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BlacksmitHER Radio

Victoria Patti interviews blacksmiths around the world. They talk about being an artist blacksmith, their professional blacksmith careers, becoming a blacksmith, and some blacksmith history. Check o... Read more

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Ep 121 – Bob Bergman “Eight ways to make a buck”

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 Postvill... Read more

11 Jun 2018

1hr

Ranked #2

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Episode #52 Forge Welding

Episode #52 Forge Welding

I’m reading an article from the California Blacksmith Association Newsletter, I belong to that organization and my membe... Read more

14 Dec 2015

12mins

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Episode #75 – Lorelei Sims “Organic Metalworking”

Episode #75 – Lorelei Sims “Organic Metalworking”

Lorelei Sims started her blacksmithing career in 1993 by purchasing a shop in Charleston, Illinois following her art edu... Read more

20 Jun 2016

32mins

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Episode #84 – Bruce Beamish “The Power Hammer Baron ”

Episode #84 – Bruce Beamish “The Power Hammer Baron ”

Bruce Beamish is an industrial-trained blacksmith in Australia, his passion for blacksmithing started when he was 15 in ... Read more

19 Sep 2016

42mins

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Ep #113 – David Lisch “The Pilot for Forged in Fire Story”

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, Washington. ... Read more

15 Jan 2018

41mins

Ranked #6

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Episode #106 – Bob Menard “Blacksmith Royalty”

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 in Po... Read more

17 Jul 2017

54mins

Ranked #7

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Ep 108 – Peter Braspenninx “The M.C. Escher of Blacksmithing”

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 graduated f... Read more

27 Aug 2017

30mins

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Episode #123 – Michael Budd

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 talk abo... Read more

26 Nov 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #9

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Ep #112 Evan Wilson "Acrobatics around the Anvil"

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 blacksmith s... Read more

4 Dec 2017

35mins

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Episode #83– Toby Druce “Mid-life Career Change to Blacksmithing”

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 Canada and... Read more

12 Sep 2016

23mins

Ranked #11

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Ep #93 Brian Brazeal “Bringing Blacksmithing to an African School”

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 of his... Read more

2 Jan 2017

29mins

Ranked #12

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Ep 97 JayBurn Journal on Punches, Drifts and Top tools

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 Burnham-Kidwell. He’s... Read more

13 Feb 2017

30mins

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Episode #86 – Toby Druce “Mid-life Career Change to Blacksmithing Part 2”

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 Canada and... Read more

10 Oct 2016

19mins

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Episode #70 – Heiner Zimmerman “The Blacksmith Craft - Contained Knowledge Over Generations”

Episode #70 – Heiner Zimmerman “The Blacksmith Craft - Contained Knowledge Over Generations”

Heiner Zimmermann is a second generation German blacksmith. Hisfather, Paul Zimmermann, had his works published and thus... Read more

2 May 2016

49mins

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Ep 107 Allen Rozon " A Blacksmith and a Swordsmith Collaborate"

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 time spen... Read more

14 Aug 2017

47mins

Ranked #16

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Ep 117 Michael Whipps "New Metal Podcast"

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 a metal w... Read more

20 Feb 2018

50mins

Ranked #17

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Ep 116 Haley Woodward and Colby Brinkman

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 forging s... Read more

12 Feb 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #18

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Ep #105 – Joseph Campbell “ Metal Collaborative Studio”

Ep #105 – Joseph Campbell “ Metal Collaborative Studio”

Joseph Campbell is an architectural metal fabricator who owns Metal Inc and the Metal Collaborative Studio in Philadelph... Read more

19 Jun 2017

34mins

Ranked #19

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Ep 94 JayBurn Journal "Pattern Forge Welding"

Ep 94 JayBurn Journal "Pattern Forge Welding"

Hey there, it’s Vic, welcome to the show and thank you for tuning in this week, you guys! It’s episode #94 and this year... Read more

9 Jan 2017

26mins

Ranked #20

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Episode #65–Douglas Pryor "If you're not crackin' steel, you're not learnin'"

Episode #65–Douglas Pryor "If you're not crackin' steel, you're not learnin'"

Douglas Pryor Guest Intro: Douglas Pryor lives in Rockland, California and works as a repousse artist, primarily makin... Read more

28 Mar 2016

37mins

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