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Episode 265: The Fringe and Finding Fun
Feb 6, 2026
40m 28s
Episode 264: Zac is Back! Talking 2025
Jan 23, 2026
1h 08m 53s
Episode 263: Carolyn Farris, Talking Mental Health and Smithing
Jan 9, 2026
1h 12m 37s
Episode 262: Perth Knife Show and Blade and Leather
Feb 6, 2025
1h 14m 06s
Episode 261: Salt Pots and Sand
Jan 24, 2025
39m 43s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6/26 |  Episode 265: The Fringe and Finding Fun✨ | blacksmithingmyths+3 | — | — | — | blacksmithmyth+3 | — | 40m 28s | |
| 1/23/26 |  Episode 264: Zac is Back! Talking 2025✨ | year hiatusfuture plans+3 | Zac | Laughing Fish Forge | — | ZacLaughing Fish Forge+3 | — | 1h 08m 53s | |
| 1/9/26 |  Episode 263: Carolyn Farris, Talking Mental Health and Smithing✨ | mental healthsmithing+3 | Carolyn Farris | Evergreen Forgeworks | — | mental healthsmithing+5 | — | 1h 12m 37s | |
| 2/6/25 |  Episode 262: Perth Knife Show and Blade and Leather✨ | knife makingevents+3 | — | — | Perth | Perth Knife showBlade and Leather+3 | — | 1h 14m 06s | |
| 1/24/25 |  Episode 261: Salt Pots and Sand✨ | heat treatingsalt+3 | — | — | — | heat treatingsalt pots+3 | — | 39m 43s | |
| 1/18/25 |  Episode 260: Listener Questions✨ | listener questionssteels+3 | — | — | — | listener questionssteels+3 | — | 1h 15m 50s | |
| 1/10/25 |  Episode 259: Zac Returns! Talking 2024 and 2025✨ | 2024 memories2025 predictions+1 | Zac | — | — | ZacSam+4 | — | 1h 01m 01s | |
| 12/31/24 |  Episode 258: The end of 2024, and No Excuses✨ | passion projectno excuses+3 | — | no excuses project | — | no excuses project2024+3 | — | 59m 09s | |
| 12/20/24 |  Episode 257: Church Window Anvils✨ | church window anvilmythos+4 | — | — | — | church window anvilmythos+4 | — | 45m 49s | |
| 12/13/24 |  Episode 256: The Evolution of Blacksmithing Through History✨ | blacksmithingmetalworking+3 | — | Episode 256: The Evolution of Blacksmithing Through History | — | blacksmithingmetalworking+3 | — | 56m 23s | |
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| 11/29/24 |  Episode 255: Zac is Back! Moving to a Workshop | Zac is back! This time there were no emails, but Sam and he took the opportunity to chat about his recent dealings with his local council, and the idea of moving to a workshop and what that entails! | — | ||||||
| 11/22/24 |  Episode 254: Nick Graham NGKnives | In this episode Sam interviews Nick Graham of NGKnives about his work on the Naked Blacksmith calendar in conjunction with the Shaka project to raise funds for mental health reform. | — | ||||||
| 11/15/24 |  Episode 253: Axes Through History | In this week's episode Sam has an announcement for the show, a bit of a shakeup in the routine for the show! After, he jumps headfirst into one of history's oldest and most utilitarian tools - the axe! | — | ||||||
| 11/8/24 |  Episode 252: Filemaking Through History | In this episode Sam is once again left unmonitored in front of a microphone, and uses this oppotrunity to rant about another of his favourite tools; files! Listen as he goes through the history of this ubiquitous, but irreplaceable tool. | — | ||||||
| 11/1/24 |  Episode 251: Zac is Back! Listener Emails | In this episode Zac, the Laughing Fish himself, returns from his manic show prep just in time to answer some long awaited listener emails! The lads dive into topics ranging from historical welding, to scrap steel identification, and more! | — | ||||||
| 10/25/24 |  Episode 250: English Cutlers and Edgemakers | In this episode Sam is flying solo and decides to use that to his own machiavellian purpose: to discuss the advent of the English cutler's hammer and edgemaker's anvil! Listen in as he dives deep on two of his favourite tools in history! | — | ||||||
| 10/18/24 | Episode 249: Chris Hendry, American Warrior Forge, and Shop Safety! | In this episode the ForgeCast is back, and this week Sam is interviewing Chris Hendry from American Warrior Forge who recently survived a disastrous shop accident that claimed his forge! The lads dive into what caused the incident and how you can avoid the same situation. Apologies for any audio issues, new recording platform difficulties. | — | ||||||
| 8/2/24 |  Episode 248: Alex Norton, Valhalla Ironworks | The ForgeCast is back, and this week we feature an old friend! Alex is back, and here to regale us with the goings on of his career in the 15 months since his last episode on the show, and to sass our intrepid cohosts! Apologies for the audio compression on this episode, we are exploring better alternatives. | — | ||||||
| 6/14/24 | Episode 247: Volume and Handling | In this solo episode Sam dives into the topic of Material volume calculations, and the subject of how best to handle your hammers! | — | ||||||
| 5/31/24 | Episode 246: Swords and Scrap | In this episode Sam dives into the topic of how best to heat treat swords, and discusses when and where it's okay to use scrap in their making! | — | ||||||
| 5/24/24 |  Episode 245: Listener Questions | In this Episode Sam is once again flying solo, answering some great listener questions on steel and history! | — | ||||||
| 5/10/24 |  Episode 244: Sam, Starting Out, and Steels! | In this episode Sam is flying solo once more, answering some great listener questions regarding beginner projects, kurouchi finishes, and sharpening steels! | — | ||||||
| 4/26/24 |  Episode 243: Listener Questions - steel and silliness! | In this episode Sam and Zac answer and explore some awesome listener questions talking about steel, heat treating, guard fitups and myriad more subjects! | — | ||||||
| 4/19/24 |  Episode 242 - Robert Apocalypse Forge | That's right you're reading correct, we are joined by Robert from Apocalypse Forge to hear his story and insights to the world of blacksmithing and all the wonderful creations he does. | — | ||||||
| 4/12/24 |  Episode 241: Matthew Mewburn - Eveleigh Works | In this week's episode Sam and Zac have the great privilege of talking to Matthew Mewburn, the man behind the largest blacksmithing workspace in Australia, and possibly one of the largest in the world! Tune in to hear all about running such a huge and historic blacksmithing haven! | — | ||||||
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