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Brian House of HouseMade Industrial is back for a little hang out. We talked podcasting and what’s going on his great podcast ‘Work for it”. The business end of the maker community is less talked about than what we see on social media. It’s always good catching up with Brian! Thanks again, - GF Follow Brian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/housemade.us/ Visit HouseMade. US and check out wha...

Happy New Year! This is the first ep back and kind of a reintroduction. I had insight into the exact moment in my childhood where I started as a maker and I’m clear where my motivation came from. Thanks again and here’s to a positive new year.   If you want to support Full Blast  Support  Feder Knives -  https://www.federknives.com/ Follow The Full Blast Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com...

We’re celebrating the end of the year with the legendary Aaron Gough of Gough Customs. My guy is back! He’s been on an 18th month hiatus from knifemaking to make a huge announcement! Aaron is easily responsible for some of you learning how to make knives. Tell the truth. Aaron’s YouTube videos definitely helped me on my way to starting out and I always tell people to watch them. And with that said...

My buddy Ben Kamon is back! Love having him on and hearing his perspective. Ben is on my Mount Rushmore of Knifemakers; his experience as a machinist and ornamental blacksmith has informed his design, techniques and business style and I’m here for it. We talked about business, social media, business directions and had a great time. And Ben pointed out the potential for a big hurdle for users of in...

This Week Chris Powell of @full_steam_designs joins me for a great conversation about developing yourself and the direction you take through life. Chris has spent time as a mechanic, a welder in the Navy and working for a CNC company. Now he’s a full time content creator whose videos are awesome, helpful and in a lot of cases lures for engagement. We talk about how peoples negative comments also h...

I wasn’t going to record this week. Frankly I was looking forward to a break because my daughter was coming home and I couldn’t bear with missing a minute while she was here. But 2 parts of the weekend dovetailed into a story that I couldn’t pass up. talk soon - gf  If you want to support the show  Support  Feder Knives -  https://www.federknives.com/ Follow The Full Blast Podcast on Instagram: ht...

Every Black Friday I like to have a show where we talk a little bit about this and that and fool around with my friends reading crazy stories and commenting on them especially with Ben Snure. We also  talked about the Instagram Algorithm in the Maker community ands how it affected people right before the holiday season. We also covered why it’s happening and it’s pretty easy to understand. There’s...

Tom Nugent is a knife maker in New Jersey who recently started his company Knives by Nuge after a career in law enforcement. We talked about his start in the Boy Scouts and how it influenced his decisions to become an EMT at 16 and a police officer. Tom’s Knives are primarily Bushcraft and his years of fishing and hunting have inspired his decisions. We talked about how hard starting a small knife...

Brian House is Back! From Housemade Industries and the Work for it Podcast Brian rejoins me to talk about what’s been going on with him including roll out of the Apollo Forge, The Revolution Grinder and all the crazy things coming out of his shop. This man is busy and it was great actually meeting him in person at Maker’s Camp. We also talking about business practice and how the perspective of tim...

Noah Vachon of Vachon Knives is one of the best. He’s an incredible Canadian knifemaker, who I finally had the privilege of meeting in person at Makers Camp a few weeks ago. We had a great time this episode catching up. Talking about the struggles of being a small biz. How the Panny changed sales and what’s next. Love Noah and we got a peek into how he makes his incredible micro knives. Thanks aga...

Nick Anderson of Nanda Knives is back! Nick is a blacksmith and glass artist in California. Nick is in a new shop and we talked about the new beginning, teaching and a nice conversation about being an artist and how to combine art in the knifemaking process. Loved talking about his glass work and what it means to “Garage it in the Kiln”. Love talking to Nick and always look forward to where is wor...

What’s going on. Fresh off unloading the jeep from a rainy weekend at Makers Camp I got right back in and recapped a great time. Give its a listen and tell your friends. All the best, - GF Follow Makers Camp on IG: Support  Feder Knives -  https://www.federknives.com/ Follow The Full Blast Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefullblastpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Please subscribe, leave a...

Nick Rossi returns for another great episode. Nick is a Master Bladesmith with the ABS and one of the best and most recognized Bladesmithing teacher around. We had another great conversation about teaching, travel, Influence Vs. Inspiration and  growing older. This is definitely the golden age of forging and I’m glad there are people like Nick who are helping guide the way.  Follow Nick on Instagr...

Toby Murrill & Onur Caglar have an awesome Podcast called “Fire and Steel” and I listen every week. It’s kind of a maker podcast but they don’t talk a lot about making anything. With the chemistry they have it doesn’t matter what they talk about. Toby and Onur are hilarious together and it’s worth the listen. We had a great time catching up and it was a pile of fun definitely listen to their p...

Finally! After a few attempts we finally got it together. Both Ben Snure and Ben Kamon are incredibly talented Blacksmiths/Blademiths from totally different parts of the world with different backgrounds and upbringings talking the same language: Juvenile humor. We strolled down some classic topics of bodily functions then matured into weird news and actually pondered the difference between ‘being...

My buddy Matt Stagmer is back. Last week he said that his Youtube channel was hacked and it really affected his ability to provide for his family. After years of building up a successful channel and establishing himself with over 800,000 subscribers this was a terrifying ordeal. I invited him to come on and tell the story and it’s pretty crazy and seemingly common. He explained in detail how he wa...

Once I again I made the trek to the incredible Center for Metal Arts in Johnstown, PA to teach a Weekend Workshop. I was greeted by my friend Pat Quinn, the Executive Director of CMA and I had another inspiring time there. How could you not? Every time I come down I see the forward momentum Pat and his team are making, restoring giant utility hammers, creating new curriculum, and uncovering buried...

Ben Kamon is one of the most innovative custom knifemakers in the world. I’ve had him on the show before and we’ve covered a lot of ground. I’m convinced his experience as a blacksmith and fabricator has informed his decisions especially when it comes to problem solving. Knife makers with broad experience in metalworking and fabrication tend to not be confined by construction orthodoxy. Great conv...

What can I do… last week’s episode was lost. I’m sorry, ok? in this episode I explained what happened, told of the harrowing story of dodging hurricanes and earthquakes to deliver our only child to college in Southern California. Avoiding emotional vampires and bad drivers we did it. It was a very crazy experience and I’m glad to share it. Great guests coming up. Send your questions to @Thefullbla...

Matt Gentry is a knife maker from Michigan who makes very recognizable knives, very active in the knifemaking Community and on social Media and YouTube. I’ve known Matt for a long time and this is the first time we’ve actually talked. It was a great conversation about how he learned about business after owning a very busy Car detailing company and how to understand growth. It was a lot of fun talk...

Bob Rankin is a bladesmith, maker of incredible pattern welded steel and a father. Recently Bob and his family have suffered the unthinkable: their son Bobby took his own life. A proud Navy Veteran who loved his family and country very much, Bobby became another statistic in the growing number of Veterans suffering in crisis. We spent time remembering Bobby and the loving moments he had with this...

Ryan Breuer of Breuer Blades is part of the historic class of  journeyman smith from 2 years ago that was one of the biggest group to submit to date. We talked sword making, the importance of the intentions before building one and recounted the terrible story of when TSA put a fingerprint on the knives being judged for the ABS Journeyman smith test.  Here’s a note from Ryan clarifying something he...

Jared Thatcher is one of my favorite people. It’s been a while since he’s been back because his didn’t have internet. I believe in my heart that he ran for mayor of his town ,and won just to get internet. It’s very possible. Jared is the the Bladesmith of Boothill Blades. He also runs his family farm Three Daughters Farm, with his wife Kylee who also makes beautiful carved wood utensils at Boothil...

Niko Tavernise was my first podcast partner on the Downward Spiral Podcast 13 years ago. We’d always catch up and then tackle some weird news.(Definitely look in the archives here for more DSP eps.) Niko is a Hollywood Set photographer and is back home from being on the sets of two huge movies coming soon. We talked about set life, how the Writer’s strike is currently affecting things and hit on s...

Leah Aripotch is Back! I’m such a fan of her work; the intensity, intricate control, command of material and fearlessness. But I think I’m more of a fan of the person she is. Leah is very self aware and understands what she needs to do to find happiness. When it comes to mental health and addressing it in a positive way Leah is very proactive and puts in the work. We talked about something that is...