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EP 119 with Derek Melton of Melton Forge Works and Brian Housewert of Housemade.us Don't let the title fool you. The only battles occurring in this episode are personal struggles and we kinda go a little deep in this one. We discuss business with blacksmithing and the mental health that surrounds operating a business. Family life and personal well being go along with much of this too. Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories Music Choice Brian - Miles Davis - So What Lando - Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Mild Davis - Derek - John Hartford - I'm a man of constant sorrow. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 118 David Walker of Fire Iron Forge in Rathdrum, Idaho. Another great episode with a very solid gent. David is on the Abana board and this has a ton of insight as to how Abana works. We get into what is going to be happening at the 50th anniversary coming up this June. David is one of the people responsible for organizing the team forging event which lines up well for David as he has been working hard at developing an educational shop. Amongst himself and some other local Smith's there is some amazing opportunities for people wanting to learn blacksmithing. We all saw a influx in blacksmithing with forged in fire, but as David tells us, you soon find out that making knives has much more than just forging. As he has progressed in his skills with blacksmithing he has also been teaching these skills with a surmounted level of success. It's exciting to hear a success story in the works like David's and we are Forge Side Chat all look forward to seeing where this goes for him. Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handtools #machinist #vice #sculpture #podcast #metalfabrication #vintage #anvil #forged #forge #blacksmith #blacksmithing #blacksmithshop #swageblock #weld #welding #welder #tools #podcast #canada🇨🇦 Song choices were not discussed until afterwards David - Metallica - Master of Puppets Lando - Little Stranger - Sing it High --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 117 with Samuel Welch, Artist Blacksmith of Whitefish Custom Iron in Whitefish, Montana. @whitefishcustomiron Lando(@abstract_blacksmith abstract_blacksmith) and @oldsoldiertoolworks (Nick Verbree) sit down with Samuel and chat about how Samuel has moved into a full time business. Some insights on processes towards becoming an established blacksmith in your area and how he found himself growing. Business seems to be a focus of many of our episodes. We also strive to chat about shop tools and in this one we get quite an interesting walk around. Hope you all enjoy this one! Make sure to go follow Sam on the socials. Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handtools #machinist #vice #sculpture #podcast #metalfabrication #vintage #anvil #forged #forge #blacksmith #blacksmithing #blacksmithshop #swageblock #weld #welding #welder #tools #podcast #canada🇨🇦 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 116 with Ryan Coakley of Ryan Chadbourne Knives and Sharky from Flying Shark Knives. This is a bit of a different one folks. Rather than our usual interview style we just winged a convo. And it brewed up some really great content. I may or may not get extremely deep on a few topics so strap on them seat belts and go for a rip bud. This one is a good one! We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handtools #machinist #vice #sculpture #podcast #metalfabrication #vintage #anvil #forged #forge #blacksmith #blacksmithing #blacksmithshop #swageblock #weld #welding #welder #tools #makersgonnamake #canada🇨🇦 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 115 Michael J Budd from County Sligo in Ireland. Welcome back ladies and gents. A Christmas break was well needed and we are finally back to releasing some more gold for your earlobes. This episode was recorded back in December as we began to embark on the Christmas season. Michael has been a fan of the show since day one and we have chatted back and forth since then. You might recognize his name from the line up on blacksmither radio with Victoria Patti. He was actually on there twice! Go take a listen to those great episodes when you have a chance. Michael didn't know he wanted to be a blacksmith until one day he moved to Ireland and found out that is exactly who he wants to be. After his wife pushed him towards a lesson his life was never the same. And thankfully as the man produces amazing artistic and functional pieces! It was a pleasure to sit down with Michael and hear some of his life story. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks again Mike and thanks to all the listeners. It's been 3 years now. Couldn't have done it without you all! Season 4 is amongst us and that means time for a new decal! Design underway. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 114 Steve Does Japan with Steve Cornelsen of Bad Llama Forge cohoated by special guest Rick Marchand of Wilder Tools Steve resides in a suburb of Toronto known as Caledon. He has been there almost his entire life, but has always had a fascination with the Eastern world. This has recently taken him on a world travel with his partner to Japan where they both visited many different knife makers and even took a course on traditional techniques. This episode is a special one folks. Its taken us months to finally get it out as we had recorded over 3hrs but lost steves audio track to the Zencaster cloud. This recording took us a few nights to finally get the full story in, but we got Rick Marchard to sit in which makes it extra special! We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handtools #machinist #vice #sculpture #columbian --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Ep 113. Brian Hinnenkamp of Tortuga Bladeworks in Seattle, Washington, USA. With Dennis Tyrell of Tyrell Knifeworks as guest co host Comin in hot! This episode was something else people. Sitting down with two of the big dogs in the knife game. Both these gents are guys we are all looking up too. Was literally right before recording that I was chatting with Dennis and asked if he wanted to co hoat with Brian. Both gents are very familiar with eachothers work and actually live fairly close to each other. Dennis in California and Brian in Washington. Brian is making some extemely amazing blades with a very unique look to many. A look he developed mostly on his own. You see. Brian has a love for pirates. Big time! To the point he wanted what he calls a shipwreck patina in his blades. We dive into that and also his san mi work. Best part is you also get Dennis asking questions and giving his input. We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handtools #machinist #vice #sculpture #columbian #metalfabrication #vintage #anvil #forged #forge #blacksmith #blacksmithing #blacksmithshop #swageblock #weld #welding #welder #tools #makersgonnamake #canada🇨🇦 #canadianartist #manitobamade #manitobaartist #winnipegmade #winnipegartist #204 #artistblacksmith #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 112 with Matt Smith of Smitty Tut Designs in Mesa Arizona Who is Smitty Tut? Matt Smith ladies and gentlemen. This man has been making props for the last thirteen years now. Shields and big gnarly looking swords have been hot on his market, but things got real about a year ago. Matt entered the fantasy challenge alongside some other well known bladesmiths in our community. Matt walked away with first and thenn entered the chopper challenge and walked away with first again. Now the samurai challenge and Matt secured third place. We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh and good day eh! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 111 with Marcus McCoy of @trollcunningforge in the beauty state of Washington(almost Canada eh) Marcus and I have been buddies on the socials for a few years and one thing really sticks out about this guy. His work lies in the occult world! Its got a dark and sinister look yet whimsicle and daring to the beholder. His knowledge in the occult world is unlike any other I know. Especially amongst blacksmiths. Although, that being said there is a strong connection to the blacksmith world as you'll hear in this episode. The Halloween special! Honeslty some gnarly topics in this one. Thanks Marcus! Stay awesome eh! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart Music choices of the week Marcus - Bong Ripper - O Lando - Sepultura - Roots --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Ep 110 Leah Aripotch Metal Artist/Sculpture in Oakland, California, USA Oh you betcha! Down south once again to relax with our friend Leah Aripotch in Oakland, California. Leah's been playing with metal since 2008 and has graced the world with her amazing art talents creating life like bugs and monsters from metal. Although we dont talk about it this time Leah was on the Netflix series Metal Shop Masters. It doesn't take long once seeing her work to realize she had some amazing talent. Starting with simple stock removal and addition she has created some mind blowing work and now she is into blacksmithing! Sit back and hear more! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart Music choices of the week Leah - Nick - Lando - --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Ep 109 Craig Henshaw of Henshaw Blades in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada We're back up in the great white north again, eh! This time, Welschy of @twistedsteel505 and myself, Lando @abstractblacksmith sit down with retired school teacher turned bladesmit, Craig Henshaw. Craig tells us how he studied with David Robertson and as well at The Center for Metal Arts with Salem Struab. He doesn't hesitate on some great shoutouts either. Some business talk along side lifes journeys and this episode is another great one. Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart Music choices of the week Craig - Josiah - Ghost Nick - Motorhead - Ace of Spades Lando - Weezer - Tired of Ses --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message

Episode 108 Clark Taplin of Clark Iron Forge in Franklin, Tennessee Good day, y'all! This week, we bring Clark Taplin to the show. Many of you in the blacksmithing world have probably heard of Clark and may also have had the pleasure of using one of his forges or presses. Clark is no stranger to working with metal, so it should be no surprise we wanted to bring him on. We chat metal, trains, no planes, automobiles, and more. Get ready for some saucy stuff. Clark reveals his next device, sure to take the bladesmithing world a leap further!! Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!! Mark the calendar!!! June 6-9th 2024!! The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to www.abana.org/50thanniversary to get all the details on this amazing event. Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome... Check out our sponsors @detwillerlinseed https://detwillerlinseed.com/ These guys are hooking you up with 10% off orders over $50!! Use the code forgechat10 and save!! Try the flax wax. You will love it! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! @maritimeknifesupply www.maritimeknifesupply.com Maritime Knife supply is the place to go for all your knife making needs. Literally everything for knife making supplies! www.maritimeknifesupply.ca Save on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton , VSM , Klingspor , Combat Abrasives , and 3M! Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72 @brodbeck_ironworks grinders and accessories #handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #bladesmith #podcast #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou #welder #welding #maker #comedy Song of the week: Nick - Blue moon of Kentuky - Bill Monroe Clark - Metallica - King Nothing Lando - Little Stranger - Red Rover(Sugar Shack) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forgesidechat/message