Fans Of The Forge

For this episode, our 4 smiths had to create whatever fantasy style blade they wanted to make using actual meteorite! Then, the finalists had to recreate Attila's Sword of Mars! Daniel Strang:  https://www.instagram.com/myth_and_legend_forge/ Grover Clifton: https://www.instagram.com/reverent_blades/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/ Theme by Mike East

We managed to grab Neil Kamimura for an interview during BLADE 2019. He chatted with us about celebrating real craftsmanship, his takeaways from BLADE SHOW, as well as his work bringing awareness to Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention.  Thanks for taking some time to talk with us, Neil! Follow Neil Kamimura: https://tkamimurablacksmith.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rpm_neil/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

Chris and Mike Poor sat down for a quick chat about the #straightrazorchallenge that Mike was challenged to be a part of by Marcus Ranum, as well as some of the other guys who plan to participate. Some of the other people who have said they would participate are Steve Schwarzer, Tyler Hackbarth, Chris Storm, Adam Phipps, and Rogers_Kustoms! To participate, you must build a straight razor and submit pictures to fansoftheforge@gmail.com, with the subject Straight Razor Challenge Entry. The Deadline is July 20th, 2019! Also, be sure to post progress pics and tag them #straightrazorchallenge!   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

We caught up with Tyler Hackbarth at BLADE 2019, and had to ask him some questions about winning the Forged in Fire Battle of the Branches Tournament! Thanks Tyler!! Follow Tyler: https://www.instagram.com/wolfriverforge/ https://www.facebook.com/wolfriverforge/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

We stopped by the RP Knives booth at BLADE 2019 and chatted with Forged in Fire Competitor Alex Eisenberg! Thanks Alex! Follow Alex: https://www.instagram.com/rpknives/ http://www.rpknives.com/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

We stopped in with Andy from Big Blu Hammer during BLADE 2019, to check out their power hammer, press and assorted hand tools available at the show!  Thanks for explaining some of the finer points of your products to us! Follow Big Blu: https://www.bigbluhammer.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bigbluhammer/ https://www.instagram.com/bigbluhammer/ SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

We had to chat with Forged in Fire and Master of Arms competitor, Dustin Rhodes, when we bumped into him at BLADE SHOW 2019!  Dustin was nice enough to provide us with a knife and tomahawk that we will be testing for a video soon. He does a lot to help promote other smiths who were on Forged in Fire as well. Follow Dustin: https://www.facebook.com/drfwemrknives/ https://www.instagram.com/dustin_rhodes_forge_works/ https://fifsmiths.com/  SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

For our fifth BLADE SHOW 2019 Interview, we stopped by the Epic Booth and talked with Forged in Fire Champion, Page Steinhardt! Check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/pagesteinhardtbladesmith/ https://www.facebook.com/fpage.steinhardt  SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

For our fourth BLADE SHOW 2019 Interview, we met up with our friend and teacher, Ryan Breuer of Breuer Blades! Ryan is a really talented guy and we can't wait to see more work from him and hopefully work with him ourselves again soon! Check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/breuer_blades/  SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

For this episode, our smiths had to forge a blade using old gym equipment, and then the remaining 3 had to make handles using gym mats and weight belts. The finalists then had to recreate the Nagamaki! Follow the smiths on this episode:  Steven Wayne: https://www.instagram.com/heathersheartforge/ Braxton Cox: https://www.instagram.com/deadwood_forging_company/ Kyle Reese: https://www.facebook.com/meltdownforgingco Jake Sewell: https://www.instagram.com/bravehawkforge/ SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/ Theme by Mike East

For our third BLADE SHOW 2019 Interview, we stopped and chatted with Brent Stubblefield of Join or Die Knives! Check him out here: http://www.joinordieknives.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joinordieknives/ https://www.facebook.com/joinordieknives SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

For this episode, Sean and I sat down and unpacked the story of our experience traveling to BLADE SHOW 2019 in Atlanta!  SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

Our second interview from Blade 2019! We grabbed Chad Osborne to hear how the show was going for him, and check out his blades! Find Chad and learn more about Forge a Memory here: https://www.facebook.com/ChadOsborneBladesmith/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

Our first in a series of short form interviews from BLADE SHOW 2019! We stopped by the Forged in Fire Fan Favorites Table at BLADE and chatted with Robby Bowman about his upcoming event, the 3rd Annual GRUDGE MATCH at Iron Mountain Metal Craft in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee! For more information on the Grudge Match, visit https://ironmountainmetalcraft.com/ SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

Guys, we did it! We actually got an interview with the J-minator himself, ABS Master Smith and Forged in Fire Judge J. Neilson!  It was a great pleasure to sit down with him and hear about how he became a Master Bladesmith, what it's like to work on Forged in Fire, his preferred bladed weapon in a zombie apocalypse, and much more.  Thanks again to J. for having us over and answering our questions. We had a great time! Follow J. Neilson: https://www.mountainhollow.net/ https://www.instagram.com/j.neilsonknives/ https://www.facebook.com/j.neilsonknives/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Also available in podcast form, just search your podcast app of choice for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansofthe

It's finally time to wrap up the Forged in Fire - Battle of the Branches Tournament! 4 smiths representing the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines compete to make damascus Mark 3 Trench Knives, and then the finalists had to recreate General George Washington's Lion's Head Cuttoe! it was a great wrap up to a fun tournament! Follow these great smiths: Tyler Hackbarth:  https://www.instagram.com/wolfriverforge/ Mike Andriacco:  https://www.instagram.com/alphaforgeworks/ Gene Hodges:  https://www.instagram.com/libertyforgeUSMC/ Lee Crawford:  https://www.instagram.com/leecrawford4774/ SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Enter our 1000 Subscriber giveaway here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEpwq4hjUd/ Also available on YouTube, just search for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

We tallied your votes, and these are the final weapons that people liked the most on Forged in Fire! Vote on our next poll: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100331156979663/permalink/915249042154533/   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Enter our 1000 Subscriber giveaway here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEpwq4hjUd/ Also available on YouTube, just search for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

Tournament Time, round 4, on Forged in Fire, and this week we got 2 back to back episodes in the Battle of the Branches $50,000 Military Tournament! For the fourth episode, four smiths representing the Navy compete to make Mark 3 Dive Knives, and then the remaining two smiths had to recreate the US Naval Officer Sword! Another fun episode featuring 4 great smiths!   SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Enter our 1000 Subscriber giveaway here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEpwq4hjUd/ Also available on YouTube, just search for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

A Return to Tournament Time on Forged in Fire, and this week we got 2 back to back episodes in the Battle of the Branches $50,000 Military Tournament! For the third episode, four smiths representing the Marines compete to make KA-BAR Knives, and then the remaining two smiths had to recreate the Marine Corps Officer Sword aka Mameluke!  SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Enter our 1000 Subscriber giveaway here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEpwq4hjUd/ Also available on YouTube, just search for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/

It's Tournament Time on Forged in Fire, and this week we got 2 back to back episodes in the Battle of the Branches $50,000 Military Tournament! For the second episode, four smiths representing the Air Force compete to make San Mai Bolo Knives, and then the remaining two smiths had to recreate the US AIR FORCE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER SWORD!     SEND US A VOICE MESSAGE: https://anchor.fm/fans-of-the-forge/message Enter our 1000 Subscriber giveaway here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEpwq4hjUd/ Also available on YouTube, just search for Fans of the Forge! Our Social Media: Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fansoftheforge/ Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/FansoftheForge Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fansoftheforge/