Tony Aiazzi is back on Full Blast! Tony is the cohost of ‘Overseasoned’, a podcast about the restaurant industry from two former food service Vets. He’s also my friend of almost 25 years, and business partner of Feder Knives. We had an awesome time reminiscing about the old days, the future of food service and we talked about the Turkey Club Giveaway between Overseasoned and Feder Knives. Great time as always and more info on the giveaway here: Follow Overseasoned Podcast on Instagram and...

Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground and look forward to doing more episodes monthly. SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS PLEASE! Follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there. Many thanks to Pat again and as always I urge you to further your forging education at Center for Metal Arts. Classes available,...

After the last 2 episodes talking about Snakes and Scorpions, I figured we needed some In-the-field perspective. Ben Snure is the man and one of my favorite people. We took care of some Weird news and other things too. Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensnure/?hl=en Subscribe to Ben’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bensnure2284 Buy Ben’s hammers here: https://www.well-shod.com/SNURE-ROUNDING-HAMMER-2.25LBS The Full Blast Podcast on...

This week its a recap of Maker camp and more Weird News! Headless Snake bites, Tibetan Scorpions and Radioactive Rattlesnakes?! Tell a friend, thanks for your support! The Full Blast Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefullblastpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= If you want to support Full Blast Support Feder Knives - ( go buy a shirt ) https://www.federknives.com/ Take a class: https://centerformetalarts.org/ Follow CMA on Instagram...

This week its all Weird News! With sleepless nights ,scorpions and planes Turing around. Tell a friend, thanks for your support! The Full Blast Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefullblastpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= If you want to support Full Blast Support Feder Knives - ( go buy a shirt ) https://www.federknives.com/ Take a class: https://centerformetalarts.org/ Follow CMA on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/centerformetalarts/?hl=en Join us in Barcelona for the...

Mark Adams is back with a new book! “Five Years- Maker Camp Portraits 2019-2023” is an incredible culmination of images taken at Maker Camp of makers and people who attended. Every year Mark sets up a makeshift set at the Maker Camp Event in East Durham NY, and for 15+ hours a day he takes beautiful images. This book is a must have and we had a great conversation on his methods, photography and inspirations. Mark is the man and you should support him for sure. Thanks - GF Buy the...

Matt Jenkins of Cloverdale Forge just came out with a great book called: ‘ Hooked- A Blacksmith’s Study of Function Through Form’. It all came from complaining to his wife after feeling bored of forging the same simple hook day after day. His Wife and Business parter suggested he forge a different hook every day for a month which turned into a year. A huge undertaking that had its ups and downs; #366Hooks had a supportive online following as Matt used his time and creativity to complete this...

The last 2 episodes were a lot of fun but both had a lot of stories and context to add. No need to be caught up though. Think of this ep as a clean slate stand alone set of stories and the last 2 episodes are backstories. Or whatever you want. It’s all good. Thanks for the support. Tell your friends and leave a review where you listen. Talk soon- GF Go to CMA’s website and check out the opportunities: https://centerformetalarts.org/ Follow CMA on Instagram...

Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground and look forward to doing more episodes monthly. To get your questions answered, follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there. Many thanks to Pat again and as always I urge you to further your forging education at Center for Metal Arts. Classes available,...

This is a special episode recorded from Örebro, Sweden. I was invited to Tormek in Lindesberg as a guest for the “Sharp Makers” Exhibit. Tormek is a Swedish company who developed an unique sharpening system that is exported to over 40 countries and is used by Wood workers, Cabinet makers, Musical Instrument makers, Hunters, outdoorsmen, professional and home cooks and everyone who needs their edged tools sharp and well-maintained. I was graciously joined by Hugo and Karl from Tormek with...

My wife and I just drove our daughter to the Airport back to college. It was such a great summer and I talked a little bit on why it was so great. I then covered some very new observations on the social media difficulties the knife community has faced and have I cracked the code?! Then we cleared the deck of older listener questions and cheered me up. Thanks for all the kind words and let’s keep going. All the Best, GF Follow my sister on IG Carrie Feder...

Ben Snure is always back. Always love when he’s on as much as the listerers. We had a great time learning about controlled burns And what it takes to not burn everything down. We told stories and hit weird news. Thanks again as always. -gf Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensnure?igsh=OGZoaTgyaTg1cHhp Buy his hammers here: Search results for "Snure" Join us in Barcelona for the 2025 weekend Workshops! https://florentinekitchenknives.com/pages/workshops Feel free to...

What’s going on?! Well Joyce Kutty was supposed to be back but once again I was plagued with technical issues so knocked out a solo emergency episode about some wild sculptural projects i’ve been working on. Hope you enjoy it. Talk soon and thanks agin to my homie Joyce Kutty for being such a champ. We’ll get you back on soon. All the best, Geoff Follow Joyce on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuttyknives/?hl=en Join us in Barcelona for the 2025 weekend...

My Daughter Lila is Back! After a great year at college, we caught up with my champion! We found out how West coast living is, talk about her successful summer Baking job, answered your burning questions and told some funny stories. Lila Rules and it’s always fun catching up while she’s home. Thanks xoxo-dad Join us in Barcelona for the 2025 weekend Workshops! https://florentinekitchenknives.com/pages/workshops Feel free to submit more questions for future episodes at: The Full Blast...

Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground and look forward to doing more episodes monthly. To get your questions answered, follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there. Many thanks to Pat again and as always I urge you to further your forging education at Center for Metal Arts. Classes available,...

Not Vachon of Vachon Knives is back on the Podcast and as always we had a blast. We talked about how business is going, what our forecasts for the future will be and what it’ll take to find happiness. We also detoured into some backstory about family and we analyzed my motivations based on my history. It got deep. Noah rules and is always great. Thanks again. - GF Follow Noah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vachonknives/ Get on his website and his newsletter...

What’s going on! This ep is a recap of being in Barcelona with my friends at Florentine Kitchen Knives, our incredible workshops and my 3 day stay on some topless beaches. I talked about being in Spain on the 4th of July and cracked wise. Thanks for your support! Glad to be back and I’m invigorated and ready to roll! Join us in Barcelona for the 2025 weekend Workshops! https://florentinekitchenknives.com/pages/workshops Feel free to submit more questions for future episodes at: The...

Ben Kamon is back of course. One of the best knifemakers on the planet, my friend Ben joins me to catch up with life trends, hot takes and what’s next. We also hit up some fun weird news too. Ben not only is a titan in the industry but has an incredible mind for calculating Alligator attacks. Always fun. Thanks again - gf Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/ Go to his website and subscribe to his newsletter: https://www.kamonknives.com/ Feel free to submit...

Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground on hand tools, steel qualities and general forging info. To get your questions answered, follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there. Many thanks to Pat again and as always I urge you to further your forging education at Center for Metal Arts. Classes...

Master Bladesmith Jordan LaMothe is back! Fresh off Blade show we had a great catch up on what’s going on in the knife world. We talked about the past and speculated about the Future. We even bridged the gap between art & craft, focusing on his latest piece: “Sojourn”, which represents the duality of his time spent as a student in India as it relates to his home on a farm in Upstate New York. We talked about where confidence comes from and everything else. Jordan is an incredibly talented...

Ben Snure is Back! I just got back from a great weekend at Blade Show in Atlanta and we broke the trip down. We also told stories and generally had a great time as usual. Ben is the best and is a fantastic blacksmith and hammer maker. Always great having him on. Thanks again my buddy. -GF Go follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensnure/?hl=en Buy his hammers from Well-Shod: https://www.well-shod.com/search?keywords=Snure&page=1 Feel free to submit more questions for...

My buddy Keith Johnson aka @Kjsawdust is an awesome furniture maker and content creator. He’s also the cohost of Shop Sounds Podcast with Jason Hibbs. Great having Keith back and we caught up and told stories about the stress and anxiety of installing build-in’s, railings and anything else you have to deliver and put in a clients house. Never in my life have I been more stressed than when I had to of out “in the field”. I’m getting the sweats just thinking about it. Many thanks Keith as...

Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground and look forward to doing more episodes monthly. To get your questions answered, follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there. Many thanks to Pat again and as always I urge you to further your forging education at Center for Metal Arts. Classes available,...

Chris Zeppieri of Make Everything Shop, is the best and I’m glad he’s back. When I have a question about Social Media tactics, I usually reach out to Chris first- and I listen to him. He’s very insightful on the matter. Watching him grow as a content creator, documenting the amazing builds out of his packed shop has been fun and well deserved. Motivated, hardworking and talented are just few words to describe Chris. We had a great conversation about the future of social media, strategies and...