Blacksmither Radio

Fred Zweig is a talented chasing and repousse artist from Tucson Arizona.  Fred is a self-taught metalsmith, practicing since the early 1970’s. He has been involved with teaching others for over 35 years and has a sincere passion for the process of metalworking and all of its traditions and possibilities. His desire to give homage to those who proceeded him and his desire for information have led him to moderate several historical metal forums including the Society of American Silversmiths and Society of Arts & Crafts website. A creative innovator of materials and tools to create unique designs, Fred has attended and assisted in many workshops in metal and other media. His focus in the past 30 years has been teaching metals classes.  Teaching is a natural extension of his desire to share with others what he knows. What We Talked About Fred started working with copper in high school making small sculptures. He continued his art career by being a bench jeweler and also a teacher. His first teaching job was