The Blacksmith's Pub Podcast

Guest: Pete Braspenninx (phyreforge.com and @phyreforge on Instagram)

Summary: We talk with Pete about his approach and motivation for his work, classes he’s teaching, and just shoot the breeze.

Dura…

Guests: Brent Bailey

Sponsors: None

Summary: We talk with Brent about his travels, experiences, and his work. We had a great conversation! (We had some connection problems. So, please bear with us.)

Title: Damascus Dave gets pranked called…

Guests: Dave Kurdyla

Sponsors: None

Summary: We discuss finishing damascus, tooling, presses, etc.

Here are some plans for coal forges, there are more picture…

Guests: None

Sponsors: None

Summary: Rick and Jesse give updates about current projects, share some blacksmith folklore, whine about missing Quad State, and Rick goes off-topic (big surprise).

Durati…

Guests: Geoff Feder (@federknives and @geofffeder on Instagram)

Sponsors: None

Names Dropped: Too many to list. Listen with a pencil and paper. ;)

Summary: Geoff Feder comes to chat and we all share …

Guests: Stuart Shirley (@smithinstu on Instagram)

Sponsors: None

Names Dropped: Rachel Davis (@__redmetal__ on Instagram) Monica Coyne (@mcoyneblacksmith on Instagram) John Winer, James Makely (@make…

Guests: Jim Poulmas (@jimpoulmas on Instagram)

Sponsors: None

Names Dropped: Wendel Broussard, Peter Ross, Paul Zimmermann, Heiner Zimmermann, Doug Wilson, Dereck Glaser, Pat Quinn, Dave Kurdyla, Geo…

Guests: no guests, just Rick and Jesse shootin' the breeze

Summary: Damascus forging, Coal fuel costs vs gas, Stuart Shirley's visit to Rick's forge, anvil repairing, Quad State in Ohio, email sugges…

Guests: Kevin Stanford (@kevzb7 on Instagram)

Sponsors: New England Blacksmiths (www.newenglandblacksmiths.org) and Age of Iron at Hancock Shaker Village (www.hancockshakervillage.org)

Summary: Jes…

Guests: Andrew Alexander (@blacksmithtools on Instagram)

Sponsors: None

Summary: Jesse and Rick talk to Andrew Alexander about buying and selling tools, what his favorite tools are, how he finds them…

Guests: None

Sponsors: Ball and Chain Forge (www.ballandchainforge.com)

Summary: Jesse and Rick talk to each other and make listeners feel uncomfortable.  ;)

Drinks: Sierra Nevada River Rye IPA

Coron…

Title: Blacksmithing is awesome!

Guests: Jake James (www.jakejames.ca)

Sponsors: Ball and Chain Forge (www.ballandchainforge.com)

Summary: We talk with Jake James about his blacksmithing and sculptur…

John Erianne from Sunset Forge has gifted the Blacksmith's Pub podcast a 3.25 rounding hammer to support the podcast by giving it away through a raffle on Instagram.  Go to @theblacksmithspubpodcast …

Title: Pigs and Priuses

Guests: Geoff Feder (federknives.com)

Sponsors: None

Summary: We talk with Geoff Feder about his work as a sculptor, artists, and knife maker.

Drinks:

Lawson’s Beer

Coors Banq…

Guests: None

Sponsors: None

Summary: Shop talk, listener emails and feedback, sponsorship opportunities, and the general kookiness that always happens

Beers: We forgot to keep track.

Names dropped:…

Guests: Dave Kurdyla (@dkforgeworks on Instagram)

Sponsors: Southeastern Blacksmithing Association (www.sbaconference.com )

Summary: We discuss damascus, or pattern welded steel. What it is, how it’s…

Guests: Pat Quinn (@handforgedinvt on Instagram)

Sponsors: Southeastern Blacksmithing Association (sbaconference.com)

Summary: We discuss Center for Metal Arts, Jesse’s bottle opener classes at CMA (…

In episode #4 Rick and Jesse are talking about their shops - how they are set up, the power, where they are, are they heated, etc.

If you have an expert knowledge of a blacksmith technique or tool an…