For a couple of months, I sealed myself in my shop and metallurgy lab with these two steels and studied what is really happening during their heat treatment. I thought these were simple steels that I already knew inside and out; I couldn’t have been more wrong! Already this project is changing the way I look at steel and how we as bladesmiths heat treat it. I also found out that there is one thing more torturous than getting blades done in time for the Blade Show, and that is editing an hour and a half video! But, I felt it was necessary to see to it the information is all presented correctly.
I don’t think a day goes by when I am not told what a valuable resource my website is to those looking to heat treat a given steel. I can safely say that the website contains mere cliff notes compared to what I am able to present in an hour and half devoted to each steel. I have already begun testing and gathering data for the next “Kevin Cashen’s Guide to…†videos, which will include more favorites. So, coming soon will be my guides to 80CrV2, O-1, 52100, and others.
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Very cool. I'm ready to send payment whenever you're ready to take it!
Of course - you had to.
And I want one.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
This is great. Thank you Kevin.
Thanks guys, I thought a video would be a nice break from forging, I'll make knives any day compared to the work that was involved in this project but it has been a long time coming. And one thing that I insisted on, especially for 1080 and 1084, was that I present information on how to get the most out of the steel with both and oven and a forge. There is lots of good metallurgy but I went out of my way to make it particularly useful for those using basic tools.
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Kevin, please let us know when they are available and how to obtain one.
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Kevin, please let us know when they are available and how to obtain one.
Obviously they will be available at the Blade Show, but they will also be for sale anytime after that, when the first run is gone and I have an idea as to how much I need, I can just make some more.
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How much money do I need to bring to Blade Show for a copy?
Well you can sign me up for one and a deposit on the O1 video too! I cannot make it to the blade show this year but I will order one (or come pick one up) as soon as you are taking orders.
Looking forward to this, your Heat treating DVD was helpful to me as is the information on your website.
Thank you Gilbert
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Well you can sign me up for one and a deposit on the O1 video too! I cannot make it to the blade show this year but I will order one (or come pick one up) as soon as you are taking orders.
Hey guy! good to hear from you again. The O-1 video is still in its concept phase but when I get to it, it should not take too long since I have been working with O-1 for around 24 years now!
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Looking forward to this, your Heat treating DVD was helpful to me as is the information on your website.
Thank you Gilbert
The ABS DVD on Heat Treating is a good tool but it was a well done filming of one of my more impromptu lectures, these new videos are carefully planned and structured to deliver as much subject material as possible in 1.5 hours. So they should compliment each other well. Sort of like how a hammer-in compliments a full two week bladesmithing class.
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How much money do I need to bring to Blade Show for a copy?
Since this is the ABS forum I am hesitant to talk money, but it shouldn't break you. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
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Since this is the ABS forum I am hesitant to talk money, but it shouldn't break you. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
I understand but this is my first time to go to the blade show and unless you are close to the door, I could be out of money before I get to you. Ha!
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I understand but this is my first time to go to the blade show and unless you are close to the door, I could be out of money before I get to you. Ha!
Hmmm, I would imagine the Blade Show can cost quite a bit regardless of which side of the table you are standing. But on the bright side, at least in front of the table you have a choice as to how much to spend. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />
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