The hosers of Forge Side Chat talk with Casey Valensky of Lynn Valley Forge of North Vancouver. Although Casey has only been a knife maker for a few years, his work already shows levels of mastery. What brought him on this journey? Listen and find out.

Miran ElBakyan tells his amazing story of escaping from Armenia with his parents, to learning blacksmithing in Isreal and then moving to Canada to enjoy the pleasant Vancouver winter.  

Make sure your note pads are out as Lando and Justin sit down to chat with Chris Green of Black Cat Metal.  

In this episode we discuss some of the finer details of being a knife maker in Calgary where you will find Chris creating some of the highest quality blades within the Great White North, aka Canada eh.  Chris speaks about the hows and whys of his business, some of his treasure hunting travels(travelling for tools) and how a young apprentice has made their way into his shop recently.

Huge thanks to Chris Green for his time to chat with us and a massive thanks to our listeners for their support.

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Lando and Justin call up Jake to discuss some of the finer details of being an artist blacksmith in Canada.