forgecast

The ForgeCast

The blacksmithing and bladesmithing podcast hosted by bladesmith Sam Towns and blacksmith Zac Nesbitt. Laugh, learn and talk about the best career on Earth every Friday! With exclusive guests, tool reviews and awesome topics, there's lots to hear and learn for beginners and masters alike!

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forgecast

Category

Education

Podcast website

theforgecast.simplecast.fm

Latest episode

Feb 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 65 - Cable Organisation and Workshop Visitors 29.05.2020

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Episode 64 - Oils and Handle Materials 22.05.2020

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Episode 63 - Lighting and Bizarre Forging Myths 15.05.2020

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Episode 62 - Chisels and Wood Choices 08.05.2020

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Episode 61 - 48hr Dagger Build Debrief 01.05.2020

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Episode 60 - Neels van den Berg 24.04.2020

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Episode 59 - Acids and Chasing Tolerances 17.04.2020

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Episode 58 - Fullering Tools and Project Planning 10.04.2020

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Episode 57 - Blade Symposium Recap 03.04.2020

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Episode 56 - Working with Resin 27.03.2020

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Episode 55 - Air Quality 20.03.2020

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Episode 54 - Uri Tuchman 13.03.2020

Ask us a question at: ask.forgecast@gmail.com find us at: https://www.instagram.com/the.forgecast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheForgeCastPodcast/ Sam Towns https://www.instagram.com/samtownsbladesmith/ https://www.facebook.com/SamTownsBladesmith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJMbidCdie0rbmfN9ckkqw Alex Norton https://www.instagram.com/valhallaironworks/ https://www.facebook.com/valhallaironwork...

Episode 53 - Gloves and Bread & Butter Projects 06.03.2020

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Episode 52 - Special LIVE Episode to Celebrate a Year of the Show 29.02.2020

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Episode 51 - Tongs, Bending, Turning and Twisting! 21.02.2020

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Episode 50 - Welders and Texturing 14.02.2020

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Episode 49 - Needle Files and Forging Ahead 07.02.2020

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Episode 48 - 52100 and Hand-Sanding 31.01.2020

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Episode 47 - Centrepunches and Quality Control 24.01.2020

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Episode 46 - Calipers and Catching Up 17.01.2020

Ask us a question at: ask.forgecast@gmail.com find us at: https://www.instagram.com/the.forgecast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheForgeCastPodcast/ Sam Towns https://www.instagram.com/samtownsbladesmith/ https://www.facebook.com/SamTownsBladesmith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJMbidCdie0rbmfN9ckkqw Alex Norton https://www.instagram.com/valhallaironworks/ https://www.facebook.com/valhallaironwork...

Episode 45 - Sharpeners and Keeping Cool 27.12.2019

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Episode 44 - W2 Steel and Blade Testing 20.12.2019

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Episode 43 - Collin Miller 13.12.2019

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Episode 42 - Blowtorches and Listener Questions 06.12.2019

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Episode 41 - 5160 Steel and Knife Tip Design 29.11.2019

Ask us a question at: ask.forgecast@gmail.com find us at: https://www.instagram.com/the.forgecast/ https://www.facebook.com/TheForgeCastPodcast/ Sam Towns https://www.instagram.com/samtownsbladesmith/ https://www.facebook.com/SamTownsBladesmith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJMbidCdie0rbmfN9ckkqw Alex Norton https://www.instagram.com/valhallaironworks/ https://www.facebook.com/valhallaironwork...

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