Forge Side Chat Podcast

EP 126 Aimie Botelho of Two Smiths in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Eh!
This week we sit down with Aimie Botelho and discuss her life as an artist blacksmith. Aimie is a well known Canadian blacksmith and an active member in the Ontario scene. While studying art she was introduced to a forge and instantly fell in love. I'll stop there and let you listen to find out more. Another excellent episode with some great info. Hope you all enjoy and thanks for listening eh!
ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

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Wouldn't be podcasting if I wasn't eating a plate of beef ribs eh. At least it's not a bag of chips lol😘

Make sure to check out ABANA for their 50th celebration coming up soon!

You don't want to miss this event!

Demonstrator Spotlight: Derek Melton
Derek has 3 different demos planned all focused on using an induction forge. Be sure to catch the Thursday, June 6 demo where you can pick his brain during the Q&A portion!

Special thanks to Coal Ironworks for providing the induction forge! So start saving your cash, because there’s a 25 Kw induction forge in the raffle.

Right there along with this gent!

When we participate in a craft, whether that is blacksmithing, wood carving, weaving, or so many others, do we then have an obligation to that craft? If so, what would that look like and how would we go about fulfilling that obligation? Certainly I am not talking here about a formal obligation, but rather an informal or self-imposed commitment to give back in some manner.

From the beginning of my journey as a blacksmith there have been, and still are, others that helped me in some way, large or small. These people write books or magazine articles, teach classes, do live demos, and, of course, make videos. Without the information so willingly shared I doubt I would be where I am today. For that reason I do feel a personal obligation to give back to the craft and share my experience - not because I think my way is better than anyone else’s, but because it may be just what someone else needs.

I think the ways of giving back can be broken down into a few categories. One would be promoting the craft in general so that the general public understands that blacksmithing is alive and well. [Me: I’m a blacksmith. Other person: Oh, that’s a dying art. Me: Well, actually …] Obviously, helping to educate newer smiths, whether one or many, is a major contribution, as is encouraging communication and community among blacksmiths. Simply elevating the craft to reach higher potential and inspiring others to the same goal, helps keep blacksmithing from becoming stale and irrelevant. Right now my personal blacksmithing goals are shifting toward greater challenges and more complicated projects. But if I focus on those goals, am I leaving the newer smith out of the equation? A member of my household says no, you are not, because the ones who really want to learn will catch up sooner or later.

Episode 125 with Hix of Hix garage located somewhere in the USA

You read it right. A man of mystery, a man of talent and a man that I just had to get to know more about. No he isn't a blacksmith and he doesn't make knives either. He does however make some amazing art pieces. Hix is a lover of hotrod's. If you aren't a lover of hotrod's then take off eh! The hotrod and ratrod scene is very much influenced by blacksmiths and metal workers. Hix tells us about his journey into painting, pinstriping, hotrods and how it became his passion and now his business. Once again Mathieu Laroque joins as co host as he begins to warm up to the podcasting world.
Sit back, relax and enjoy. Or maybe grind and smash and enjoy. What ever you're doing I hope you enjoy this one and all others. Cheers and good day eh.

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

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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!

Episode 125 with Collin Hayworth of Hayworth Handmade in Spring, Texas

This episode we sit down with Collin to discuss his endeavor in knife making. Like many others Collin found his interest in knives through the hit TV show Forged in Fire. He then followed the path of YouTube University to gain the ability to make some pretty sweet blades. Collin came by our radar when his account got locked out during all the hoora on Instagram with knife makers. Unfortunately it led to Collin having to start a new account which can be very frustrating. We hear about that and more. Once again Mathieu Laroque joins as co host as he begins to warm up to the podcasting world.
Sit back, relax and enjoy. Or maybe grind and smash and enjoy. What ever you're doing I hope you enjoy this one and all others. Cheers and good day eh.

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

EP 123 with Lisa Huth of MetalicArt in Castlegar B.C. Canada

Back to the Great White North for this one folks. This week we bring Lisa on the show to chat artistic blacksmithing. Lisa has been at this game for a good amount of time now. Not only has she gained skills and tools for amazing art, her reputation in the community is that of an amazing artist. I have personally had a chance to see her art in person and was nothing short of amazed. Even my daughter thought very highly of it.
We dive into what got her started and where it started. We then trail off into how she runs business and of course we get a breakdown of her tools. Mathieu Laroque aka laroquez joins this show as co-host while Nick takes a bit of a break. This was his first cohosting gig so give the guy some slack. Maybe reach out to him and let him know how he did. Everyone enjoys a good reach around eh! Welcome to the team Laroquez, it's a beauty to have you on board bud.
Apologies for the audio on this one. I definitely tried to correct it, but apparently I can only do so much with the program I use. Hope you all enjoy yah hosers. Take off and keep your stick on the ice eh!

Sit back, relax and enjoy. Or maybe grind and smash and enjoy. What ever you're doing I hope you enjoy this one and all others. Cheers and good day eh.

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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,

Episode 122 with Rayan Downing of Dismal Creations in Dismal, Tennessee, USA

This episode brings to you Rayan Downing , a knife maker with a great story on smithing and life. We get deep as usual on a lot of topics including process, shop and some insights on the things we've seen. Good chance you'll pick something up and if you do we'd love to hear from you.
Lando
Nick
Rayan

Sit back, relax and enjoy. Or maybe grind and smash and enjoy. What ever you're doing I hope you enjoy this one and all others. Cheers and good day eh.

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

Episode 121 with Shane Kribernegg of Friday Forge in Twin Lakes, BC, Canada

Welcome back to the Great White North ladies and gents. This week I (Lando) sat down with Shane to hear about how his journey into blacksmithing began at a very early age, but it took some push to get him interested in what his dad had already been doing for years. Shane's father comes from a life of farrier work and at one point in life Shane finally faced the hard truth that the passion for metal work ran in his blood too.

This episode was originally recorded over a month ago. Technical issues caused a large portion of the files to be lost and thus we had to sit down again which was just a couple weeks ago now. In this episode you will hear about Shane's big new purchase for his big new shop! There were some difficulties in getting the new shop going but it's up now and looking mint.

Shane is no stranger to blacksmithing outside of farrier work as well. You will hear about how he has spent some time learning from some really great smiths such as Shawn Cunningham and Jeri Sparshu as well as John Williams!

Sit back, relax and enjoy. Or maybe grind and smash and enjoy. What ever you're doing I hope you enjoy this one and all others. Cheers and good day eh.

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

Did you know we have a music playlist on Spotify now?

For the last year ish we have been asking our guests what they like to listen to. We then add that song to a list and let it sit on the desk collecting dust. Until now! has taken the time to create a playlist on Spotify for us. Talk about amazing eh! Guys like our hero eh! A true hoser if you will. Go check out his work and make sures to give him a follows.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dhSlMioWAOevf4nO7BNQ8

I will post the link in the comments and bio

EP 120 with Andrew Cirtwell of Deer Run Forge in Burlington, Ontario, Canada eh!

Finally! Another episode unleashed to the public. This one took a while to get out, but it's a good one. We talk all sorts of blacksmithing, business and life. Andrew is definitely a gent we enjoyed chatting with and of course the love between Nick and Lando(weird to put my name when I'm the one writing this) is in full effect. There was a ton of stuff that was going on in between this recording and its release. You'll probably hear about that in the next couple episodes. Until then, enjoy and feel free to reach out to us via Instagram or email. And don't forget to rate the show on what ever platform you're in. A small review can go a long ways for us and is always appreciated!
Season 4 stickers are available if anyone would like to support the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories

Music Choice
You know what. I've listened to this episode probably 4times now and didn't take not of the music choices. I know my man Patrick has it though. Check out the play list on Spotify folks!

EP 119 with Derek Melton of Melton Metalworks and Brian Housewert of Housemade.us

Don't let the title fool you. The only battles occurring in this episode are personal struggles and we kinda go a little deep in this one.
We discuss business with blacksmithing and the mental health that surrounds operating a business. Family life and personal well being go along with much of this too.

Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories

Music Choice
Brian - Miles Davis - So What
Lando - Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Mild Davis -
Derek - John Hartford - I'm a man of constant sorrow.

Episode 118 David Walker of in Rathdrum, Idaho.

Another great episode with a very solid gent. David is on the Abana board and this has a ton of insight as to how Abana works. We get into what is going to be happening at the 50th anniversary coming up this June. David is one of the people responsible for organizing the team forging event which lines up well for David as he has been working hard at developing an educational shop. Amongst himself and some other local Smith's there are some amazing opportunities for people wanting to learn blacksmithing. We all saw an influx in blacksmithing with forged in fire, but as David tells us, you soon find out that making knives has much more than just forging. As he has progressed in his skills with blacksmithing he has also been teaching these skills with a surmounted level of success.
It's exciting to hear a success story in the works like David's and we at Forge Side Chat are all look forward to seeing where this goes for him.

Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary
to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors


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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories

Music Choice
David - Metallica - Master of Puppets
Lando - Little Stranger - Sing it High

Episode 117 with Samuel Welch, Artist Blacksmith of Whitefish Custom Iron in Whitefish, Montana.

Lando(abstract_blacksmith) and Old Soldier(Nick Verbree) sit down with Samuel and chat about how Samuel has moved into a full time business. Some insights on processes towards becoming an established blacksmith in your area and how he found himself growing. Business seems to be a focus of many of our episodes. We also strive to chat about shop tools and in this one we get quite an interesting walk around. Hope you all enjoy this one! Make sure to go follow Sam on the socials.

Don't hesitate to reach out via Instagram and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary

to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors



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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories




















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Episode 116 with Ryan Coakley of Ryan Chadbourne Knives and Sharky from Flying Shark Knives.

This is a bit of a different one folks. Rather than our usual interview style we just winged a convo. And it brewed up some really great content. I may or may not get extremely deep on a few topics so strap on them seat belts and go for a rip bud. This one is a good one!

We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh!

Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary

to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors



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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories




















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New season means a new decal. Gonna send this to the print shop. If you want one you know the drill!

Shoot me a DM if you want one. Same deal as prior seasons.

Your support goes towards keeping the podcast running.

Thank you all so much for being a part of this journey!

Episode 116 Michael J Budd from County Sligo in Ireland.

Welcome back ladies and gents. A Christmas break was well needed and we are finally back to releasing some more gold for your earlobes.

This episode was recorded back in December as we began to embark on the Christmas season. Michael has been a fan of the show since day one and we have chatted back and forth since then. You might recognize his name from the line up on blacksmither radio with Victoria Patti. He was actually on there twice! Go take a listen to those great episodes when you have a chance.
Michael didn't know he wanted to be a blacksmith until one day he moved to Ireland and found out that is exactly who he wants to be. After his wife pushed him towards a lesson his life was never the same. And thankfully as the man produces amazing artistic and functional pieces! It was a pleasure to sit down with Michael and hear some of his life story. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks again Mike and thanks to all the listeners. It's been 3 years now. Couldn't have done it without you all! Season 4 is amongst us and that means time for a new decal! Design underway.

We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh!

Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary

to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors



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

Not sure if anyone noticed, but we took an extended vacation from the podcast recently. Christmas time is busy for us all, but it's also a time when many begin to feel the pressure of life to the max. We want to thank everyone that has been a part of our journey as this has been a great way for us to help grow the community.

But when is the next episode going to drop??? Only time will tell!

Cheers and good beers to all!

Many thanks goes out to those who have helped support the show over the years!




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(blacksmither radio was the original! Never forget the work Patti has done for us all!!)


I know there are names I am forgetting here and many apologies if I've missed you. Will edit this if it comes to my attention!

Much love yah hosers and take off eh!

Episode 114 Steve Does Japan with Steve Cornelsen of cohosted by special guest Rick Marchand of

Steve resides in a suburb of Toronto known as Caledon. He has been there almost his entire life, but has always had a fascination with the Eastern world. This has recently taken him on a world travel with his partner to Japan where they both visited many different knife makers and even took a course on traditional techniques.

This episode is a special one folks. Its taken us months to finally get it out as we had recorded over 3hrs but lost steves audio track to the Zencaster cloud. This recording took us a few nights to finally get the full story in, but we got Rick Marchard to sit in which makes it extra special!

We talk about all this and more in this episode of Forge Side Chat. Sit back and grab strange brew yah hoser. Oh, and good day, eh!

Don't hesitate to reach out and let us know what you think of the show!

ABANA 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!
Mark the calendar!!!
June 6-9th 2024!!
The Artist Blacksmith Association of North America is celebrating their 50th!!! You can head over to

www.abana.org/50thanniversary

to get all the details on this amazing event.

Also, if you wanna be super duper fantastically awesome...

Check out our sponsors



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!

Maritime Knife Supply also carries a full line-up of 2x72
grinders and accessories




















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