The ForgeCast
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Episodes: 248
Description
The blacksmithing and bladesmithing podcast hosted by bladesmith Sam Towns and blacksmith Zac Nesbitt. Laugh, learn and talk about the best career on Earth every Friday! With exclusive guests, tool reviews and awesome topics, there's lots to hear and learn for beginners and masters alike!
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Episode 248: Alex Norton, Valhalla Ironworks
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 247: Volume and Handling
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Episode 246: Swords and Scrap
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 245: Listener Questions
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 244: Sam, Starting Out, and Steels!
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 243: Listener Questions - steel and silliness!
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 242 - Robert Apocalypse Forge
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 241: Matthew Mewburn - Eveleigh Works
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Epsiode 240: Listener emails, and a Year of the Laughing Fish
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 239 - Rare trades with Rob Hayes
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Epsode 238 - The Sausageman Jamie Bishop
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 237 - Listener Questions
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 236 - Lucas Damen Hammerforge Creations
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 235 - Stones and Sharpness
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Episode 234 - Weathering and Waffling on
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 233 - Perth Knife show Catch up
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 232: Edges and Etchants
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 231 - Stonewashing & Self taught
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 230 - Simple Little Knives
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Episode 229 - Chatting and Emails
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 228 - Ben Wong: The Pocket Forge
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 227: Rob Hayes - Historical Metalwork and Finishing
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 226 - Thomas Kelly: Doing
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Episode 225 - Rob Hayes: Hammer and Scales
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 224 - Listener Emails
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 223: Flying Solo with Listener Emails!
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 222 - Listener Emails
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Episode 221 - The Forgecast Returns
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 220 - Hamons and Hammer tips
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 219 - Fullers & Shop stories
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 218 - Casting and Cannons!
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 217 - Planning for challenges
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 216 - Engaging and Emails
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 215 - Alien Monkey Blacksmith
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 214 - Nails, Rivets and Tongmaking
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 213 - Files and Napoleonic Swordmaking
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 212 - Selling And Seasonal Care
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 211 - Hardwood and Hardware
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Episode 210 - Hand Sanding and Hammers
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 209 - Non Ferrous Metals
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 208 - Taps, Dies and being mobile
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 207 - Fan mail Questions
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 206 - Special Guest Rob Hayes Hammer & Scales
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 205 - Special Guest : Shane Savage
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode 204 - Hot Rasping and Sword Making
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 203 - Hammer work & Consistency
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 202 - Normalising vs. Annealing
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 201 - New Beginnings
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Episode 200 - Goodbye Alex
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 199 - Laughing Fish Forge
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Episode 198 - Polishing and Filework
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Episode 197 - Email Catch-Up
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 196 - Special Guest: Mike Pommer
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 195 - The Problem with Absolutes
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 194 - Hollow Grinds and Casting
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 193 - Special Guest: Steve Schwarzer
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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DOUBLE TROUBLE: Arron Finn and Tobias Hangler vs Making Steel
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 191 - Normalising Listener Emails
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 190 - Taking it to the Next Level
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 189 - What's to Come in 2023
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Episode 188 - 2022 Year Round-Up
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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DOUBLE TROUBLE: Stuart Anthony Smith & Neels van den Berg vs Knife Shows
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 186 - Heat Isolation and Emails
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 185 - Special Guest: Troll Cunning Forge
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 184 - Getting Springy With It
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 183 - Special Guest: Stuart Anthony Smith
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 182 - Special Guest: Ryan Searls
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 181 - Special Guest: Alex Norton
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 180 - Special Guest: Sam Towns
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 179 - Special Guest: Jordan LaMothe
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Episode 178 - Special Guest: The Slacksmith
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 177 - Special Guest: Roy Adams
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 176 - Constructing Gas Forges
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 175 - Bizarre Knives and Swords from History
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 174 - Catching Up on Listener Questions
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 173 - TIS DAGGERMAS With Neels van den Berg
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 172 - Listener Emails
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Episode 171 - Combatting Stagnation
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 170 - Starting With Nothing
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 169 - Talking Business with David Pinn
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 168 - Anvil Design
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Episode 167 - Coy Baker
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 166 - Canister Damascus
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 165 - Tips for Success in the 48hr Dagger Challenge
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Episode 164 - Tobias Hangler from ApexUltra Steel
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Episode 163 - Planishing and Emails
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 162 - ABS Mastersmith Neels van den Berg
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 161 - Blackbeard Projects
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May 27, 2022 |
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Episode 160 - Turning and More Emails
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May 20, 2022 |
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Episode 159 - Stuart Smith
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 158 - Catching Up on Emails
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May 06, 2022 |
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Episode 157 - Jason Knight
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 156 - Brendan Steele
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 155 - Stress Risers
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 154 - Getting a Handle on Your Tools
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 153 - Shock vs Compression
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 152 - Buying from China
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 151 - Lachlan Scowcroft
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Episode 150 - Francesco Muci
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 149 - Kyle Royer
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 148 - Neels van den Berg
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 147 - Jesse Miller
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 146 - Grace Horne
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 145 - Whittling Set Competition Winners
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 144 - Lando Novak and Justin Lamoureux
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 143 - "I've Been Doing This for 50 Years!"
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Episode 142 - Nick Stent from Bogan Blades
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Episode 141 - Case Hardening and the 30/70 Rule
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 140 - Looking Back at 2021
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Episode 139 - Another Year Over
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Episode 138 - Building Solid Fuel Forges
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Episode 137 - Combatting Assumptions
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Episode 136 - Jayson Allen of Lindblade
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Episode 135 - Armchair Experts
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Episode 134 - Moving Larger Stock by Hand
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 133 - Jamie Bishop, the Sausageman
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Episode 132 - Coy Baker from Baker Forge and Tool
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 131 - Pipe Hawk Competition Winners
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 130 - Zane Burch
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 129 - Coffee and Casting
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Episode 128 - The Blacksmith and the Stonemason
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 127 - Knives Aren't Weapons Anymore
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 126 - Hot Cuts and Medieval Blacksmithing Part 2
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Episode 125 - Neels van den Berg
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Episode 124 - Ryan Casey
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 123 - The Truth About Medieval Blacksmithing
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Episode 122 - Scallops and Snobbery
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode 121 - 12c27 and Polishing
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Episode 120 - Taps, Dies and Ordering your Operations
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Episode 119 - Ellen Durkan of Iron Maiden Forge
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Episode 118 - Anthony Carroll
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode 117 - Hot Tables and Chopsticks
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Episode 116 - Alex Ruiz from Volundr Forge
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 115 - Arron Finn from AJF Metalworks
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 114 - LIVE at CanIron 2021!
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Episode 113 - Soapstone and Force Multiplication
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Episode 112 - Why Won't my Blade Harden?
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May 28, 2021 |
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Episode 111 - Tiny Hammers and Making your Wood Behave
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode 110 - Establishing Progression Plans
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode 109 - A33 Steel and the Thermodynamics of Forging
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 108 - Proper Flux and Dressing your Tools
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 107 - Jim Morrissey
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Episode 106 - Kat Van Forge
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode 105 - File Guides and File Testing
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Episode 104 - Celebrating Two Years of The ForgeCast
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Episode 103 - Tool Up, or Die!
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode 102 - Air Compressors and Equipment Maintenance
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 101 - Spray Bottles and your Duty of Care
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 100 - Finding your Inspiration
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 99 - Maker vs Machinist
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Episode 98 - Getting You Forge Welding
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 97 - Face Shields and Shop Organisation
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 96 - Francesco Muci
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 95 - Vermiculite and Tooling Redundancies
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Episode 94 - Backyard Heat Treatment
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 93 - Dangerous Misinformation
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Episode 92 - 2020: A Year in Review
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Episode 91 - Anne of All Trades
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Episode 90 - Knife Handle Constructions
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Episode 89 - Rotary Tools and Forged in Fire
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Episode 88 - Green Beetle
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Episode 87 - You Can't Get Rid of Us
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 86 - Renaissance Wax and Taking a Holiday
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 85 - Social Media and Community
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 84 - Anthony Carroll
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Episode 83 - D2 Steel and Photographing your Work
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Episode 82 - JB Weld and Up-Skilling
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 81 - Zane Burch
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Episode 80 - David Lisch
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode 79 - Temperature Measurement and Blacksmithing Fads
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Episode 78 - A36 and Making Your Knives Pop
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 77 - Arann Reichhardt
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 76 - Air Gates and Bloomery Smelts
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Episode 75 - Winner Announcements
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Episode 74 - Top Tooling and Dream Projects
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 73 - Sarah from Soulbound Leather
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Episode 72 - 4140 and Doing More with Less
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 71 - Squares and Personal Projects
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 70 - Vices and Preventing Burnout
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Episode 69 - 15N20 and Desert Island Tools
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 68 - Water and Tool Prices
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 67 - Handle Broaches and Achieving Better Guard Fit-ups
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 66 - Gas Gauges and Forge Design
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 65 - Cable Organisation and Workshop Visitors
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 64 - Oils and Handle Materials
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 63 - Lighting and Bizarre Forging Myths
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 62 - Chisels and Wood Choices
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 61 - 48hr Dagger Build Debrief
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May 01, 2020 |
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Episode 60 - Neels van den Berg
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 59 - Acids and Chasing Tolerances
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Episode 58 - Fullering Tools and Project Planning
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Episode 57 - Blade Symposium Recap
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Episode 56 - Working with Resin
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Episode 55 - Air Quality
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Episode 54 - Uri Tuchman
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Episode 53 - Gloves and Bread & Butter Projects
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Episode 52 - Special LIVE Episode to Celebrate a Year of the Show
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Episode 51 - Tongs, Bending, Turning and Twisting!
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Episode 50 - Welders and Texturing
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 49 - Needle Files and Forging Ahead
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Episode 48 - 52100 and Hand-Sanding
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Episode 47 - Centrepunches and Quality Control
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Episode 46 - Calipers and Catching Up
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Episode 45 - Sharpeners and Keeping Cool
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Episode 44 - W2 Steel and Blade Testing
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 43 - Collin Miller
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Episode 42 - Blowtorches and Listener Questions
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Episode 41 - 5160 Steel and Knife Tip Design
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Episode 40 - Bailing Wire and Extrapolation
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Episode 39 - Twisting Wrenches and Grinder Belts
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Episode 38 - Goodbye Nils
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Episode 37 - Lube and Training Projects
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Episode 36 - Chisel Plates & Finishes
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 35 - J. Neilson
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 34 - Neels Van Den Berg (Black Dragon Forge)
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Episode 33 - Flux & Damascus stuff
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Episode 32 - Peter Swarz-Burt
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Episode 31 - Hand Drills & Why We Do What We Do
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 30 - Roy Adams, Christ Centered Ironworks pt.2
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Episode 29 - Files & Weird things...
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Episode 28 - Cobalt Drill bits & Answering Emails
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Episode 27 - Marking Boards & Moments of Clarity
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Episode 26 - Holdfast & Buissness Talk
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Episode 25 - Marking Tools & Mästermyr Chest
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Episode 24 - Bandsaw & Beauty vs Function
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Episode 23 - Anvil Silencers & Injuries in the workshop
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Episode 22 - Bending forks and Hammer Technique
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Episode 21 - Different Types of Brushes & Liquids in the Workshop
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Episode 20 - Organizing the Workspace
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Episode 19 - Drill Press & Perfecting your work
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Episode 18 - Gasforges & Forgewelding part 1
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Episode 17 - Dave DelaGardelle, Cedarlore Forge
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Episode 16 - Forged in Fire Champion, Derek Melton
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Episode 15 - Angle Grinders & Drifting Steel
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May 31, 2019 |
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Episode 14 - Yamez, Island metal forge
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May 24, 2019 |
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Episode 13 - Benchgrinders & Steel pt.1
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May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 12 - Dan Moss
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May 10, 2019 |
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Episode 11 - Anvilstands & Heattreat
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May 03, 2019 |
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Episode 10 - guillotine tools & Homemade Powerhammers
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Episode 9 - Kyle Royer, Master Bladesmith
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Episode 8 - Drawknife & Tool making
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Episode 7 - Armorsmithing with Lindaholm Armory
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Episode 6 - The Forge & Ornamental work
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Episode 5 - Roy Adams, Christ Centered Ironworks and Business
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Episode 4 - Grinders, Swords and Technical Difficulties
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Episode 3 - Hammers and Patience
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 2 - Swages and Safety
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Pilot - Introduction
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Feb 17, 2019 |