Forge Side Chat

EP 160 with Rob Jung of Rob Jung's Metalart in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada This week's episode brings to you a man becoming. very well known in the metal art world best known for his work The Weeping Willow. Rob Jung, that's pronounced young if you don't know, has been working with metal for a long time. He has a lineage of metalworking in his family as you will find out in this episode. Rob is now running his shop out of an old auto body shop. He isn't the first guest we've had on the show that has done this and it sounds like it works out really well. The shop space not only has lots of space, but there is also the reception area that he now has set up as the gallery for his work. Rob has recently become very well known for his metal flowers which we dive into a bit and he gives away a little secret on how he forms his work.Big thank you to Rob for coming on the show! He is a very busy guy, but I highly recommend you give him a shout and stop by his shop to see his gallery. 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 @vachonknivesJake James @jakejamesPat Quinn @handforgedinvtFrank Annighofer @abanaorgRyan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforgeLeah Aripotch @leaharipotch Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmithsPedro Bedard @red_river_valley_forgeSponsored byMaritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupplyMaritime 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)

EP 156 Glenn Closson of Crescent Moon Forge in Victoria, BC, Canada The hosers Laroquez and Lando sit down with Glenn to discuss his 30+ years as a blacksmith, welder, fabricator and artist. Glenn is a well known metal artist in the City of Victoria. If you ever visit you will see his work in many areas of the city including government buildings. Find out how Glenn goes about his work and what brought him to the point he is at in this episode. 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)

EP 155 with Austen Evans of Lotus Forge in Calgary Alberta.Today's episode brings you a conversation with Austen Evans and myself, Lando Novak.We chat about Austen's beginning in blacksmithing and the struggles he has endured during some of that time. I was lucky enough to meet Austen in person at Thistle Rock Forge this spring where we had the chance to get to know each other a bit. Austen does some really nice work from axes and hammers to flowers as well. Taking a few courses now at Thistle Rock Forge as well as with a few other well noted blacksmiths in his area has given him an upper hand in understanding good blacksmithing. Check out his story here and find out whats what in this guy's game.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 @vachonknivesJake James @jakejamesPat Quinn @handforgedinvtFrank Annighofer @abanaorgRyan Belanger @ryanbelanger_truenorthforgeLeah Aripotch @leaharipotch Manitoba Blacksmith Guild @manitobasmithsSponsored byMaritime Knife Supply @maritimeknifesupplyMaritime 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Episode 144 with Codie Aljets. A long awaited conversation between myself and Codie finally took place and we put it on the record for all you to hear. I've been online buddies with Codie for a few years now. We have shared stories, tips and just life updates. This man has a lot to share and we definitely didn't cover all of it. His life in art and Metalwork was our focus, but we also touch a little on some of his previous endeavors and life struggles. One thing I found very informative about this conversation was Codies explanation of using a wooden block to shape metal while still cold. He might have a forge and anvil, but to the surprise of many that see his art, most of his work is done cold. Many thanks to Codie for sharing his story with the world and many thanks to the listeners. I hope you all find this one to be informative and helpful. 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)

Episode 143 with Artist blacksmith Jake James from Vancouver Island BC. Jake James was our very first officially released to public episode and now he's back. CanIron is on the horizon and Jake is slated to be one of the demonstrators at the event this summer. If you haven't gotten signed up yet then get on over to the site and get your tickets cause this is going to be an event you don't want to miss. We talk all about that in this episode and also get some life update on Jake as he has some exciting stuff coming up soon in his life. And when I say we, I'm talking about Mr Justin Lamoureux of Rainy Day Forge! Joing Forge Side Chat once again, the President of the Manitoba Blacksmith Guild bringing us all the juicy info on CanIron. Hear all the good news here on Forge Side Chat as always! 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)

Episode 142 with Jin Singh of Wootz Militia located in Birmingham England. Black country as it's known for its history in the metal working world. Jin shares a shop with an actual foundry that is located right down the street from some very prominent companies including Brooks, Peter Wright, Norton and many more. His shop now produces some of the world's most excellent wootz and also does some spectacular historical work. Jin comes by this trade in a very honest manner although his path wasn't clear to him at first. His grandfather was the village blacksmith in an Indian village, but Jin didn't take on this trade until later in life. He tells us of some history in his family and how that transcribed into his current business. Jin's knowledge in wootz and the history of it was spectacular to listen to. Not only the history of Wootz, but the uses of it as well. This episode will fill your notebooks! If that isn't something you've done in the past then this episode is where it starts! Many thanks to Jin and the International Wootz Society for their efforts in maintaining and sharing the knowledge of such an amazing metal process. 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 FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #welding #podcast Forge Chat Tunes https://spotify.link/3opk5PDX2

Episode 141 with Alison Palla of Meraki Metal Works in Bakersfield, California In this episode I sit down with Alison Palla for a chat about her grind to a new future as a metal artist. Alison was formerly practicing law full time, but came into the metal art field a little unexpectedly. It has now evolved into everything she wants. As a metal artist she finds herself facing new obstacles and challenges that she is very welcoming of. She has also found herself being part of a community that is extremely embracing and sharing. Take a listen to hear how all of this has unfolded for her. 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 FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #welding #podcast Shout outs Stephanie Hoffman @_stephanie_hoffman_ David Madero @madero_co Leah Aripotch @leaharipotch Max Ceron @askmax75 Rae Ripple @raeripple Cristian Sosa @sosametalworks Caniron @canironxiv Jake James @jakeblacksmith Karl Fisher @japhands_kustoms Pat Vanvolkingburgh @pcvcustoms Thanks to Pat for keeping the playlist going!! https://spotify.link/3opk5PDX2Hb https://spotify.link/3opk5PDX2Hb

EP 128 with Phil Binder of Philworx Lando and Laroquez sit down with Phil and discuss his life in metalworking. The conversation goes all over the place, but always rotates around the common theme of metalwork. Phil is a man of 35 years in metalworking. Working with his hands has been something this guy has made his life passion and a full-time business. Art, fabrication and business all get intertwined in this one! And it wouldn't be an episode of we didn't bring up our personal lives a bit. This one is a long one so we won't blame you if it takes a few listens to digest it all. It definitely took us a while to get it out! Huge thank you to everyone that has supported the podcast! You can help support those who support us by heading over to www.thehoodedheroes.org www.maritimeknifesupply.com www.philworx.com https://toastedmetalforge.ca KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! www.maritimeknifesupply.com @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 FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #anvil #shoplife #bluecollar #forge #tools #maker #podcast #comedy #welding #Toronto #Canada #local #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou

EP 136 with Milan Gravier Cutlier from France This week we bring on a special guest. Our man Steve has been a huge fan of Milan for a while now and put in a special request to get him on. Milan agreed and away we went. Milan is a knife maker that specializes in the Japanese style of knives, but even more so is the fact he specializes in stone sharpening. This is where Steve found himself really wanting to know more. We chat a lot about this and much of Milan's life as a knife maker. Another great episode! Thanks Milan! Hope all you hosers enjoy eh! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! 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 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #anvil #shoplife #bluecollar #forge #tools #maker #podcast #comedy #welding #Toronto #Canada #local #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou #selfcare #support #mentalhealth #love

EP 135 Skye Wallace This episode has been sitting in the bunker for a couple weeks. Way too much going on right now and I partially explain at the end of the video, but that is seriously just a droplet of what all has gone on. Top it off I was a little unsure about some of the things we spoke about, but regardless here it is. I don't think I really edited anything out including the ad read for the knife show. Alas we are back at it and have another great epiaode with a knife maker from France coming up next week! Skye was a pleasure to chat with and I'm now constantly listening to the DND podcast that she is a part of. Highly suggest checking out @planetarcanapod @skyewallacemusic and I spoke about some cool stuff that I'm sure many of us in the blacksmithing industry will find a relation too. Art comes in many forms and she is no stranger to that. Funny how someone who doesn't work with metal posting a Bob and Doug video ended up becoming a guest on a blacksmith show. Oddly enough she has actually moved hot steel on an anvil before. Listen and find out more! Hope yah hosers enjoy eh! Good day! KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES!! 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 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #anvil #shoplife #bluecollar #forge #tools #maker #podcast #comedy #welding #Toronto #Canada #local #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou #selfcare #support #mentalhealth #love

EP 134 Jacques Gallant of Gallant Metal Works We sit down with Jacques and discuss his life as a blacksmith and metal worker. This man is a wealth of knowledge and we are.lucky to have him on team Canada eh. Some really great metal working tips hidden in this gem. Much love from the hosers over here at Forge Side Chat bud. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to check out the Great Lakes Custom Knife Show coming up August 17 in Goderich Ont As always the show is sponsored by Maritime Knife Supply Go check out www.maritimeknifesupply.ca For all your knife making and blacksmithing supply needs! Thanks for all the support hosers and have a good day eh! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #welder #welding #maker #knife #anvil #forge #canada #canadian #wfiprojects #hoser #podcast @maritimeknifesupply @abstract_blacksmith @toastedmetalforge @greatlakescustomknifeshow

EP 133 Laroquez and Lando sit down to discuss the current state of affairs in their blacksmithing, business and lives. With a heavy focus on talent in the Great White North of course. This episode is brought to you by Maritime Knife Supply. Sponsor of The Great Lakes Custom Knife Show in Goderich, Ont Aug 17th. Highlighting some of Canada's best talent in the knife seen. Head over to www.greatlakescustomknifeshow.com for more information. And as always you can check out www.maritimeknifesupply.com or www.maritimeknifesupply.ca for all your knife making needs and supplies. Don't let the name fool you, there is a ton of stuff in stock for makers of all sorts! Use the code fsckiln at check out to save on even heat and paragon kilns!

EP 132 with Martin De Winter of @dewintermetalworks joins us this week for a great chat. We dive into his life of metal work which started in Belgium and has now become a business in Los Angeles, California. He is a master of brass and patina work dealing with some very high end clients. His work has been featured in architectural digest! Hope you enjoy hearing about his work. Let us know what you think of the show! Check out our sponsors @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!! 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 on kilns !!!! with the code FSCKILN Save 10% when you order 10 packs of belts from Norton, VSM, Klingspor, Combat Abrasives, and 3M! #blacksmith #blacksmithing #handmade #anvil #shoplife #bluecollar #forge #tools #maker #podcast #comedy #welding #Canada #local #wfiprojects #psstiloveyou