The ForgeCast

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Episodes: 244

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The blacksmithing and bladesmithing podcast hosted by bladesmith Sam Towns and blacksmith Zac Nesbitt. Laugh, learn and talk about the best career on Earth every Friday! With exclusive guests, tool reviews and awesome topics, there's lots to hear and learn for beginners and masters alike!

Episode Date
Episode 244: Sam, Starting Out, and Steels!
May 10, 2024
Episode 243: Listener Questions - steel and silliness!
Apr 26, 2024
Episode 242 - Robert Apocalypse Forge
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 241: Matthew Mewburn - Eveleigh Works
Apr 12, 2024
Epsiode 240: Listener emails, and a Year of the Laughing Fish
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 239 - Rare trades with Rob Hayes
Mar 29, 2024
Epsode 238 - The Sausageman Jamie Bishop
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 237 - Listener Questions
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 236 - Lucas Damen Hammerforge Creations
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 235 - Stones and Sharpness
Feb 23, 2024
Episode 234 - Weathering and Waffling on
Feb 16, 2024
Episode 233 - Perth Knife show Catch up
Feb 09, 2024
Episode 232: Edges and Etchants
Jan 19, 2024
Episode 231 - Stonewashing & Self taught
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 230 - Simple Little Knives
Dec 29, 2023
Episode 229 - Chatting and Emails
Dec 22, 2023
Episode 228 - Ben Wong: The Pocket Forge
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 227: Rob Hayes - Historical Metalwork and Finishing
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 226 - Thomas Kelly: Doing
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 225 - Rob Hayes: Hammer and Scales
Nov 10, 2023
Episode 224 - Listener Emails
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 223: Flying Solo with Listener Emails!
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 222 - Listener Emails
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 221 - The Forgecast Returns
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 220 - Hamons and Hammer tips
Sep 08, 2023
Episode 219 - Fullers & Shop stories
Sep 01, 2023
Episode 218 - Casting and Cannons!
Aug 25, 2023
Episode 217 - Planning for challenges
Aug 18, 2023
Episode 216 - Engaging and Emails
Aug 11, 2023
Episode 215 - Alien Monkey Blacksmith
Jul 28, 2023
Episode 214 - Nails, Rivets and Tongmaking
Jul 21, 2023
Episode 213 - Files and Napoleonic Swordmaking
Jul 14, 2023
Episode 212 - Selling And Seasonal Care
Jul 07, 2023
Episode 211 - Hardwood and Hardware
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 210 - Hand Sanding and Hammers
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 209 - Non Ferrous Metals
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 208 - Taps, Dies and being mobile
Jun 09, 2023
Episode 207 - Fan mail Questions
Jun 02, 2023
Episode 206 - Special Guest Rob Hayes Hammer & Scales
May 19, 2023
Episode 205 - Special Guest : Shane Savage
May 05, 2023
Episode 204 - Hot Rasping and Sword Making
Apr 28, 2023
Episode 203 - Hammer work & Consistency
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 202 - Normalising vs. Annealing
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 201 - New Beginnings
Apr 07, 2023
Episode 200 - Goodbye Alex
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 199 - Laughing Fish Forge
Mar 24, 2023
Episode 198 - Polishing and Filework
Mar 17, 2023
Episode 197 - Email Catch-Up
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 196 - Special Guest: Mike Pommer
Mar 03, 2023
Episode 195 - The Problem with Absolutes
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 194 - Hollow Grinds and Casting
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 193 - Special Guest: Steve Schwarzer
Feb 03, 2023
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Arron Finn and Tobias Hangler vs Making Steel
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 191 - Normalising Listener Emails
Jan 20, 2023
Episode 190 - Taking it to the Next Level
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 189 - What's to Come in 2023
Jan 06, 2023
Episode 188 - 2022 Year Round-Up
Dec 23, 2022
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Stuart Anthony Smith & Neels van den Berg vs Knife Shows
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 186 - Heat Isolation and Emails
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 185 - Special Guest: Troll Cunning Forge
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 184 - Getting Springy With It
Nov 25, 2022
Episode 183 - Special Guest: Stuart Anthony Smith
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 182 - Special Guest: Ryan Searls
Nov 11, 2022
Episode 181 - Special Guest: Alex Norton
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 180 - Special Guest: Sam Towns
Oct 28, 2022
Episode 179 - Special Guest: Jordan LaMothe
Oct 21, 2022
Episode 178 - Special Guest: The Slacksmith
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 177 - Special Guest: Roy Adams
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 176 - Constructing Gas Forges
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 175 - Bizarre Knives and Swords from History
Sep 16, 2022
Episode 174 - Catching Up on Listener Questions
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 173 - TIS DAGGERMAS With Neels van den Berg
Sep 02, 2022
Episode 172 - Listener Emails
Aug 26, 2022
Episode 171 - Combatting Stagnation
Aug 19, 2022
Episode 170 - Starting With Nothing
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 169 - Talking Business with David Pinn
Aug 05, 2022
Episode 168 - Anvil Design
Jul 29, 2022
Episode 167 - Coy Baker
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 166 - Canister Damascus
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 165 - Tips for Success in the 48hr Dagger Challenge
Jul 08, 2022
Episode 164 - Tobias Hangler from ApexUltra Steel
Jul 01, 2022
Episode 163 - Planishing and Emails
Jun 24, 2022
Episode 162 - ABS Mastersmith Neels van den Berg
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 161 - Blackbeard Projects
May 27, 2022
Episode 160 - Turning and More Emails
May 20, 2022
Episode 159 - Stuart Smith
May 13, 2022
Episode 158 - Catching Up on Emails
May 06, 2022
Episode 157 - Jason Knight
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 156 - Brendan Steele
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 155 - Stress Risers
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 154 - Getting a Handle on Your Tools
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 153 - Shock vs Compression
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 152 - Buying from China
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 151 - Lachlan Scowcroft
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 150 - Francesco Muci
Mar 11, 2022
Episode 149 - Kyle Royer
Mar 04, 2022
Episode 148 - Neels van den Berg
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 147 - Jesse Miller
Feb 18, 2022
Episode 146 - Grace Horne
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 145 - Whittling Set Competition Winners
Feb 04, 2022
Episode 144 - Lando Novak and Justin Lamoureux
Jan 28, 2022
Episode 143 - "I've Been Doing This for 50 Years!"
Jan 21, 2022
Episode 142 - Nick Stent from Bogan Blades
Jan 15, 2022
Episode 141 - Case Hardening and the 30/70 Rule
Jan 07, 2022
Episode 140 - Looking Back at 2021
Dec 31, 2021
Episode 139 - Another Year Over
Dec 24, 2021
Episode 138 - Building Solid Fuel Forges
Nov 26, 2021
Episode 137 - Combatting Assumptions
Nov 19, 2021
Episode 136 - Jayson Allen of Lindblade
Nov 12, 2021
Episode 135 - Armchair Experts
Nov 05, 2021
Episode 134 - Moving Larger Stock by Hand
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 133 - Jamie Bishop, the Sausageman
Oct 22, 2021
Episode 132 - Coy Baker from Baker Forge and Tool
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 131 - Pipe Hawk Competition Winners
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 130 - Zane Burch
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 129 - Coffee and Casting
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 128 - The Blacksmith and the Stonemason
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 127 - Knives Aren't Weapons Anymore
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 126 - Hot Cuts and Medieval Blacksmithing Part 2
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 125 - Neels van den Berg
Aug 27, 2021
Episode 124 - Ryan Casey
Aug 20, 2021
Episode 123 - The Truth About Medieval Blacksmithing
Aug 13, 2021
Episode 122 - Scallops and Snobbery
Aug 06, 2021
Episode 121 - 12c27 and Polishing
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 120 - Taps, Dies and Ordering your Operations
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 119 - Ellen Durkan of Iron Maiden Forge
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 118 - Anthony Carroll
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 117 - Hot Tables and Chopsticks
Jul 02, 2021
Episode 116 - Alex Ruiz from Volundr Forge
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 115 - Arron Finn from AJF Metalworks
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 114 - LIVE at CanIron 2021!
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 113 - Soapstone and Force Multiplication
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 112 - Why Won't my Blade Harden?
May 28, 2021
Episode 111 - Tiny Hammers and Making your Wood Behave
May 21, 2021
Episode 110 - Establishing Progression Plans
May 14, 2021
Episode 109 - A33 Steel and the Thermodynamics of Forging
May 07, 2021
Episode 108 - Proper Flux and Dressing your Tools
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 107 - Jim Morrissey
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 106 - Kat Van Forge
Apr 16, 2021
Episode 105 - File Guides and File Testing
Apr 09, 2021
Episode 104 - Celebrating Two Years of The ForgeCast
Apr 03, 2021
Episode 103 - Tool Up, or Die!
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 102 - Air Compressors and Equipment Maintenance
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 101 - Spray Bottles and your Duty of Care
Mar 05, 2021
Episode 100 - Finding your Inspiration
Feb 26, 2021
Episode 99 - Maker vs Machinist
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 98 - Getting You Forge Welding
Feb 12, 2021
Episode 97 - Face Shields and Shop Organisation
Feb 05, 2021
Episode 96 - Francesco Muci
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 95 - Vermiculite and Tooling Redundancies
Jan 22, 2021
Episode 94 - Backyard Heat Treatment
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 93 - Dangerous Misinformation
Jan 08, 2021
Episode 92 - 2020: A Year in Review
Jan 01, 2021
Episode 91 - Anne of All Trades
Dec 25, 2020
Episode 90 - Knife Handle Constructions
Dec 18, 2020
Episode 89 - Rotary Tools and Forged in Fire
Dec 11, 2020
Episode 88 - Green Beetle
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 87 - You Can't Get Rid of Us
Nov 27, 2020
Episode 86 - Renaissance Wax and Taking a Holiday
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 85 - Social Media and Community
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 84 - Anthony Carroll
Oct 09, 2020
Episode 83 - D2 Steel and Photographing your Work
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 82 - JB Weld and Up-Skilling
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 81 - Zane Burch
Sep 18, 2020
Episode 80 - David Lisch
Sep 11, 2020
Episode 79 - Temperature Measurement and Blacksmithing Fads
Sep 04, 2020
Episode 78 - A36 and Making Your Knives Pop
Aug 28, 2020
Episode 77 - Arann Reichhardt
Aug 21, 2020
Episode 76 - Air Gates and Bloomery Smelts
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 75 - Winner Announcements
Aug 07, 2020
Episode 74 - Top Tooling and Dream Projects
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 73 - Sarah from Soulbound Leather
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 72 - 4140 and Doing More with Less
Jul 17, 2020
Episode 71 - Squares and Personal Projects
Jul 10, 2020
Episode 70 - Vices and Preventing Burnout
Jul 03, 2020
Episode 69 - 15N20 and Desert Island Tools
Jun 26, 2020
Episode 68 - Water and Tool Prices
Jun 19, 2020
Episode 67 - Handle Broaches and Achieving Better Guard Fit-ups
Jun 12, 2020
Episode 66 - Gas Gauges and Forge Design
Jun 05, 2020
Episode 65 - Cable Organisation and Workshop Visitors
May 29, 2020
Episode 64 - Oils and Handle Materials
May 22, 2020
Episode 63 - Lighting and Bizarre Forging Myths
May 15, 2020
Episode 62 - Chisels and Wood Choices
May 08, 2020
Episode 61 - 48hr Dagger Build Debrief
May 01, 2020
Episode 60 - Neels van den Berg
Apr 24, 2020
Episode 59 - Acids and Chasing Tolerances
Apr 17, 2020
Episode 58 - Fullering Tools and Project Planning
Apr 10, 2020
Episode 57 - Blade Symposium Recap
Apr 03, 2020
Episode 56 - Working with Resin
Mar 27, 2020
Episode 55 - Air Quality
Mar 20, 2020
Episode 54 - Uri Tuchman
Mar 13, 2020
Episode 53 - Gloves and Bread & Butter Projects
Mar 06, 2020
Episode 52 - Special LIVE Episode to Celebrate a Year of the Show
Feb 29, 2020
Episode 51 - Tongs, Bending, Turning and Twisting!
Feb 21, 2020
Episode 50 - Welders and Texturing
Feb 14, 2020
Episode 49 - Needle Files and Forging Ahead
Feb 07, 2020
Episode 48 - 52100 and Hand-Sanding
Jan 31, 2020
Episode 47 - Centrepunches and Quality Control
Jan 24, 2020
Episode 46 - Calipers and Catching Up
Jan 17, 2020
Episode 45 - Sharpeners and Keeping Cool
Dec 27, 2019
Episode 44 - W2 Steel and Blade Testing
Dec 20, 2019
Episode 43 - Collin Miller
Dec 13, 2019
Episode 42 - Blowtorches and Listener Questions
Dec 06, 2019
Episode 41 - 5160 Steel and Knife Tip Design
Nov 29, 2019
Episode 40 - Bailing Wire and Extrapolation
Nov 22, 2019
Episode 39 - Twisting Wrenches and Grinder Belts
Nov 15, 2019
Episode 38 - Goodbye Nils
Nov 08, 2019
Episode 37 - Lube and Training Projects
Nov 01, 2019
Episode 36 - Chisel Plates & Finishes
Oct 25, 2019
Episode 35 - J. Neilson
Oct 18, 2019
Episode 34 - Neels Van Den Berg (Black Dragon Forge)
Oct 11, 2019
Episode 33 - Flux & Damascus stuff
Oct 04, 2019
Episode 32 - Peter Swarz-Burt
Sep 27, 2019
Episode 31 - Hand Drills & Why We Do What We Do
Sep 20, 2019
Episode 30 - Roy Adams, Christ Centered Ironworks pt.2
Sep 13, 2019
Episode 29 - Files & Weird things...
Sep 06, 2019
Episode 28 - Cobalt Drill bits & Answering Emails
Aug 30, 2019
Episode 27 - Marking Boards & Moments of Clarity
Aug 23, 2019
Episode 26 - Holdfast & Buissness Talk
Aug 16, 2019
Episode 25 - Marking Tools & Mästermyr Chest
Aug 09, 2019
Episode 24 - Bandsaw & Beauty vs Function
Aug 02, 2019
Episode 23 - Anvil Silencers & Injuries in the workshop
Jul 26, 2019
Episode 22 - Bending forks and Hammer Technique
Jul 19, 2019
Episode 21 - Different Types of Brushes & Liquids in the Workshop
Jul 12, 2019
Episode 20 - Organizing the Workspace
Jul 05, 2019
Episode 19 - Drill Press & Perfecting your work
Jun 28, 2019
Episode 18 - Gasforges & Forgewelding part 1
Jun 21, 2019
Episode 17 - Dave DelaGardelle, Cedarlore Forge
Jun 14, 2019
Episode 16 - Forged in Fire Champion, Derek Melton
Jun 07, 2019
Episode 15 - Angle Grinders & Drifting Steel
May 31, 2019
Episode 14 - Yamez, Island metal forge
May 24, 2019
Episode 13 - Benchgrinders & Steel pt.1
May 17, 2019
Episode 12 - Dan Moss
May 10, 2019
Episode 11 - Anvilstands & Heattreat
May 03, 2019
Episode 10 - guillotine tools & Homemade Powerhammers
Apr 26, 2019
Episode 9 - Kyle Royer, Master Bladesmith
Apr 19, 2019
Episode 8 - Drawknife & Tool making
Apr 12, 2019
Episode 7 - Armorsmithing with Lindaholm Armory
Apr 05, 2019
Episode 6 - The Forge & Ornamental work
Mar 29, 2019
Episode 5 - Roy Adams, Christ Centered Ironworks and Business
Mar 21, 2019
Episode 4 - Grinders, Swords and Technical Difficulties
Mar 15, 2019
Episode 3 - Hammers and Patience
Mar 08, 2019
Episode 2 - Swages and Safety
Mar 01, 2019
Pilot - Introduction
Feb 17, 2019