The Make or Break Show

This week we chat with Tommy Matthews from Crooked River Forge. Tommy went from brand new bladesmith to a successful knifemaking business and winner of History Channels forged in Fire in just a few short years!

Show Notes

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LINKS
Crooked River Forge
Pallet Lounger
Blacksmith for Beginners (Facebook Group)
ACME Tools (165 Rigid Anvil)
Harbor Freight Rounding Peen Hammer
Paul Beisler (rounding hammer)
Jason Davis (Gizmo’s Fabrications forges)
KMG Grinders
Grizzly 2x12 Grinder
Knife Talk
Geoff Feder Interview
Industrial Tube & Steel
Three Barn Doors
Paragon Heat Treating Furnace
1095 Steel
Machinest Handbook for steels
Forged in Fire: The Steel Takedown Bow
Sparrow Knife
Japanese Santoku Knife
The Bladeshow (June 7-9, Atlanta, GA)

TOPICS
00:02:20 - Getting into Blacksmithing
00:06:46 - Building Pallet Wood Furniture
00:09:36 - Incorporating Metal in Designs
00:10:20 - Getting started as a Blacksmith
00:17:48 - The first knife
00:22:34 - Heat treating
00:24:38 - Working with the right steels
00:26:50 - How to start selling knives
00:34:06 - Making knives for chefs
00:37:00 - Surprised from Starting a Business
00:37:54 - Favorite process in the knife making
00:40:44 - Competing on Forged in Fire
00:44:52 - Where to find Tommy

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What is The Make or Break Show?

The Make or Break Podcast is a weekly audio and video series that features amazing makers across the world. We dive into the greatest things they make as well as lessons learned from the things they break! Featuring woodworking, metalworking, electronics, 3d printing and more!