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The Coal Cast is a dynamic series about Blacksmithing, Entrepreneurship, Education, and Community with hosts Nathan Brandt and Francis Strole. The Coal Cast will feature a range of segments and episodes that feature our amazing community of creators, employees, and other entrepreneurs.
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Welcome back Will Stelter and new guest Jackson Rumble! We're recapping Blade Show and introducing Jackson's journey to the Coal crew!
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Steve King is a blacksmith/bladesmith as well as the current President of the Indiana Blacksmithing Association. Steve is an incredible teacher and advocate for furthering blacksmithing education and accessibility for everyone in or aspiring to be in the craft. You can meet Steve this weekend at the IBA annual Tipton Conference in Tipton, Indiana.
Register here - https://www.indianablacksmithing.org/iba-conference-2024
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Mareko Maumasi joins us today to share his spectacular journey into bladesmithing and his passion for sharing his accumulated knowledge through classes!
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Join us for a great conversation about podcasts, induction, and innovation with the one and only Derek Melton (except there are apparently two of him). Derek offers some wonderful forged products and tools on his website, gives his time for demonstrations and events, and is an incredible source of information, joy, and experience through his social media presence.
You can follow Derek though his Instagram @derekmelton and check out his work on his website derekmelton.com
Sign up for Derek's Fathers Day Forging class at COALSCHOOL.COM!
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This week's guest is Coal Iron Works welder and bladesmith- Josh Porterfield! Tune in to learn more about Josh's journey and his involvement at Coal Iron Works!
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Hang out with Brett Onnink of Burning Sky Forge on today's episode of The Coal Cast!
You can come and learn from Brett at the Coal School of Iron this April for his intro to bladesmithing class to forge your very own knife!
Sign up here! - https://coalschool.com/coalclasses/forged-blade-april
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Mastersmith Jason Knight relocated to East Tennessee from his native state of South Carolina. He is known among custom makers and collectors as an innovator. Jason is a master of blade design and edge geometry. His influence is widespread in the knife industry. It is reflected in the work of many he has mentored over the past twenty years. He understands the value of sharing his skills and ideas with other makers. Through full-length "How To" videos that he has written and directed, teaching in his studio and at schools around the country, Jason can share his passion for knifemaking and fan that spark into flame in others.
https://knightforgestudio.com/
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Kurt Fehrenbach is a master blacksmith in several rites, including being an ABANA curriculum instructor and a power hammer genius. Check out this awesome episode and explore Kurt's blacksmithing journey with us!
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Walter Sorrells is a swordsmith, business owner/operator, novelist, educator, martial artist, and a wonderful conversationalist.
Tune into this week's awesome episode with a legend in the knife-making community and learn more about what goes into some of the best blade-based educational content out there!
https://www.waltersorrellsblades.com/COALIRON.COMCOALSCHOOL.COM
Welcome to SEASON 3 of The Coal Cast! We're excited to bring you a new feature of our show- REMOTE GUESTS. We can now reach and record anyone in the WORLD to feature on our platform- and first up on our world-wide guest list is none other than ZACK HERBERHOLZ! Zack shares his experience as an entrepreneur in the makers field as well as some insightful stories!
You can forge with Zack at either of his classes at the Coal School of Iron in February (a couples rose forging class) or in June (a steel and leather stool class).
You can find Zack on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/zhfabrications/
or on his website https://www.zhfabrications.com/work/hammers
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The Season 2 Finale of The Coal Cast is LIVE! Tune in for our most chaotic episode yet!
Season 3 is coming in January 2024 with a BIG change! Let us know who you want to see and what you want us talking about! Best suggestion gets a high five ✋️
Watch or Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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The last of the Andy Davis Hammer-In demos is live now!
Check out the spectacular Will Stelter show off his Indestructible Chopper build at the Coal School of Iron.
@willstelter is on the road to being a master bladesmith, and is constantly proving himself of such an esteemed title with innovations and execution as seen in this demo.
https://www.willstelterbladesmith.com/
Special Coal Cast Episode Pt. 3!
Check out the Father-Son tag team Winburn Steel and their demo on a twisted forge-welded blade core!
There is a ton of incredible wisdom shared by these two generous craftsmen. Tune in if you never want to ruin a damascus billet again ;)
Thank you @winburnsteel for the amazing demo!
Watch and Listen now and Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you get your podcasts.
https://www.winburnsteel.com/
A few weeks ago we held our annual Andy Davis Hammer-In here at the Coal School of Iron, and we were blessed with 4 incredible demonstrations on the second day of the event.
The next demo was done by Mr. Andrew Larson
https://www.andrewlarsonblacksmith.com/blacksmithing-tools
Andrew forges out a rounding hammer using an intricate sequence process and a striker, and then a pair of flat bit tongs.
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Today is the first of 4 special episode leading up to the season finale of Season 2 of the Coal Cast.
A few weeks ago we held our annual Andy Davis Hammer-In here at the Coal School of Iron, and we were blessed with 4 incredible demonstrations on the second day of the event.
The first demo was done by Mr. Derek Melton of Melton Forge Works https://www.derekmelton.com/
Derek dives deep into his processes and reasoning behind his product line and business model. You can listen to Dereks account of the Hammer-In on his podcast "Melton Forge Works Podcast" https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JM6zGXqYigENUTIrGZsLA?si=DQfDZPiRRd22UvdJnZvONw
GNOME HAMMER FORGE Ryan Brueck is Gnome Hammer Forge- a proud owner of a 12 Ton Press, a 16 Ton Press, and now the very first Coal Iron Works 60 Ton Press owner! Ryan has been making hammers and smithing full time for a while now- acquiring contracts and doing custom work for clients all over the world. You can find more of Ryans work on his Instagram or on his website! Be sure to get your tickets to the Andy Davis Hammer-In on December 1st and 2nd to meet Ryan and for a full day of Open Forging at the Coal School of Iron and a full day of demos from the likes of Derek Melton, Andrew Larson, Winburn Steel, and Will Stelter! COALIRON.COM
Nathan and Francis recap some of our recent shows and Hammer-Ins including the Eric Hemker Hammer-In and the Catskill Maker Camp. We also dive a little deeper into the new H-Frame Press line and the Press Builder Tool. Be sure to get your tickets to the Andy Davis Hammer-In on December 1st and 2nd for a full day of Open Forging at the Coal School of Iron and a full day of demos from the likes of Derek Melton, Andrew Larson, Winburn Steel, and Will Stelter! COALIRON.COM
Jeremy Fulton is Norse Forge - professional blacksmith, army veteran, and social media icon.
Jeremy and Alyssa (SkateElf) have just concluded their first leg of their ForgeTour 2023 - a full cross-country tour with stops for adventure and teaching the art of blacksmithing!
Along with Forge Tour 2023, Jeremy is busy facilitating blade competitions such as "Forged in Duck Sauce", creating viral TikToks for his army of followers, and casually building a castle.
To get involved with Jeremy and Alyssa and their epic journey, follow them on social media, sign up for their classes, or meet them while they're touring! You can find them at https://www.norseforgeblades.com/home
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We've got Nathan Brandt, Logan Gillihan, and Francis Strole talking about Quadstate 2023 and the epic reveal of the Coal Iron Works Self-Contained Power Hammer.
Learn More about the Coal Iron Power Hammer at COALIRON.COM
Will Stelter is a social media sensation with an affinity for sharp things and occasionally heavy things as well.
As an accomplished bladesmith and influencer, Will has built a mighty empire of followers who are drawn to his creativity, skill, and energetic character- among other things including a collection of some of the coolest machines and tools he's restored over the years.
Dive into the Stelter origin story with us on today's episode of The Coal Cast!
Check out Will's channel here!
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