American Manufacturing- where does it start, how can I get involved, and what does it look like in my community? COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
Greg Kountz is back in the hot seat talking about his experience selling blades at different capacities and talking production assembly for Coal Iron Works. COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
The Coal Cast crew is getting ready for Gen Con this year in Indianapolis! We'll have special Coal Mini's available such as a forged D20, a forged Wizard Wand, and of course all of our awesome standard options too! COALSCHOOL.COM
We had our guys out at some shows this weekend! Tune in to hear about their experiences and some fun general questions that got answered at the end. COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
Nathan Brandt talks shop efficiency and some of the tools we've been using for the past 10 years at the Coal Shop to produce machinery and other processes.COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
Kyle Kadinger is the safety cop for Coal Iron Works and several other businesses in the area and across Indiana. He's got a lot of really terrifying stories and a great sense of humor. Tune in to lear more about Kyle! COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
We Are Makers - Jack and Kate have joined us in the midst of their American tour to share their story and some other great conversations with us! They also recorded their own podcast episode with Nathan, so be sure to go and check that out as well! wearemakers.shopCOALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
We're joined today by the incredible COY BAKER of Baker Forge and Tool! Check out the origins of Baker Forge and Tool and some of the spectacular insight that Coy and his crew have gained along the way.BAKERFORGE.COMCOALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
QUIT YOUR DAY JOB! (responsibly)Feeling the passionate draw towards pursuit of a new career can be intoxicating. We're exploring the right and wrong ways and reasons to quit your day job and pursue something new and uncomfortable. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
FORGE YOUR OWN TOOLS!There are a lot of great benefits to forging your own tooling. Try it out for yourself! COALIRON.COM Music provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
Functional forging and exploring projects outside of your regular interests can really help develop your craft and skillset as a maker in any field. COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
We're down to ONE. Nathan Brandt takes us through a wild journey with some fantastic advice for new makers! Make sure to listen to the whole thing!COALIRON.COMMusic provided by Chillhop Music - https://chillhop.com/creatorcred
The tireless striker has returned in full blown production! The KA75 air utility hammer is now available with a 3 week lead time! Outfit your your shop with the latest and greatest- and that means audio content too! Make sure you're caught up to date on the Coal Cast! New episodes every Wednesday!COALIRON.COM
What was the first thing you ever forged? What lessons did it teach you? Jump back in time with us and poke around in the past to learn about the origins of some of the toughest lessons Nathan and Francis learned as they grew into blacksmithing.COALIRON.COM
You're starting a business and need to gear up- but where should you put your initial investments? Nathan and Francis talk through the stages of tool investments and what to look for when shopping for used or vintage tooling. COALIRON.COM
We're exploring more elements and implementations to the Coal Cast this week that will deliver some quality conversation and valuable information! We're also interviewing some new faces at Coal Iron Works: Corbin and Landon! Welcome to the Coal Crew guys
Greg Kountz is a man of many talents! Today he shares his journey through metal working and finding himself working with us at Coal Iron Works!
We have heard the cries for the return of the Coal Cast and we are here to DELIVER. The Coal Cast is BACK with WEEKLY episodes. Expect your favorite industry podcast every Wednesday morning. Stay tuned to future episodes for contests, giveaways, and the opportunity to get some of your burning questions answered from world-class smiths!COALIRON.COM
Welcome back Will Stelter and new guest Jackson Rumble! We're recapping Blade Show and introducing Jackson's journey to the Coal crew! Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d
Steve King is a blacksmith/bladesmith as well as the current President of the Indiana Blacksmithing Association. Steve is an incredible teacher and advocate for furthering blacksmithing education and accessibility for everyone in or aspiring to be in the craft. You can meet Steve this weekend at the IBA annual Tipton Conference in Tipton, Indiana. Register here - https://www.indianablacksmithing.org/iba-conference-2024 COALIRON.COM Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d...
Mareko Maumasi joins us today to share his spectacular journey into bladesmithing and his passion for sharing his accumulated knowledge through classes! Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d
Join us for a great conversation about podcasts, induction, and innovation with the one and only Derek Melton (except there are apparently two of him). Derek offers some wonderful forged products and tools on his website, gives his time for demonstrations and events, and is an incredible source of information, joy, and experience through his social media presence. You can follow Derek though his Instagram @derekmelton and check out his work on his website derekmelton.com Sign up for Derek's Fath...
This week's guest is Coal Iron Works welder and bladesmith- Josh Porterfield! Tune in to learn more about Josh's journey and his involvement at Coal Iron Works! COALIRON.COM Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d
Hang out with Brett Onnink of Burning Sky Forge on today's episode of The Coal Cast! You can come and learn from Brett at the Coal School of Iron this April for his intro to bladesmithing class to forge your very own knife! Sign up here! - https://coalschool.com/coalclasses/forged-blade-april COALIRON.COM COALSCHOOL.COM Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d
Mastersmith Jason Knight relocated to East Tennessee from his native state of South Carolina. He is known among custom makers and collectors as an innovator. Jason is a master of blade design and edge geometry. His influence is widespread in the knife industry. It is reflected in the work of many he has mentored over the past twenty years. He understands the value of sharing his skills and ideas with other makers. Through full-length "How To" videos that he has written and directed, teaching in ...
Kurt Fehrenbach is a master blacksmith in several rites, including being an ABANA curriculum instructor and a power hammer genius. Check out this awesome episode and explore Kurt's blacksmithing journey with us! COALIRON.COM COALSCHOOL.COM Blue Wednesday, Felty - Caffeine https://chll.to/02a84e0d
Walter Sorrells is a swordsmith, business owner/operator, novelist, educator, martial artist, and a wonderful conversationalist. Tune into this week's awesome episode with a legend in the knife-making community and learn more about what goes into some of the best blade-based educational content out there! https://www.waltersorrellsblades.com/COALIRON.COMCOALSCHOOL.COM
Welcome to SEASON 3 of The Coal Cast! We're excited to bring you a new feature of our show- REMOTE GUESTS. We can now reach and record anyone in the WORLD to feature on our platform- and first up on our world-wide guest list is none other than ZACK HERBERHOLZ! Zack shares his experience as an entrepreneur in the makers field as well as some insightful stories! You can forge with Zack at either of his classes at the Coal School of Iron in February (a couples rose forging class) or in June (a stee...
The Season 2 Finale of The Coal Cast is LIVE! Tune in for our most chaotic episode yet! Season 3 is coming in January 2024 with a BIG change! Let us know who you want to see and what you want us talking about! Best suggestion gets a high five ✋️ Watch or Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! COALIRON.COM COALSCHOOL.COM #AmericanMade🇺🇸 #MadeInUSA🇺🇸 #forgingpress #bladesmith #blacksmith #blacksmithing #fabrication #metalwork #metalworking #metalart #forging #forged...
The last of the Andy Davis Hammer-In demos is live now! Check out the spectacular Will Stelter show off his Indestructible Chopper build at the Coal School of Iron. @willstelter is on the road to being a master bladesmith, and is constantly proving himself of such an esteemed title with innovations and execution as seen in this demo. https://www.willstelterbladesmith.com/
