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Fire and Steel
Fire & Steel is a fully reforged podcast hosted by Toby Murrill, Chris Powell, and Onur Caglar. We dive into real workshop life, blacksmithing, bladesmithing, tool talk, making, content creation, and running small businesses in the modern maker world. Expect honest conversations, practical insight, fitness and lifestyle chat, social media realities, and a weekly segment where we debate tools we love, hate, or can’t live without. Same banter, stronger direction.
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The Final Episode – A Relatively Short Farewell
Why Fire & Steel Is Coming to an End This episode marks the end of the Fire & Steel Podcast. What started nearlyfive years ago as a solo project, with Toby interviewing guests from across theworlds of blacksmithing, craft, and beyond, gradually evolved over time.Eventually Onur joined the show, and later Chris came on board as well,creating a three-person format that allowed the conversation to…
AI, Algorithms & American Noise
Episode 11 This week on the Fire & Steel Podcast we ended up going somewhere we didn’t expect — as usual. We talk about: The rise of AI and where it’s genuinely useful (and where it’s just hype) How social media is changing — again Meta’s shifting tools, ad options, subscriptions, verification, and what it all actually means The balance between building audience and selling your soul to the…
Smart tools ,dumb days
Episode 10 🔥 Fire & Steel Podcast — This Week’s Episode This week on the Fire& Steel Podcast , it’s a loose, honest, very real catch-up episode — thekind that happens when makers sit down, hit record, and let the conversation gowhere it wants. We start by ventingabout modern software that’s powerful on paper but maddening in practice.LightBurn, Photoshop, Premiere Pro — all incredible tools, all…
Masters of the universe
Episode 9 Onur is back in thehot seat this week, joining Toby and Chris for a wide-ranging conversation thatmanages to be both educational and unintentionally entertaining. As always, the episodekicks off with some honest talk about social media — how we’re using it, howit’s evolving, and the ongoing challenge of balancing real craftsmanship withthe modern expectation to document everything. Toby…
More angles exist
Fire & SteelPodcast — Episode 8 This week it’s just Toby& Chris — no Onur — and it turned into one of those episodes that feelsless like a “rant” and more like a genuinely useful conversation . We talk about socialmedia , how we each use it, and the real-world ways it can actually bringmoney in (without it turning into that classic doom-and-gloom “I hateInstagram” chat). We share what’s worked for…
Shh we don't talk about it
Episode 7 This week on theFire & Steel Podcast… it’sa bit of a workshop update episode… with the usual detour into everythingelse . Toby’s been deep in forgemode this week, making some big changes to the workshop — taking downwalls, shifting equipment, and reshuffling the space to make room forsomething new: a silver ring-making jewellery class coming soon toMurrill Forge. The only downside? The…
Happy new year ( we bought opinions )
Happy new year ( we bought opinions )Episode 6 After a short break, we’re back for the first episode of the year — and, as it turns out, we had a fair bit to get off our chests. This episode is a loose, unscripted catch-up where we ease back into the rhythm of the podcast, wander through a few big ideas, and follow the conversation wherever it naturally goes. Some light-hearted moments, some…
Episode 5 — Lasers, AI Chaos, Plumbing Pain & Tools We’d Never Lend
Episode 5 — Lasers, AI Chaos, Plumbing Pain & Tools We’d Never Lend It’s just Toby and Chris this week, with Onur out sick — which means things drift slightly off the rails in the usual Fire & Steel fashion. Toby talks about finally getting hands-on with his laser, experimenting with rotary setups, Yeti mugs, brass pieces, and the strange world of EDC coins, pills, and ultra-hyped collectibles. We…
I've lost my temper
Episode 4 This week we drifted far from the workshop and straight into the bizarre world of Hollywood, old movies, and why celebrities seem to be getting stranger by the year. We talk about how older films felt more grounded, more human, and how actors actually looked like… real people. No filters, no airbrushing, no impossibly square jawlines — just solid storytelling and normal-looking humans.…
Black Friday Rage, Delivery Disasters & Tesla shares
Episode 3 — This week’s episode isa proper mix of workshop life, money talk, seasonal chaos, and the kind ofranting that only happens when you put three makers around microphones. 💸 Toby’s Tesla Share Adventures Toby dives into hisongoing relationship with the stock market, gives an update on his Teslashares, and somehow makes investing sound equal parts sensible and chaotic. 🦃 Chris Surviving…
Episode 1-ish — Introductions, Social Media Reality & Tools That Surprised Us
Episode 2 We’re treating thisone as the real first episode of the reboot. Last week was the warm-up. This week we actually did it properly. 🎙️ Who We Are — The Intro We Forgot to Do LastTime Since we’re expectingnew listeners with the fresh format, we finally introduce ourselves properly: – Who we are – What we make – What we do on YouTube/social media – And why three very different makers ended…
The last and first episode
Episode 1 — TheReboot: New Format, New Energy, Same Idiots (Mostly) This week marks theofficial reboot of the podcast. After years of winging it, rambling, moaning,and generally hoping for the best, we’ve decided it’s time for a fresh start.The old format has been canned, the slate wiped clean, and we’re kicking off anew, more intentional and professional version of the show — without losing…
Weird Custom upside down left hand file guide
EP79 Onur and myself talk to Neels Van Den Berg about all the stuff. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blackdragonforge/ Website http://blackdragonforge.com/ Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/ https://www.facebook.com/MurrillandSon/ www.tobyfireandsteel.com Email toby@tobyfireandsteel.com Onur https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/ Youtube…
Got WOOD with Mark Peacock/ Deer River Craftsman
Ep 78 Knife making podcast EP78 Got wood episode with Onur, myself and Mark as we had some questions about timber. Don't forget to write in your questions for next weeks episode. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deer_river_craftsman/ Website https://deerrivercraftsman.com/ Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/ https://www.facebook.com/MurrillandSon/…
Nick Rossi knife forging extraordinaire
EP77 Nick Rossi, forging knives for more of his life than not. Onur and I chat to nick about his years of teaching and some of the lessons he learned from it. Workshops, weight lifters and more. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickrossiknives/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymtIkrPXzE Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/ https://www.facebook.com/MurrillandSon/…
Abrasives everything you ever wanted to know about them and some you didn't
EP76 Onur and I talk abrasives with our expert Vinz from The UK Blade Show we try to make it a simple as possible to lay out exactly what belts are for what. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ukbladeshow/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkE_PTsmeGE1xwX3-eFmFA UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
Sharpening secrets with Ryky Tran of the Burrfection YouTube channel
EP75 I chat with the ultimate student and possible master of knife sharpening. His YouTube channel is a big part responsible for my knowing how to sharpen a knife with a stone. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rykytran/ Website https://store.burrfection.com/?currency=GBP YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOluHMoKJ6CrS0kcybhaThg UKnifemaker Supplies…
Kevin Cashen: Steel, Phone calls, pagers and swords
EP74 ABS master smith Kevin Cashen joins Onur and Toby for a conversation about metallurgy, heat treat men and heaps more if you're looking to up your understanding of what's going on inside your blade during heat treatment then listen up. Links Kevin Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kevin.cashen/ Website https://cashenblades.com/ Onur Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/…
Workshop safety " HONEST" Onur and Dan co-hosts
EP73 Possibly the funniest podcast I remember in a while, Dan Moss and Onur Caglar were this weeks co-hosts with my self discussing workshop safety and safety gear. Links Dan Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iastudios_dan/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3rO8Nb9I1p9Wh_lQ6ebew Onur Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/ Youtube…
Key hole knife and it's father Rodrigo Sfreddo
EP72 Brilliant to catch up with the one and only Rodrigo Sfreddo again after a couple of years. His start out from working out of an actual wardrobe in his apartment. To becoming a master smith responsible for one of the greatest knife handle constructions of all time. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/r.sfreddoknives/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
Banned for the stink of death, Field and Steel
EP71 This weeks guest was the highly skilled Steve Armstrong From Field and Steel, We talk about him growing up in a Wallace and Gromit type cellar and getting banned from a workshop for making it stink like death. Oh and knives and axes and stuff. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/field_and_steel/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
What's a Pickleback and other listeners questions co-host Fingal Ferguson
EP70 Fingal Joins me as co-host together we answer listeners question on the purpose of a hamon , favourite sausage, steel choices and loads more. I also find out what a pickleback is. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/ Website https://www.fingalfergusonknives.com/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
69, workshops and tools with Jezz and Onur
69, workshops and tools with Jezz and Onur 3 slightly broken men's point of view on how to set up a workshop and lessons learned from moving premises. Links Jezz Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oblivionblades/ Website https://oblivionblades.com/ Onur Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFLSBWL0djrsOrtpTuNIsw Show sponsors UKnifemaker…
Walter Sorrells, Probably the reason YOU got into knife making.
Ep68 This absolute gentleman Walter Sorrells was a pleasure to talk to, he has so much knowledge and an origin story to inspire. His YouTube videos have been responsible for more makers starting up that almost anything else apart from maybe Forged in Fire of which he was also on. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/walterstactix/ Website https://lnky.in/waltersorrells Show sponsors…
Dave Evader 4 hours a day making knives 2 hours playing drums
Ep67 Dave is a fun guy to chat with and a prime example of how to grow a social media platform doing what you love all the while keeping your integrity. Check out his links below. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/daveerving_evaderknives/ Website https://www.evaderknives.com/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
Joel Blacksmith, The artist behind the emojis
Ep66 Joel and I speak about his training at Hereford and his reason he makes the sort of knives he does including why he adds emojis to his knives and where its going from here. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joelblacksmith/ Website https://www.joelblackknives.com/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
Joanna Vasquez 'Yes I'm the girl that makes knives"
Ep65 Jo was hysterical to chat to she's a young lady knife maker a real girly girl with a tough side making knives, dirt bike racing, horse riding. She was so fun to talk to and is coming to knife making from a completely different angle to anyone I've met. I'm really excited to watch her knife making grow over the next couple of years. Please go and follow her at the links below. Links Instagram…
Fingal Ferguson, The best hair in the industry
EP64 Fingal Ferguson an extraordinary maker from Ireland. "when I first started out there was a next and eggs next to my grinder" "Part of me was like hey let's have fun with this, lets use sweetcorn handle material " "Knives were always on the back rung apart from my sanity lol" "every mess up of a knife has taught me something I think that you take those collection of mistakes and they become…
How Jezz became Oblivion Blades, the full story
EP 63 It felt time to get an Aussie back on and who better than the one and only Jerarmie Heywood, steel supplier extraordinaire. This was a full interview right back to little tiny baby Jezz of old. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oblivionblades/ Website https://oblivionblades.com/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
Sandy young Scotsman in Leeds
EP62 Great way to start the year by talking Sandy Young from Young knives. About knife making, taking a break from knife making, family, and loads more. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youngknives_/ Website https://www.young-knives.co.uk/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/ https://www.facebook.com/UKnifemaker-Supplies-115420697027398…
The 2 "not" Irish Sam's Christmas special
EP61 We end the year of 2020 with great thanks for your support as the listener and just with thanks that 2020 is over. Looking forward to an awesome 2021 Where things can only get better as D:Ream once sung. I have the 2 awesome guests on to chat the year out and the new one in Sam Gleeson and Sam Dunn. Links Sam Gleeson Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thisiswhatwedoo/ Website…
Making and restoring knives, Dean Bruce
EP60 My guest is Dean Bruce from Gemini Bespoke Knives. We chat about some of the things that make him tick like the restoration of old tools and knives. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gemini_bespoke_knives/ Website https://geminibespokeknives.com/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/ https://www.facebook.com/UKnifemaker-Supplies-115420697027398…
UK Catchup and possibly the best guest cameo ever.
EP59 Catch up with me and my recent move to the UK, UKnifemaker Supplies and arguably the best guest ever. Links UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/ https://www.facebook.com/UKnifemaker-Supplies-115420697027398 www.uknifemakersupplies.co.uk UK Knife Maker Beginner Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/816973399135620/ Find us at…
Matt from the UK knifemakers Guild
EP58 Chatting with Matt from the UK Knifemakers Guild. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uk_knifemakers_guild/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/ https://www.facebook.com/UKnifemaker-Supplies-115420697027398 www.uknifemakersupplies.co.uk UK Knife Maker Beginner Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/816973399135620/ Find us at…
Owen Bush, "People aren't that freaked out by swords"
EP57 Owen Bush, highly respected knife maker, blacksmith and teacher. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/owenbushbladesmith/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/owen.bush.73 Website https://www.owenbush.co.uk/ UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/ https://www.facebook.com/UKnifemaker-Supplies-115420697027398 www.uknifemakersupplies.co.uk UK Knife Maker Beginner…
The journey of become a self employed bladesmith and blacksmith
EP56 With Leszek Sikon a UK home grown knife maker educated at Hereford collage of art where he did his bachelor's degree in blacksmithing. He now works out of Kingdom Forge In heart of Suffolk creating his knives and teaches knife making. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lsikonblacksmith/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LSikonblacksmith Website https://www.lsikonblacksmith.com/…
NSN with Onur Caglar
EP55 Onur Caglar. Knife maker and youtuber it's a No Show Notes episode. So who knows what we said, you better just listen. Links YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Diesineveryfilm Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/diesineveryfilm/ Sponsor UKnifemaker Supplies https://www.instagram.com/uknifemakersupplies/…
How do potential customers find us?
EP 54 The man behind UK Blade Show, Vinz. Possibly the most calming voice in the industry. We chat blade shows, customer awareness and more. links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ukbladeshow/ Website https://ukbladeshow.com/home Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ukbladeshow Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/ https://www.facebook.com/MurrillandSon/ website…
Salem Straub, Riding the tiger
EP 53 Forged in Fire Champion, knife maker and Damascus making extraordinaire. I was a great conversation talking about so many facets of knife making like incredible damascus, being a parent and knife maker, steam power hammers ect. There isn't the best internet connection and a little bit of extra noise in the background on this episode. Its so worth it and I was honoured to have Salem on the…
Forced patinas and 9v battery etching
EP 52 First UK episode I had a great conversation with Craig I'Bell from Swift Knives UK. We chat about his forced patina techniques, etching his makers mark about as cheap as one possibly can, knife style and so much more. Craig's links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/swiftknivesuk/ Website www.swiftknives.co.uk Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/…
The Australian Maker collective
Darren Ilias and Rob Semmler Are the 2 men behind the idea of the Australian Maker collective. A group and community designed to bring together makers from all over Australia not only to help makers financially but mentally too. Giving people a place to sell and buy and to ask question, chat about things they are struggling with etc. They will also be using the platform to help different deserving…
Mark Dainer bringing makers together
Ep 50 WITH GIVE AWAY. Special Guest Mark Dainer of Dainer designs on YouTube comes on to chat about his movement "Makers make it move" a cyclical idea designed to support fellow makers by purchasing materials for our projects from other makers/ small suppliers and telling others about it on social media to help money stay in the community. We also talked about his passion for creating furniture…
Green Beetle knives / YouTube
Great conservation with Steve Calvert of Green Beetle YouTuber. After following him on YouTube for years it was so cool to speak to him. He is such a down to earth guy and so keen to teach and learn, we discuss Social media, YouTube how and why he got into knife making and the pros and cons to part time and full time knife making. Steve's links Instagram…
Men's mental health n stuff with Rob Semmler
Mens mental health n stuff with Rob Semmler Ep 48 Rob Semmler is one of those guys who seems to have flown under the radar for years. Learning his skills learning his craft and always trying to help someone out all the while. As he starts to transition into a full time maker, he is beginning to be more vocal on line with but still holding the same message and wanting to help makers get a start. We…
CNC knife making EP47
Talking to Luke Scheepers about knife making from automated machines point of view and how making knives with CNC and designing with CAD helps him with his want to make different and better knives. It feeds his curiosity from the standpoint of what is possible in the making and designing stages. Luke's links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scheepersbuilt/ Website…
Tim Kingsford prybar King
Chatting with Tim Kingsford Australian knifemaker about knifemaking, moving house and edc prybars. Toby Fire and Steel T shirt Pre-order https://www.tobyfireandsteel.com/shop/tshirt-tfs-preorder https://www.tobyfireandsteel.com/shop/tfs-hoodie-black-pre-order Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/ https://www.facebook.com/MurrillandSon/ Products and site www.tobyfireandsteel.com…
Restoring old tools, Jacob McNamara
Ep 45 talking about tool restorations, blacksmithing and a little bit of knifes. Links Facebook https://www.facebook.com/planeoldiron Instagram https://www.instagram.com/planeoldiron/ Toby Fire and Steel T shirt Pre-order https://www.tobyfireandsteel.com/shop/tshirt-tfs-preorder https://www.tobyfireandsteel.com/shop/tfs-hoodie-black-pre-order Find us at https://www.instagram.com/tobyfireandsteel/…
Knife shop, distractions, and motivation
EP 44 As a knife maker and knife shop owner Nathan Roennfeldt has a bit of a different view into the knife industry including the different types of people that buy knives. We discuss his style of knives, motivation a house builds amongst many other things. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/naroe_blades/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/naroeblades Toby Fire and Steel T shirt Pre-order…
Knife making, Iron man suits and Battle Star Galactica
EP43 Baz Is a knife maker that works at Tharwa Valley Forge bit is a man that doesn't let constraints of any sort stop him from making anything. A keen astronomer he decided to build his own observatory so he didn't had to set up his telescope every day. Ready for a new challenge he decide to build a mark 4 Iron Man suit and if that wasn't big enough he is now building a full size mark 2 colonial…