Forge Side Chat

Ep 81 Paul Krzyszkowski @toronto_blacksmith

Out of KentRegion, Ontario, Canada

This week, Lando Novak @abstract_blacksmith and Nick Welsh @twistedsteel505 sat down with Paul of Toronto Blacksmith to discuss his talent in the axe making world. We learn that Paul had a young entrance to entrepreneurship while in trades school. This guy is a one man show and works his butt off daily. His hard work and dedication to the craft not only show in his work, but it has also taken him into other workshops to display his knowledge.

Sit back and listen to another great episode. Somewhere between the technical difficulties, there's good stuff in there😉.

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Songs of the week:

Lando - Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - Easy Lover

Nick - BTO - Taking Care of Business (in respect to Robbie Bachman)

Ep 80 Jen Phillips @officialjenphillips of Metal Monkey Design Co in Saskatchewan, Canada

This week, Lando Novak @abstract_blacksmith and Nick Welsh @twistedsteel505 sat down with Jen to discuss her path in the metal art world.

Jen has recently been making a name for herself with metal sculpture. She has won 1st place in the Artistic and Design category of Metal Supermarkets ‘Metal My Way’ Contest.

Awarded 2nd place in Fusion Arts International Art Competition ‘5th Women Artists Art Exhibition’ and has also graced the front page of FFJournal magazine!

Jen works out of the shop she built on her property along with help from the family. She is a hunter and you can definitely see her love for wildlife come to play in her art pieces. Jen is also working on a super modest tool list. You might be surprised to hear what little she uses to accomplish so much!

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Songs of the week:

Lando - Mad Caddies - Im So Alone

Nick - Metallica - Master of Puppets

Jen - Tyler Childers - White House Road

Ep 79 with Jeremy Michaluk of @jmstuf in Quesnel, BC, Canada

This episode Nick Welsh of @twistedsteel505 and myself

(Lando @abstract_blacksmith )sat down with Jeremy to discuss how he has found his passion for knife making and artistic blacksmithing. Jeremy is fairly new into this and recently moved to Quesnel to work on his dream.

Like many of us, he is finding his way through the thicks of all that comes with running your own hustle.

Things were a bit different this episode with Nick being replaced by Nick. Although it sounds like that would be easy right. It can take time to get used to working with people, so bear with us as we continue to work on bringing you amazing stories and education from the blacksmithing world.

Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! Just drop me a dm and I'll get back to you asap.

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#hammer #forge #machining

#hydraulic #damascus #steel #artist #jewelry #silver #gold

#metallurgy #abana #maker

Songs of the week:

Lando - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Found God In A Tomato

Nick - Linda Rhondstat - You're No Good

Jeremy - ACDC - Who Made Who

Ep 78 with Mark Krause @hammer_whisperer

out of Oregon, USA

This episode we sat down with Mark to discuss power hammers, dies, machining, welding, business and life. The information in this guys head is something I'm sure many of us wish we could just plug into and download. Mark has been hot on my list as one of the most influential blacksmiths out there. He has grown himself a very well known name in the industry and for a damn good reason. The guys experience, hard work and excellent demeanor make him a top notch dude to have around. He has been super kind to me over the yeas and hopefully you all find this to be informative and fun.

Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show! Just drop me a dm and I'll get back to you asap.

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou #weld #welder

#hammer #forge #machining

#hydraulic #damascus #steel #artist #jewelry #silver #gold

#metallurgy #abana #maker

Songs of the week:

Lando - Guns and Roses - Estranged

Nick - Lamb of God -

Omerta

Mark - Stiff Little Fingers -

Suspect Device

Ep 77 with Avery Goltz of Blood Hound Ironworks in Caledon, Ontario, Canada

Avery runs a full time blacksmithing gig making knives and artistic pieces all the while sustaining a life through gardening and livestock. Avery and I have a pretty chill convo about life and blacksmithing. Hope you all enjoy the solo host thing.

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou

Songs of the week:

Lando - Elaine Stritch-Are You Having Any Fun

Avery - Axel F - Crazy Frog

Ep 76 with Jesse Lambert of JD Custom Knives in Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada. We finally arrived getting this one out. Yes I know it's late, computers can suck. But onwards we go and the chat with Jesse takes us on a journey. Some super deep convo goes down which honestly was not expected at all considering Jesse stepped up to the plate last minute. This man had no hesitation when asked to jump on board last minute after our scheduled guest was unable to attend. We talk knives, shop, family and business. I really enjoyed the convo with Jesse and gained an great amount of respect for someone I had never spoke to before. Thank you Jesse and thank you to our listeners. Much love for the people that have decided to join this journey. We actually have a few episodes in the bank right now and our recording schedule is rather maxed out for a few weeks. Might be catching a bonus episode this month if I can find the time to edit and post. Also if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN

Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou Songs of the week: Lando-Gob - Soda. Nick-Lamb of God - Omerta. Jesse-Zack Williams - Rescue Story

Season 3 begins!

Episode 75 rolls out with some previous guests joining us. Hear what @mikejonesknifeandtool and @woodlandiron have been up to in the last year as well as what they have in plan. We also chat with @rainydayforge for a bit as well as a bit of banter between Lando and Nick

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN

Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou

Songs of the week

Sorry. Nothing to add.

Episode 74 with Lindsay Murphy of @lindsay_creative

The last episode of the season!

Lindsay was an amazing chat and we went for way to long and eventually it became just rambling. Some good rambling though!

This girl is making strides in the maker community with blacksmithing and jewelry. We go over some of the work she has done plus a bit of the history to how she got where she is now. She may have convinced me to try silversmithing and definitely convinced me that the next project with the kid is copper.

Thorugh our chat we find there is some code connections we share in this world which honeslty isn't surprising. The maker community is like no other and we should all be damn proud that we make it this awesome. Thank you Lindsay and thank you to our listeners. We wouldn't be here without all the support!

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN

Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M!

Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou

Songs of the week

Nick - Journey - Don't stop believing

Lindsay - Metric - Help I'm Alive

Lando - Operation Ivy - Healthy Body

Episode 73

Kevin Stone Metal Sculpter from

Vancouver, BC, Canada

This week the hosers sat down with Kevin the same time @ctv was broadcasting their interview with him. Kevin's been getting a lot of attention lately worldwide. And for darn good reasons. His very large and detailed welded sculptures are not what most people would take on. The space required would be the first thing that comes to mind. The next would be the skill set. You don't just start on big sculptures though. Kevin's been working with steel for a long time now. From big structural work and fabrication all the way to custom hot rods. Listen and find out how Kevin's busted through the struggles and built himself the success story he has!

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN

Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou

Songs of the week

Hammer and Anvil - The Longest John's

Hot Rod Heart - John Fogarty

Don't Feel So Bad - The F Holes

Bonus episode this week with @tyrellknifeworks

Denis Tyrell joins us for a quick chat about what's going on in his shop right now as well as some insight as to how he has gotten to where he is. This man has really been putting in the work to create some amazing blades and documents all of his work through his YouTube channel. He has gained a very large following very quickly and much of that can be attributed to the effort he puts forth.

In this episode we also talk about how he has just completed making a Damascus pattern knife using gold as one of the layers. (Insert Austin Power's "I love gold")

This thing is no joke people and he is releasing a video to his YouTube that will document the build this week!

Also if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

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@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 $100 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN

Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat, and 3M! Check out the Velocity Grinder while you're there for under $2500 including a 2hp motor with KBAC VFD it's a deal you can't go wrong with.

#handmade #metalfabrication #forged #artistblacksmith #metalart #blacksmith #blacksmithing #wfiprojects #bladesmith #welding #canada #podcast #comedy #psstillloveyou

Songs of the week

Trickle Down - Tragically Hip

12 Days of Christmas-Bob and Doug Mckenzie

Gaye - Fouki