In the small town of Matherton, on the outskirts of Hubbardston, lives a master swordsmith who will soon be featured on "A Craftsman's Legacy" on PBS.

In the small town of Matherton, on the outskirts of Hubbardston, lives a master swordsmith who will soon be featured on "A Craftsman's Legacy" on PBS.

Kevin Cashen has been fascinated with swords since a young age, something he doesn't think his parents were fond of.

"I don't know what caused that fascination, but I don't think my parents really appreciated it," Cashen said. "I think all kids go through that phase. I was a nerd and I played Dungeons and Dragons, but I took it a little further. Everybody else was into the fantasy aspects of it and I got into the historical aspects of it."

Cashen started studying the medieval culture, including armor and swords. He started making swords when he was 11, but said he realized it was beyond him, but found that swordsmithing was a dead art. To revive the art, Cashen studied bladesmithing several years later and started forging his own creations.

"My swords actually cover a span of all of sword history and I jumped back and forth throughout my career, so many years I will focus on this period and then so many years I will focus on that period," Cashen said. "Swords are so fascinating, so I can't pick a single one and I've studied everything from Bronze Age swords to small swords and finally the saber."

Besides making museum-quality swords, Cashen also makes hunting knives, kitchen knives, regular knives people use everyday, because he says he can't make a living off just swords.

"It's a labor of love because you have to work fairly hard for every penny you get," Cashen said.

The process to create one of his swords takes nearly a month, but for the TV show, he crafted one in just two days with the help of the host Eric Gorges. Cashen said he had a great time while the crew was at his workship and they all worked well together.

"I'm very impressed with the professionalism of the show and actually I thanked them profusely because this is one filming crew who respect the craft," Cashen said. "It's all about the craft, they're not in it to make entertainment and get high ratings and do sensational things that just look silly. They really respected the craft and I respect them for that."

During his episode, Cashen will show Gorges how to make a blade while Gorges works as his apprentice. Cashen creates his work of art straight from stone where he transforms them through several different processes into the finished product.

"Kevin is amazing. People don't always realize what craftsmen go through when they decide to. In Kevin's instance he decided he wanted to be a swordsmith and he dedicated his life to becoming one of the best swordsmiths in the U.S.," Gorges said. "Well, the sacrifice that that requires is huge, not a whole lot of people buy swords right now, so you really give up a lot to sustain and learn that craft and become that much of a master in that field. It's pretty incredible and it really is very important to society for those people to exist."

"A Craftsman's Legacy," sponsored by the Ford Motor Company is now in its fourth season, which is set to air in the fall of 2017. Cashen will be featured along with 12 other artists in 30 minute episodes which will air on PBS.

For more information about the show, visit craftsmanslegacy.com and for more information about Cashen or to see his work, visit cashenblades.com