Geoff Feder a N.Y based knifemaker and sculptor talks about the trials and tribulations of doing what you love.
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My guy Karl Frentz is the Digital Marketing Specialist for Tormek USA and has become a great friend. Last November Karl came to the shop and filmed an awesome short documentary about Feder Knives and Tormek. It was such an amazing process and we talked about what it took to put it all together. Karl has incredible success with social media for Tormek and imparts a lot of nuanced points that are…
Nick Anderson of Nanda Knives is back after way too long. Nick is a blacksmith with a history as a glass Artist. 2 years ago we talked about his early days making glass objects to sell in school and how Nick wanted to incorporate glass into his knife handles. Recently he just started making glass handles and we talked this exciting direction plus his new collaborations with Flame work Artist…
I’m back from a little break, preparing to speak at my sister’s memorial service. I recapped all the funny and weird moments I’ve had at funerals and my approach to telling jokes in not the best conditions. Give it a listen and tell a friend. All the best, GF Follow Full Blast on Instagram and join the party pal: https://www.instagram.com/thefullblastpodcast?igsh=Nm5jbmFqYXJ2eHJo Follow CMA on IG:…
My daughter Lila is back from her semester abroad in Japan! We caught up about the experience and some of the stories were hilarious and you can tell where some of her temperament comes from…haha my bad. She’s doing great and getting excited for her senior year in college. Hopefully she can relax for the last few weeks of summer and lock in! Always great catching up and it was a fun time. Follow…
My friend Ben Kamon is on the Mt. Rushmore of knife makers and we always have blast when he’s on. Humble, funny and insightful Ben and I talked about a lot of things from Knife Making, Parenting and if Buildings in NYC are falling down. Ben is always fantastic and can’t wait to talk him again. Thanks - GF Follow Ben on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives?igsh=MTB1eWVwMnd3c2phcw== Get on his…
I’m back from another amazing trip from Barcelona teaching a workshop with my brother Tomer Botner from Florentine Kitchen Knives. We had a fantastic time with the students as it’s a different style of class structure. Tomer called in to recap the workshop and all the aspects of making people who have never made knives before get the experience of what it takes to bring one home. Every part was…
Josh Prince is on my MT. Rushmore of Bladesmiths and Artists. Marching to the beat of his own drum, his work evolves and it’s awesome to watch. The son of a RISD Art Professor Josh grew up in a home filled with Art making and self exploration and it’s great to see how those experiences informed his work today. we compared notes on a lot of things like the evolution of artistic decisions, traveling…
Ben is back fresh off getting a Trebuchet. We talked about that and the future of Trebuchet Skeet Shooting possibilities, answered Japan questions from my trip and came for a landing with a few Uncle Rick stories. Ben is the man. Always fun Many thanks and talk soon. Follow Ben on IG https://www.instagram.com/bensnure?igsh=OGZoaTgyaTg1cHhp Follow Full Blast on Instagram and join the party pal:…
This week was a recap of our trip to Tokyo to visit our daughter who’s studying abroad. It was an incredible time and a new perspective on the connection between the culture, government and city itself. The food was better than expected, people were so polite and the infrastructure supporting everything was clean, efficient and top of the line. It was amazing seeing our daughter create a life…
Chris Zeppieri is the guy behind Make Everything Shop- a full service fabrication shop and content maker. I’ve known Chris for a while and he’s become a great friend who builds literally everything including his family! We had a great conversation about the birth of his newest addition, fatherhood and the fun part of the different stages of raising daughters. We also talked about how Chris’s early…
