Forge Side Chat

By Lando, Nick and sometimes Shteve

Forge Side Chat is a podcast hosted by two hosers from The Great White North, Canada, eh!

Focusing on metal work, Nick Verbree (old soldier tool works) and Lando Novak (abstract_blacksmith) sit down e... more

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How many episodes does Forge Side Chat have?

The podcast currently has 154 episodes available.

Forge Side Chat episodes:

April 22, 2025 EP 154 Rachel Charlebois
Episode 154 with Rachel Charlebois of Metalbyrachel in Apsley, Ontario.
Rachel brings to the show 15 years of metal working experience from being in a full time weld shop to now being a part time owner operator of a metal art shop. This lady is a busy one with a family that does home schooling as well as raising some chickens she manages to sneak a couple days a week into her shop to crate her masterpieces. Using plasma cutters, grinders, torches, and welders she creates some absolutely stunning pieces.
With pleasure Matt and Lando chat with Rachel about how it all started and grew to be what it is. Rachel gives us some insight on her work and even drops a little secret move.

CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.

Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakejames
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths

Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 16min
April 14, 2025 EP 153 Leah Aripotch CanIron
Episode 153 with Leah Aripotch chatting about CanIron with Lando and Justin.
We kick off season 5 with a highly anticipated guest and demonstrator for this year's CanIron event. We get an inside view of how Leah goes about her art pieces. Some of the forethought as well as process. The excitement for CanIron is really starting to set in at this point for everyone. Bound to be an absolutely amazing event with not only great demonstrators, but with a list of awesome people attending. Find out all about it as you drive into this episode of Forge Side Chat!
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakejames
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 8min
April 08, 2025 EP 152 Forge Chat with Lando and Laroquez
Episode 152 Lando and Laroquez sit down to chat about what's been keeping them busy lately including a new hydraulic forge press build and a trip to Salt Spring Island.
Laroquez recently decided to up his game and build a forge press. Something he has been wanting to do for a long time now, but space wasn't allowing. With his new shop space he decided to start building a hefty press.
Lando (that's me) travelled to Salt Spring Island to hang out at Thistle Rock Forge with a group of awesome smiths under the tutor of Peter Braspenix.
Listen to hear about some of the things I learnt on my trip as well as the chat regarding the hydraulic press build.
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakejames
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 20min
March 25, 2025 EP 151 Noah Vachon chats CanIron
Episode 151 with Noah Vachon of Vachon Knives in Sanstead Quebec.
Noah joins Justin and Lando this week for a chat about life, work, business and of course CanIron. Get some insight on what to expect at this year's CanIron event as Noah comes out to demonstrate some knife making skills. This episode also dives into some history behind all 3 in the chat all the while bringing you the educational value this podcast has become well known for. Sit back, relax, and soak up some great info. Or maybe enjoy this while you grind away. Either way...
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakejames
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 21min
March 15, 2025 EP 150 Ryan Belanger of True North Forge
EP 150!! With Ryan Belanger of True North Forge in Alymer, Ontario Canada
Its with absolute pleasure that we get to introduce you to Ryan Belanger this week. Ryan has been a good friend of ours for a few years now and is without a doubt one of our most favorite blacksmiths. His skill set is something to admire as well as his humble approach to life. Justin and Lando discuss with Ryan much about this as well as his involvement with the upcoming CanIron. Ryan has a few demonstrations under his belt with his local group OABA and will soon bring his knowledge of the ABANA curriculum to Austin Manitoba. The tools, the techniques, and most importantly the wisdom behind repetition. Ryan is not one to settle for good enough and you can see that in his work. If you are on the fence about CanIron, the demonstrator line up is without a doubt something you don't want to miss.
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakejames
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 36min
March 08, 2025 EP 149 Pat Quinn chats CanIron
EP 149 with Pat Quinn of the Center For Metal Arts joins us this week with some history of his life as a blacksmith and getting into the Center For Metal Arts. @abstract_blacksmith and @rainydayforge sit down with Pat for a couple hours and only brush the surface of things we can learn from Pat. This man is extremely well known and respected in the blacksmith for a good reason. His work ethic and quality of work combine with his honest and open personality make him one of the greats of modern day blacksmithing. Pats made a massive impact in the world of blacksmithing with the Center for Metal Arts and you can get to witness him in person at CanIron 2025 here in Manitoba Canada this summer.. Take a listen to the episode and get an idea of what Pat will bring to the event. The Manitoba Blacksmith Guild is very excited to be bringing him here for this and for good reason. Come check it out, meet some amazing smiths, soak up some great knowledge and enjoy some stellar demonstrations.
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakeblacksmith
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
1h 55min
March 02, 2025 EP 148 Heather Lawrie of Heavy Metal Heather
EP 148 with Heather Lawrie of Heavy Metal Heather in West Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ladies and gents, this week we sit down with an amazing metal artist from the East coast of Canada. This lady has her game figured out! She has a good story of growing up as a hard working girl with parents that did a good job guiding her. With the knowledge she has gained over her year of working in the family business as well as having a husband who owned a machine shop(which her son has now taken over) she has a good hand in business. All of the culminated into her become one heck of a metal artist when she one day began to play with a welder and plasma cutter. She found a new love and combined that with her knowledge of painting to begin making some absolutely stunning pieces.
It was our absolute pleasure to sit down and get to know Heather. We laughed and shared some great info. Hopefully you get a few chuckles and walk away with some inspiration of your own!
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakeblacksmith
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 41min
February 24, 2025 EP 147 Henry Davis of HT1 Metalworks
EP 147 with Henry Davis of HT1 Metalworks in Jacksonville Florida. This week Lando and Laroquez sit down with Henry to discuss his business of castings. Henry has become a well known name for Navy pieces that he casts at his home shop. He tell us about how he has become absolutely swamped with orders and tries to live a balanced life in the crazy hot temperatures of Florida. We go over some of his history of service in the Navy where he learnt how to cast, weld and shoot machine guns. Henry was a wealth of knowledge and we hope you find this chat enjoy thoroughly enjoyable.
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakeblacksmith
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 40min
February 15, 2025 EP 146 Mike Whitmore of Whitewater Forge
EP 146 with Mike Whitmore of Whitewater Forge in Pembroke, Ontario.
This week we sit down with Mike to discuss his business in blacksmithing and how it has turned into a full time business for him. All the while he continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter. Mike has made a successful business as a blacksmith with making knives, axes, hammers and also artistic pieces such as floral pieces, rings and bracelets. Both myself and Laroquez are in love with Mike's shop setup so we made sure to ask him about that and the tools he had acquired. Another great chat with another great blacksmith in the books.
Thank you to everyone that listens and follows the show!
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakeblacksmith
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsored by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 57min
January 30, 2025 EP 145 Phil Strikes Back
Episode 145 with Phil Binder of Philworx
We sit down with Phil once again to relight a dumpster fire we left smoldering. There were intentions for a different guest this week, but due to connectivity issues we had to do some last minute reach arounds to find a new guest. And guess who came to save us, but the none other than Philworx.
You may remember Phil from a few episodes back. We have a strong connection behind the scenes with eachother through instagram chats. It made it easy for us to connect on a multitude of issues that some may find disturbing. Of course we sprinkled in some useful tidbits here and there so you can get some listening value out of this one and not walk away in complete and utter disappointment.
CanIron 2025
That's right ladies and gents. CanIron is coming to Manitoba! The Manitoba blacksmith guild has done it. They have secured a location in Austin, MB. They have set the date, August 7-10,2025.
They have aligned catered food and places for people to stay. They have organized a line up of presenters that will be absolutely amazing. And of course the list of support is too notch as well.
CanIron XIV is bound to be an event that will be spoken about for years and you don't want to miss it.
Presentations will be provided by... are you ready for this!
Noah Vachon @vachonknives
Jake James @jakeblacksmith
Pat Quinn @handforgedinvt
Frank Annighofer @abanaorg
Ryan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforge
Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch
Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmiths
Sponsered by
Maritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupply
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 (ha go listen to the episode yah hosers)
...more
2h 2min

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How many episodes does Forge Side Chat have?

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