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Noel LaFlamme: Hammer and Forge Metallurgist

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#46 – Noel LaFlamme: Hammer and Forge Metallurgist

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  • Always interested in how things work and making it better.
  • Which led to blacksmithing - by way of archery
  • Made arrowheads out of rebar.
    • Which (of course) led to a sword.
    • Rules of thumb for temperature of steel.
    • Blacksmithing is a hobby that makes a few bucks.
    • Specialty is chef’s knives
    • Good knives are tapered from spine to edge and from bast to tip.
    • YouTube videos on knife making are a mixed-bag.
    • 1st job out of college was at a venture capital firm.
      • Left to be more involved in the actual creation.
      • Three most important factors for a startup – the team, the team, and the team.
      • Good innovation often comes from startup pivots.
      • “Getting around” patents
      • Really enjoys flyfishing – and makes his equipment
      • Did fly fishing make Ted Williams a great hitter or vice versa.
      • Craft food for the movie filming of Moonrise Kingdom was in his front yard.
      • Apolo Anton Ohno is often confused for … Apolo Anton Ohno.

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        Reach Noel at www.Laflammeforge.com

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