Ep 128 Pete Mattila “There is a responsibility with blacksmithing”
This week I've got Pete Mattila from Tasmania, which is off the southern coast of Australia. We talk about his shop...
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Ep 127 Iron Maegan Crowley
Hello welcome to episode 127 I am continuing my series of 12 podcast interviews (one a month) focusing on Design...
Ep 126 Jeffery Funk on Design, Forging Process and Tool Making
Hello welcome to episode 126, as I mentioned before in the last episode, I've decided to do a series of 12 podcast...
Ep 125 - 2019 Show
Hello Happy New Year, welcome to 2019 and episode 125! I've decided on a different format for this year's...
Ep 124 Ambrose Burne #150mmchallenge
This week I've got Ambrose Burne, a very talented artist blacksmith living in Hereford, England. He attended the...
Episode #123 – Michael Budd
This week I've got Michael Budd back on the show, he's a very talented artist blacksmith from Sligo Ireland. We...
Ep 122 Anna Koplik “Weaponry Flatware”
This week I've got Anna Koplik, a young blacksmith who is currently completing an artist residency at the...
**Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin** For the month of Oct 2018
This is the monthly Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that...
**Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin** For the month of September 2018
This is the monthly Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that...
Ep 121 - Bob Bergman “Eight ways to make a buck”
This week I've got Bob Bergman from Blanchardville Wisconsin. He bought an old blacksmith shop 50 years ago in...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for July 2018
This is the monthly Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for June 2018
This is the monthly Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that...
**Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin** For the month of May 2018
This is the monthly Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that...
Ep 120 Live Interviews from Blacksmith Events
I talk to a couple of demonstrators while they were demonstrating at events this past weekend. First I...
Ep #119 - CBA 2018 Spring Conference Crew
This week I've got the CBA Spring Conference organizers, the crew that has dedicated countless volunteer hours of...
Ep 118 Tips and Tricks from Associations
Today I'm going to share a few tips and tricks I've found in various blacksmith association newsletters. I'm not...
**Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin** For the month of April 2018
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that are...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for March 2018
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that are...
Ep 117 Michael Whipps “New Metal Podcast”
Guest Intro paragraph This week I've got Michael Whipps from Melbourne Australia, btw he goes by Whipps. He's...
Ep 116 Haley Woodward and Colby Brinkman
This week I've got Haley Woodward and Colby Brinkman out of Austin Texas. To get a good idea of each of their...
Ep 115 Ellen Durkan “Forged Fashion”
This is week I have a returning guest, Ellen Durkan, from Delaware. She's an incredibly talented artist...
Ep #114 - An American Blacksmith in Cuba
For this episode I wanted to share an article from the latest Jan/Feb issue of the California Blacksmith...
Ep #113 - David Lisch “The Pilot for Forged in Fire Story”
This week I've got David Lisch, he's a blacksmith turned award-winning Master Smith knife maker, from Yelm,...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin Jan 2018
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that are...
Ep #112 Evan Wilson “Acrobatics around the Anvil”
Guest Intro paragraph This week I've got Evan Wilson from Austin, Texas who is the program director for the...
Ep #111 “Like Going To Church But Different”
This week's guests are Shaun Williams and Sylvia Andrassy from Pampano Beach. FL. Shaun has been blacksmithing...
Ep #110 Right or left-handed tongs?
This week's episode is a quick one! I'm a member of the California Blacksmith Association and receive the...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for December 2017
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you get the low-down about upcoming classes and events that are...
Ep #109 Larry Wood “SOFA & Quad State Round-up History”
This week I've got Larry Wood on the line from Ohio. Last month, in September one of the most coveted blacksmith...
BlacksmitHer Buzz Bulletin for Nov 2017
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you will get the low-down, monthly, about upcoming classes and events...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin Oct 2017
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Ep 108 - Peter Braspenninx “The M.C. Escher of Blacksmithing”
Pete Braspenninx is an artist blacksmith living in Cazenovia, Michigan and is the owner of Phyre Forge. He...
Ep 107 Allen Rozon “A Blacksmith and a Swordsmith Collaborate”
Allen Rozon is a blacksmith who works out of Montreal Canada. Since initial exposure to blacksmithing through...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin September 2017
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you will get the low-down about upcoming current blacksmithing events...
Episode #106 - Bob Menard “Blacksmith Royalty”
Today I have Bob Menard, owner of the Ball and Chain Forge, which is mainly a custom architectural blacksmith shop...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for August 2017
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Ep #105 - Joseph Campbell “Metal Collaborative Studio”
Joseph Campbell is an architectural metal fabricator who owns Metal Inc and the Metal Collaborative Studio in...
Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin for July 2017
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you will get the low-down about upcoming current blacksmithing events...
Ep 104 Vince Nakovics “The Blacksmith Murders”
Vince Nakovics is currently living in Shkoder, Albania, he and his wife moved there in 2012. You will hear what...
Epsiode #103 Stuart Shirley
Stuart Shirley is a college student at the Colorado School of Mines, he is obtaining a 4 year degree from the...
**Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin** For the month of June 2017
This is the Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin. Where you will get the low-down about upcoming current blacksmithing events...
Ep #102 David Robertson “Art History in Iron from 3500 BC”
Welcome to episode #102 and I have David Robertson with us today, he's a professional artist blacksmith from...
May 2017 Blacksmith Buzz Bulletin
This is the BlacksmitHER Buzz Bulletin. Where you will get the low-down about upcoming current blacksmithing...
100th Episode - Connections
Yup, this is my 100th episode. Bob Menard from the New England Blacksmiths just asked me the other day did you...
Episode #99 - Julida Alter “The Blacksmith’s Daughters”
Julida Alter is the youngest of 6 in a strong Polish Catholic family where her father and two brothers are...
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Ep #98 - James Garvey “The Statue of Liberty and Clark bar”
Welcome to episode number 98 with James Garvey. He is an artist blacksmith just outside of New York City in...
Ep 97 JayBurn Journal on Punches, Drifts and Top tools
It's episode #97 and I've got another JayBurn Journal for you. A technical article written by Jay...
Episode #96 Caitlin Morris “Blacksmith Classes - take and teach”
It's episode number 96 and I have Caitlin Morris from Frederick, Maryland. Let me introduce her by reading her...
Episode #95 Rachel David “Nu Iron Age Show and Umlauts”
Hola Muchacho's, It's episode #95 and I have Rachel David on the show to talk about an upcoming all forged metal...
Ep 94 JayBurn Journal “Pattern Forge Welding”
It's episode #94 and this year I've decided to read some technical articles written by Jay Burnham-Kidwell. A...
Ep #93 Brian Brazeal “Bringing Blacksmithing to an African School”
Today is episode #93 and I have Brian Brazeal who has been blacksmithing for over 36 years and has dedicated most...
Ep #92 Lee Sauder “Smelting = Art and Science”
Lee began blacksmithing in 1973 at the age of 12, when he began his apprenticeship to Larry Mann. He has been a...
Ep #91 Toby Druce “Mid-life Career Change to Blacksmithing Part 3”
Today is episode # 91 and we're catchin up with Toby Druce again for the third time in his 15 week artist...
Ep 90 Daniel Miller “Sweet Mary and Her Sons and Her Seas”
Today is episode #90 and I have invited Daniel Miller back again to continue the discussion of his artistic...
Ep 89 Daniel Miller “The Least of These”
Welcome, come on in, grab your favorite beverage of choice and hunker down in a comfy seat because today I have a...
Ep #88 - Denise Axelsen Aussie Series part 3 of 4 “From Nurse to Blacksmith”
Denise Axelsen is an award-winning blacksmith. Educated in England, she now enjoys living in Newry, Victoria...
Ep #87 Matthew Mewburn Aussie Series part 2 of 4 “A Handsome Piece of Machinery”
Matt started forging when he was 16 years old and has been blacksmithing for 10 years, perfecting his...
Episode #86 -Toby Druce “Mid-life Career Change to Blacksmithing Part 2”
Toby Druce is making a mid-life career change to become a blacksmith. He is from the Toronto area in Ontario...
Episode #85 - SOFA Quad State 2016 Wrap-Up!
I recently attend my first SOFA Quad State Round-Up conference in Troy, Ohio and I wanted to give you guys a little...
Episode #84 - Bruce Beamish “The Power Hammer Baron”
Bruce Beamish is an industrial-trained blacksmith in Australia, his passion for blacksmithing started...
Episode #83 - Toby Druce “Mid-life Career Change to Blacksmithing”
Toby Druce is making a mid-life career change to become a blacksmith. He is from the Toronto area in Ontario...
Episode #82 Kevin and Heather Harvey “If you’ve got a feel for steel…go for it!”
Heather and Kevin Harvey from South Africa, they are both Master Bladesmiths with the American Bladesmith Society....
Episode #81 Delyth Done Interview “The Transition Exhibition”
For today's episode, I have Delyth Done from England, her hardworking and dedicated efforts are indispensable in...
Episode #80 Philip Vercammen “Three Fates and the Thread of Life…”
Philip Vercammen is a Belgian Blacksmith that has been invited to design a forged panel for the Ypres 2016...
Episode 79 - Will Maguire “Forged Human Tangle”
Will Maguire is a multi-award winning contemporary blacksmith and sculptor with over 10 years' experience, one...
Episode #78 - Sandra Dunn “100 Bronze Discs for Ypres Panel”
From Kitchener, Ontario, Sandra Dunn is one of the owners of Two Smiths, a studio that creates contemporary forged...
Episode #77 James Makely “A Design of WW1 Shovels”
James Makely is an artist blacksmith in Colorado, USA. He works full time as an artist blacksmith with the award...
Episode #76 – Shona Johnson “In Our Souls,It’s What We Want To Be Doing”
Shona Johnson is a 3rd generation artist blacksmith living and working in Edinburg, Scotland. Shona began...
Episode #75 - Lorelei Sims “Organic Metalworking”
Lorelei Sims started her blacksmithing career in 1993 by purchasing a shop in Charleston, Illinois following her...
Ep. #74 - Alan Dawson “WW1, 100 years later, 300 International Blacksmiths and Farriers”
For today's show, I talk with Alan Dawson from the UK, he's an artist blacksmith who has worked in art and...
Episode #73 -Bob Patrick and Peggy Kjelgaard “ESSA and their Blacksmith Program”
Continuing along the education theme on the show this year I have a unique interview for you. I'm interviewing...
Episode #72 Jack Klahm - “Aluminum, the Old Man Metal”
Jack founded Klahm and sons 43 years ago in Hawaii and moved the business to his current location in Florida. He...
Episode #71 - Fred Zweig “Work in Multiples”
Fred Zweig is a talented chasing and repousse artist from Tucson Arizona. Fred is a self-taught metalsmith,...
Episode #70 - Heiner Zimmermann “The Blacksmith Craft - Contained Knowledge Over Generations”
Heiner Zimmermann is a second generation German blacksmith. His father, Paul Zimmermann, had his works published...
Episode #69 - Jeff Jubenville “Constant Choreography of Chaos”
Jeff Jubenville is an artist and a blacksmith who lives in Rochester, NY. Although his life’s primary focus for...
Episode #68 - Roberto Giordani “Metal Metamorphosis”
Roberto Giordani is a second generation blacksmith who resides in northern Italy. He has studied and worked with...
Episode #67 - Charles Lewton Brain “If you make the same mistake three times, it’s a technique”
Charles Lewton Brain is an internationally known artist and master goldsmith, an author of 7 books and numerous...
Episode #66 - Monica Coyne “A dovetail joint, a pelvic bone and 1 inch square stock”
Monica is an artist blacksmith who lives and works in California. Working closely with a wide-range of clients...
Episode #65 - Douglas Pryor “If you’re not crackin’ steel, you’re not learnin'”
Douglas Pryor lives in Rockland, California and works as a repousse artist, primarily making armor. When possible,...
Episode #64 - Matt Jenkins “Is that real sweat?”
Guest Intro paragraph Matt Jenkins is a Winnipeg, Canada-based blacksmith and owner of Cloverdale Forge. He got...
Episode #63 John Barron “ABANA 48 ft Railing Demo and Install in 4 Days”
John Barron is a full-time blacksmith in Georgetown, CA. He began working with metal in a large fabrication shop...
Episode #62 Patrick Quinn “A thesis of forged kinetic and balanced forms”
Patrick Quinn is a full-time blacksmith in Florida, New York. He graduated with honors in sculpture from the...
Episode #61 - John McLellan “The CBA Prez and the 2016 ABANA Conf Co-Chair
John McLellan is the owner of McLellan Blacksmithing in Loomis, California. He's also the president of the...
Episode #60 “The Business of Blacksmithing”
I'm reading two articles from the British Artist Blacksmith Association’s publication called “Artist...
Episode #59 Jerry Coe “Tango and Blacksmithing”
Jerry Coe is a sculptural metalsmith who specializes in bronze. He's the founder of Coe Studios Architectural...
Episode #58 “Any Carbon Monoxide in Your Shop?”
In today's podcast, I discuss how to keep yourself safe from carbon monoxide poisoning while you work. This problem...
Episode #57 Finin Liam Christie “Building a Business With an Anvil Strapped to His Bicycle”
Finin Liam Christie is a blacksmith and carpenter in Southern Ireland who's been blacksmithing since he was 16...
A WW1 Cenotaph Surrounded by Poppies in Ypres, Belgium
This information is from the Ypres 2016 website on the event happening September 2016. In September 2016,...
Episode #56 Jake James “Use a Top Tool Like a Pallet Knife”
Jake James is a British-born blacksmith and operates his business out of his forge in Vancouver, British Columbia,...
Episode #55 “2016 Future”
Welcome to 2016 on the Blacksmither Radio show. This is episode #55 and I’m going to talk about a few things I...
Episode #54 “2015 Wrap Up”
2015 Wrap-up Well, 2015 has been an excellent year. We’ve shared so much content through BlacksmitHer Radio...
Episode #53 Stuart Geisler “A Suit and Tie in Blacksmithing?”
Stuart Geisler is an industrial blacksmith in Pennsylvania. He specializes in a variety of high quality,...
Episode #52 Forge Welding
For today's podcast I’m reading an article from the California Blacksmith Association Newsletter, I belong to...
Episode #51 - Kate Dinneen “Hotflash Metalworks and a Poppy Cenotaph in Belgium”
Kate Dinneen is a master blacksmith from Lawrence, Kansas. She's owned her own business called Hot Flash Metalworks...
Episode #50 Victor Plitt “A New Online Blacksmith Forum”
Victor Plitt is a hobby blacksmith in Central Pennsylvania. He is a truck driver by trade and started...
Episode #49 Quick & Dirty Tool Company “A Blacksmith Shop Warehouse Fire”
My guest today is Andy Blakney, one of the owners of the Quick & Dirty tool company. They specialize in...
Episode #48 Dan Nauman “Blacksmith Archaeology”
Dan Nauman has been forging since 1979 and has been forging professionally since 1993. A turning point in his...
Episode #47 -Mark Aspery “The Last Hammer’s Blow for Mark Aspery”
The Last Hammer’s Blow for Mark Aspery Welcome to Blacksmither Radio, it’s Episode number 47 and today I...
Episode #46 ABANA’s Competitions for the 2016 Salt Lake Conference
ABANA’s Conference Competition at Salt Lake, UT July 13 – 16, 2016 I recently received my latest issue of...
Episode #45 - Rand Condell - “Blacksmithing in the Adirondacks of NY”
Rand Condell is the president of the Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne, New York. This non-profit school is...
Episode #44 - Jerry Frost - “Frosty the Lucky and his T burner”
Jerry Frost is a hobby blacksmith who goes by the handle “Frosty the Lucky” on the I Forge Iron Forum online....
Episode #43 - Lynda Metcalfe “The Metals Girls”
Lynda Metcalfe is an artist blacksmith and jeweler. Originally from England, she attended West Surrey College of...
Edition 1 Blacksmithing Technique Sessions - Miner’s Candlestick Module 4 with Mark Aspery
The Blacksmithing Technique Sessions are audio/visual interviews with a blacksmith talking through their method of...
Edition 1 Blacksmithing Technique Sessions - Miner’s Candlestick Module 3 with Mark Aspery
The Blacksmithing Technique Sessions are audio/visual interviews with a blacksmith talking through their method of...
Edition 1 Blacksmithing Technique Sessions - Miner’s Candlestick Module 2 with Mark Aspery
The Blacksmithing Technique Sessions are audio/visual interviews with a blacksmith talking through their method of...
Edition 1 Blacksmithing Technique Sessions - Miner’s Candlestick Module 1 with Mark Aspery
The Blacksmithing Technique Sessions are audio/visual interviews with a blacksmith talking through their method of...
Episode #42 - “Keeping in Touch” by Jason Horjes
I thought I would share a blog post with you guys for this week’s podcast because I think it hits on some really...
Episode #41 - Resilience Forge - “Resilience in Mind and Steel”
Nate Bocker founded Resilience Forge in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia in 2013 to help wounded soldiers, veterans and their...
Animal Eye Punches
Animal Eye Punches by Mandell Greteman The following article is from the SCABA September Newsletter and I asked the...
Episode #40 - Michael Budd “This Burning World”
Michael Budd is an artist blacksmith with an independent forge in the town of Sligo, Ireland. Originally from...
Episode #39 - Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith “SNAG Encompasses All Metal Artists”
Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith is the current executive director of SNAG, the Society of North American...
Episode #38 - Don Hutson “Ways to sell value, rather than price”
In this episode I decided to read two articles from the latest issue of the Fabricator Magazine published by NOMMA...
Episode #37 - Dennis Dusek “A Black Eye and the Blacksmith”
Dennis Dusek is an artist blacksmith who lives in the beautiful foothills around Placerville, CA. He has been the...
CanIronX Wrap-up
This is a special podcast where I interview five blacksmiths about their CanIronX experiences. Grant Haverstock...
Episode #36 - Rebecca Knott “She Held Her First Hammer at 3 Years Old”
Rebecca Knott is an artist blacksmith from Guilford, England. She has been around blacksmithing her whole life,...
A Quick 20 Questions with Rebecca Knott
This is a quick interview with Rebecca Knott to learn some tidbits about her in a short amount of time. Rebecca...
Episode #35 “Adrian Legge -The Seven P’s for Blacksmith Demonstrators”
Adrian Legge is a 2nd generation blacksmith from Bromyard, England. In his almost 40 year career he has been...
A Quick 20 Questions with Adrian Legge
This is a quick interview with Adrian Legge to learn some tidbits about him in a short amount of time. Adrian...
Episode #34 - Lorelei Sims “The Other Poker Competition”
Lorelei Sims is a contemporary blacksmith artist who started her career in Charleston, Illinois following her art...
Shop Tips - Metal Marking Layout Pencils
Shop Tips - Metal Marking Layout Pencils The following is an article from the SCABA June 2015 newsletter and I...
Episode #33 - Ian Hope-Simpson “Hand Hewn Timbers for his Blacksmith Shop”
Ian Hope-Simpson has been operating Ironwood Forge & Woodworks near WoIfville, Nova Scotia since 1993. He also...
Episode #32 - Zeevik Gottlieb “Blacksmithing is Like Medicine”
For Zeevik, forging iron is a way of life. Blacksmithing since 1993, he forges ornamental and architectural...
Episode #31 – Lynn Reierson “West Pennant Forge - A 30 Year Dream Come True”
Lynn Reierson is a hobby blacksmith in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her forge, West Pennant Forge, is the...
Episode #30 – Albert Paley “Glass and Steel Together At Last”
Albert Paley has been an active metal artist for over 40 years. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the...
Websites - DIY or Hire a Web Designer?
Websites: DIY or Hire a pro?? “It’s never about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.” Tony...
Episode #29 – Grant Haverstock “Welding is the gateway drug to Blacksmithing”
Grant Haverstock is a blacksmith who owns Firehouse Ironworks, a blacksmithing business in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...
**BlacksmitHER Buzz Bulletin** May 11, 2015
Today is May 11, 2015 and the most recent events are: CanIronX - July 2 - 5, 2015, the Cape Breton Blacksmith...
Episode #28 – Don Hanson “Beginner Blacksmiths- Start with simple blacksmithing tools”
Don Hanson is a hobby blacksmith who lives in Colorado Springs, CO. He is a retired Fiber Optics Project Manager...
The Weaverville Collaborative Forged Bench Project
The Bench is finished and installed, made by the Blacksmith Jazz – Dennis Dusek, John Barron, Monica Coyne, Brett...
A Quick 20 Questions with Don Hanson
This is a quick interview with Don Hanson to learn some tidbits about him in a short amount of time. Don Hanson...
**BlacksmitHER Buzz Bulletin - 10,000 downloads!**
This is a special BlacksmitHER Buzz bulletin to tell you that BlacksmitHER Radio has reached over 10,000...
Episode #27 – Tobbe Malm “Iron Roses and Bolt Poetry”
Tobbe Malm is an artist blacksmith and photographer living and working in Oslo, Norway. He aspires to capture...
Episode #26 – Todd Daniel “Affiliate – the more you give, the more you get”
Todd Daniel is the executive director for NOMMA, the National Ornamental & Misc. Metals Association. His...
**BlacksmitHER Buzz Bulletin** April 10 2015
It’s Blacksmithing season everyone and the smell of coal is in the air! This is the BlacksmitHER Buzz...
Episode #25 Carley Eisenberg “Thursday is Hop Day”
Carley Eisenberg runs Iron Mountain Forge in Boone, NC, where she forges sculptural and functional...
A Quick 20 Questions with Carley Eisenberg
This is a quick interview with Carley Eisenberg to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount...
A Quick 20 Questions with Mary Hackett
This is a quick interview with Mary Hackett to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount of time. Mary...
A Collaborative Project - First Meeting at the Weaverville Hammer-in March 2015
A few blacksmiths in the western part of the US have been forming a tight-knit group to push boundaries and raise...
Episode #23 “Mary Hackett -The Australian women’s blacksmith group called Blacksmith Doris”
Mary Hackett is a PhD candidate in Fine Arts at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) where she...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER – Joy Brenneman
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own path in blacksmithing and sharing their...
Episode #22 - Monica Coyne “An Off the Grid Blacksmith Shop?”
Monica Coyne is an artist blacksmith who lives and works in California. Working closely with a wide-range...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER – Susan Szczepanski
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own path in blacksmithing and sharing their story. “If...
A Quick 20 Questions with Monica Coyne
This is a quick interview with Monica Coyne to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount of time. Monica...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER – Hulmis Tapola
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own path in blacksmithing and sharing their story. “If...
Episode #21 Mark Aspery “For Every Hammer Blow There Should Be a Matching Pencil Stroke”
An in-depth interview with Mark Aspery. Originally from Great Britain he came to the US in the 1990’s. Known...
A Quick 20 Questions with Mark Aspery
I had a great time doing a quick interview with Mark Aspery. He's known for his teaching and demonstrating skills of...
Working with an Artist Blacksmith
I recently interviewed Mark Aspery and we talked about how he works with clients and what his process is regarding...
Episode #20 - Tim Cisneros “Show me the man’s tools and I’ll tell you what kind of blacksmith he is”
This is an in depth interview with Tim Cisneros a talented blacksmith that lives near Half Moon Bay, California...
Episode #19 “Tom Willoughby;The Blacksmithing Blues”
Tom Willoughby is a blacksmith working in Crowne Point Indiana. He is a multi-talented gentleman who is a...
A Quick 20 Questions with Tom Willoughby
This is a quick interview with Tom Willoughby to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount of...
Episode #18 Al Krysan - “Book Publisher for Classic Blacksmithing Books”
Al Krysan is the owner of the publishing, manufacturing and distributing book company called...
Episode #17 Randy McDaniel - “The $2 Blacksmithing Class”
Randy McDaniel has been forging hot metal for over 40 years and his business is called Expressive Metals...
A Quick 20 Questions with Randy McDaniel
This is a quick interview with Randy McDaniel to learn some juicy tidbits about him in a short amount of time. ...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER – Kelly Potter
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own path in blacksmithing and sharing their story. “If...
Episode #16 – Jim Garrett “2 tons of forged silicone bronze for a houseboat?”
Jim Garrett has been blacksmithing for over 35 years. He has owned and operated Garrett Metals, his blacksmithing...
A Quick 20 Questions with Jim Garrett
This is a quick interview with Jim Garrett to learn some juicy tidbits about him in a short amount of...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER - Kristyn Earles
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own paths in blacksmithing and sharing their...
Episode #15 – Jodie Bliss “Blacksmithing is Bliss”
Jodie Bliss is a Colorado native working out of the small town of Monument Colorado, nestled in the majestic Rocky...
A Quick 20 Questions with Jodie Bliss
This is a quick interview with Jodie Bliss. She is an artist blacksmith in Monument Colorado. Her business is...
A Blazing BlacksmitHER - Kim Hart From Australia
Blazing BlacksmitHERs are ladies that are forging their own path in blacksmithing and sharing their story. “If...
Episode #14 - Dawn Raines “A Touchmark with a gaptoothed smiley face”
Dawn Raines is an artist blacksmith working in Austin, Texas. She began her career as a blacksmith after completing...
A Quick 20 Questions with Dawn Raines
“A cologne that smells like burnt leather” This is a quick interview with Dawn Raines to learn some juicy...
Epidose Lucky #13! Happy New Year Everyone!
Happy New Year everyone!! Welcome to 2015, I wanted to do a special solo podcast to start off the beginning of the...
Episode #12 - Maria Cristalli “Is Blacksmithing a Gender Thing? ”
Maria Cristalli is an artist blacksmith working in the Cle Elum (east of Seattle), Washington area. She has been...
A Quick 20 Questions with Maria Cristalli
A Quick 20 Questions with Maria Cristalli This is a quick interview with Maria Cristalli to learn some juicy...
Episode #11 – Bex Simon “Get loyal to your tools”
Bex Simon’s career as an artist blacksmith started by working with clay and fabrics whilst undertaking a...
A Quick 20 Questions with Bex Simon
A Quick 20 Questions with Bex Simon “I Get Loyal To My Tools” This is a quick interview with London...
Episode #10 - Shawn Lovell - “Forged Tree Beds with a Japanese Power Hammer”
Shawn Lovell is a blacksmith and artist living and working in Alameda, California. With a degree in graphic...
A Quick 20 Questions with Shawn Lovell
This is a quick interview with Shawn Lovell to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount of time. If...
Episode #9 – Rachel David – “Chumpier Tools for the Fly Press”
Rachel David is a blacksmith and artist living and working in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her business is...
A Quick 20 Questions with Rachel David
20 Questions with Rachel David, an artist blacksmith in New Orleans. You can learn some juicy tidbits about her...
Registration Opens For CanIRON X - Canada’s Next National Blacksmithing Event
Press Release: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (November 10, 2014) – The Cape Breton...
A Quick 20 Questions with Amy Pieh
This is a quick interview with Amy Pieh to learn some juicy tidbits about her in a short amount of time. If you...
Episode #8 – Amy Pieh – “Billy Tongs and the Bonnie Knife”
Amy Pieh is a successful business owner of two blacksmithing and farrier supply stores, she also has an extensive...
Episode #7 - Ellen Durkan “Forged Fashion”
Ellen Durkan is an artist blacksmith and a part time professor at the Delaware College of Art and Design. Ellen...
A Quick 20 Questions with Ellen Durkan
This episode is a quick 20 questions interview with Ellen Durkan, a wildly talented artist blacksmith in...
Episode #6 - Heather McLarty “Throw Away Time at the Door”
Heather Mclarty has spent the last 20 plus years establishing herself as a well-known artist and craftsperson. Her...
A Quick 20 Questions with Heather McLarty
I was able to have a quick interview with Heather while she was in California and I in Colorado. I asked her 20...
Lisa Geertsen – The Blacksmithing Tricycle that’s “been around”!
Lisa Geertsen is an artist blacksmith in Seattle, WA. She owns and operates Firelight Forge, located in the Equinox...
A Quick 20 Questions with Lisa Geertsen
This episode is a quick interview with Lisa Geertsen an artist blacksmith in Seattle WA . I asked her 20...
What Your Art Business Will Cost You
Costs and expenses are not something to be ignored in your art business. This article is from a colleague of mine,...
Episode #4 Valerie Ostenak - Her favorite tool? Her Hay Budden Anvil
Valerie Ostenak, an award-winning jeweler, is a blacksmith and silversmith, creating fine sculptural jewelry using...
A Quick 20 Questions with Valerie Ostenak
This episode is a quick interview with Valerie Ostenak. I asked her 20 questions to learn some juicy tidbits...
ABANA 2014 Conference Wrap Up
With anticipation of the new Anvil's Ring Fall edition arriving in my mailbox any day now and hearing that it is about...
BlacksmitHER Radio Podcast has Launched today!
In celebration of my birthday today, I decided to launch my podcast on the same day. BlacksmitHER Radio is now live...
Episode #3: Corrina Sephora Mensoff “12 Business Strategies”
Corrina Sephora Mensoff is an accomplished artist and blacksmith. She talks about her “12 Business Strategies”...
Episode #2 Colleen du Pon - “Hoodwinked in the West”
Colleen du Pon is a transplanted Canadian now living in Bridport, West Dorset, England. Working as an Artist...
Episode #1 - Payne Anne Chassen, founder of Angels and Anvils
Known to call most of her girlfriends “Sister Woman”…I was lucky enough to have an in depth interview (at...
A Quick 20 Questions with Colleen du Pon
I was able to have a quick interview with Colleen while she was in England and I in Colorado. I asked her 20...
A Quick 20 questions with Corrina Sephora Mensoff
This episode is a quick interview with Corrina Sephora Mensoff. I asked her 20 questions to learn some juicy...
Tips When Buying Anvils
I purchased my 95# Hay Budden here in Colorado in 1996. I was able to buy it for $1 pound which was a very...