Kevin R. Cashen
Kevin R. Cashen
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Joined: Aug 20, 2020
Last seen: Apr 27, 2021
Topics: 75 / Replies: 660
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Countering The Flood Of Misinformation

The obsessive nature of the affinity for repurposing scrap steel among those coming from the lay population into the sphere of knifemaking is perhaps ...

7 years ago
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Ra In Carbon Steel?

[quote name='Gabriel Mabry' date='03 May 2018 - 09:04 AM' timestamp='1525356246' post='22614'] Greetings! I have a particularly quarrelsome...

7 years ago
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Countering The Flood Of Misinformation

Actually, I believe that it is a fight that we have already won, in many ways. I say this from a perspective of a grizzled veteran of such battles go...

7 years ago
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Normalizing-- Soak Times & Temperatures

[quote name='Gary Mulkey' date='19 April 2018 - 08:24 AM' timestamp='1524144247' post='22513'] I recently read through some data while on social med...

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Heat Treating

I know it is tough Brandon. By now you are getting the idea that the way we want to heat treat for many other knives is not the way we want to heat t...

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Heat Treating

Now that I have made is sound so simple it is time to remember that nothing is simple about heat treating steel. Something that you need to remember ...

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Heat Treating

I normally don’t get too deep into it these days because I’m sure that people get tired of some of my long-winded techno-babble, but this may be a...

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Heat Treating

A good, higher temperature, normalization is good but you need to follow it up with some refinement heats, your grain is too large. You can keep the 1...

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Lathe/mill Combo For Knife Work?

[quote name='Jeff Schafer' date='13 April 2018 - 04:10 PM' timestamp='1523653851' post='22467'] Has or does anyone use one of the combination Lathe/...

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Where To Begin?

[quote name='Logan Ohara' date='10 April 2018 - 06:37 PM' timestamp='1523403439' post='22437'] Thanks all, This is great info. Nearest school t...

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Where To Begin?

Dovetailing in with the advice already given, knowledge is power and is your most valuable tool. When buying tools you can go to MSC or Production T...

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My Latest Sword Project- Recreating The Sword Of Elector Christian I Of Saxony

[quote name='Joshua States' date='02 April 2018 - 11:56 PM' timestamp='1522731399' post='22381'] Truly an exquisite piece Kevin, especially the bask...

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My Latest Sword Project- Recreating The Sword Of Elector Christian I Of Saxony

[quote name='Gilbert McCann' date='02 April 2018 - 06:50 PM' timestamp='1522713007' post='22370'] That is so beautiful and what a display of craftsm...

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My Latest Sword Project- Recreating The Sword Of Elector Christian I Of Saxony

[quote name='Lin Rhea' date='02 April 2018 - 09:00 AM' timestamp='1522677645' post='22366'] I like your philosophy regarding taking orders Kevin. I ...

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