High Carbon

Blades, craftsmanship, creativity, and laughs!

High Carbon is the only English language podcast dedicated to European bladesmithing and knifemaking. Hosted by Keith Colby (KnifeMaterial.at), Albert Anglberger (Salzburg Messerschmied), and Paulius Jančiukas (Baltic Blades), the show brings you inside Europe's knifemaking scene every Thursday with a new episode. Each week the hosts sit down with a European maker to talk process, business, and the realities of running a knifemaking business in Europe. Regularly the three hosts also go deep on technical topics covering materials, techniques, and everything in between, with no guest, just three makers who know their work talking shop. From award winning bladesmiths to full time makers building their businesses from the ground up, High Carbon gives a voice to the makers shaping European knifemaking today. If you make knives, love knives, or want to understand what goes into making them, this is the show for you.

  1. Burnout, Balance, and Going Back to a Day Job

    11 timer siden

    Burnout, Balance, and Going Back to a Day Job

    This week Chris from Forge Works joins the show to talk honestly about stepping back from full time knifemaking into a normal day job, and why it was the right call. After years of grinding solo, chasing social media growth, and dealing with unexpected hits like a copyright claim over a seven second sound clip, Chris hit a breaking point. Taking on outside work gave him steady income, covered health insurance, and freed up mental space he didn't know he was missing, all while still running his workshop on the side. It's a candid conversation about burnout, financial pressure, and why slowing down sometimes saves the business you're trying to protect. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t. 9 min.
  2. Marco Gadavics

    2. jul.

    Marco Gadavics

    Marco Gadavics is a part time bladesmith from Upper Austria who recently won the Kukri with a Twist challenge at Knife Show Solingen and Best Knife of Show at Knife Show Austria in 2025. Marco talks about building up his knifemaking skills while working full time as a prison officer, his journey from blacksmithing school to winning awards, selling out at Blade Show West in Utah, and his new investment in a rare 75kg Kuhn Reiter power hammer. The conversation goes deep on forging equipment, what it actually takes to move serious steel, and what the future might look like if his work situation changes. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    59 min.
  3. Ultrasonic Cleaners and the Passivation Process

    25. jun.

    Ultrasonic Cleaners and the Passivation Process

    Pauli breaks down his new passivation process for sandblasted stainless steel blades, covering why blasting creates rust problems and how a citric acid bath fixes it. He also shares a cheap DIY version any maker can try at home. Albert talks through the painful story of a hook hollow ground chef knife with solid copper cladding that delaminated right before the finish line. The crew also gets into custom screws, carbide end mills, and the discovery that Austria is sitting on one of Europe's largest tungsten deposits which leads to some questionable field trip planning. Next week: award-winning Austrian bladesmith Marco Gadavics joins the show. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t.
  4. 50 Shades of Pink!

    18. jun.

    50 Shades of Pink!

    Is knife making really slowing down, or are the makers who adapt still thriving? In this episode, we discuss Blade Show sales, innovation in the knife industry, customer feedback, social media, new EU webshop regulations, and the latest products and projects in our shops. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t. 5 min.
  5. Fallen Scout Blades

    11. jun.

    Fallen Scout Blades

    Oliver from Fallen Scout Blades joins us for a relaxed conversation about knife making, bushcraft, workshop life, and the upcoming Survival Rally. From custom knives and shop equipment to outdoor adventures and behind the scenes stories, this episode is packed with practical insights, good humor, and plenty of knife talk. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! — use code Carbon5 at checkout for 5% off your entire order! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t. 13 min.
  6. Folder Talk, Cake Knives & the Cheater Platen

    4. jun.

    Folder Talk, Cake Knives & the Cheater Platen

    No guests this week just Keith, Albert, and Pauli on the bench. Albert wraps up the DNA knives and dives into a tall Chinese cleaver with a double hook grind, sharing his "cheater platen" trick for near hand sanded finishes. Keith actually built a folder (raindrop Damascus liner lock) and breaks down detent ball placement, lock face angles, and why friction folders are mostly pointless. Pauli announces the Varnas 2.0 launch and teases his next release: a two finger karambit style fixed blade built to ride in a jeans coin pocket. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! — use code Carbon5 at checkout for 5% off your entire order! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t. 1 m.
  7. Maxi Hänsch from Knife Lounge

    28. maj

    Maxi Hänsch from Knife Lounge

    Keith is back from Knife Show Solingen and joined by Maxi from Knife Lounge Hamburg to recap a packed weekend in the European knife scene. We talk about the new Solingen venue, the energy of the show, the growth of the EDC community, and what it was like having makers, collectors, designers, and dealers all together in one place. Maxi shares her experience at the Knife Lounge booth, and the massive interest around EDC gear, Jack Wolf Knives, GiantMouse, Black Circus Leather, and more... Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/Friedrich FlaigGabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/Johannes HofeggerJeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/

    1 t. 22 min.

Om

High Carbon is the only English language podcast dedicated to European bladesmithing and knifemaking. Hosted by Keith Colby (KnifeMaterial.at), Albert Anglberger (Salzburg Messerschmied), and Paulius Jančiukas (Baltic Blades), the show brings you inside Europe's knifemaking scene every Thursday with a new episode. Each week the hosts sit down with a European maker to talk process, business, and the realities of running a knifemaking business in Europe. Regularly the three hosts also go deep on technical topics covering materials, techniques, and everything in between, with no guest, just three makers who know their work talking shop. From award winning bladesmiths to full time makers building their businesses from the ground up, High Carbon gives a voice to the makers shaping European knifemaking today. If you make knives, love knives, or want to understand what goes into making them, this is the show for you.

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