"Salt Bath Heat Treatment" on The Phoenix Knife by Kevin Cashen, Master Smith @americanbladesmith

Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

"Salt Bath Heat Treatment" by Master Smith Kevin Cashen is part 2 of 3 in the series on the Phoenix Knife Project. The Phoenix Knife was originally created by several members of the ABS Board, then disaster struck and it was damaged in a house fire. On its second life, several ABS Board Members contributed in the efforts to bring it back to life including Master Smith Kevin Cashen shown in this video heat treating the blade and bringing the knife back to life. Stay tuned for the third video about "Rockwell Testing" the blade. For more information on bladesmithing techniques visit the ABS Website and Forum at americanbladesmith.com

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