In this episode Sam and Zac discuss their experience at the recent Perth Knife show, and the coming maker event Blade and Leather, hosted by Zac himself!

In this episode a rather molten Sam discusses using Heated salt or sand for heat treating!

In this week's episode Sam takes some time to answer listener emails regarding steels, bayonets, refractory, and more!

In this episode Zac is back! Sam and he take a chance to explore some 2024 memories and talk about what's coming in 2025

In this episode Zac was unfortunately unable to join us for the last episode of 2024. In his absence Sam takes the opportunity to talk about a passion project he talks about all the time, the no excuses project!

In this epsiode Sam dives into the topic of the mysterious "church window" anvil, and where it originated, exploring the mythos and rumor surrounding the design, and the deeper concepts of function, alongside surroundings, dictating form.

In this episode Sam dives into the evolution of metalworking and blacksmithing specifically throughout the ages, and how it impacted both the field of battle, but also peoples daily lives!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

In this solo episode Sam dives into the topic of Material volume calculations, and the subject of how best to handle your hammers!

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!

In this Episode Sam is once again flying solo, answering some great listener questions on steel and history!

In this episode Sam is flying solo once more, answering some great listener questions regarding beginner projects, kurouchi finishes, and sharpening steels!

In this episode Sam and Zac answer and explore some awesome listener questions talking about steel, heat treating, guard fitups and myriad more subjects!