The Final Episode – A Relatively Short Farewell

Why Fire & Steel Is Coming to an EndThis 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 flow morenaturally and made it easier to keep episodes going even when one personcouldn’t make it.The podcast changed shape a few times, as many long-running shows do. Like mostindependent podcasts, it was always something done alongside work, life, andeverything else, which sometimes made schedules difficult and episodes harderto keep consistent.About ten weeks ago weattempted a bit of a relaunch — aiming to make the show more structured andintentionally positive, with the goal of putting something constructive outinto the world rather than simply reacting to whatever was happening in the newscycle.But despite thatintention, the conversations often drifted back toward the same place:discussing the problems and negativity that seem to dominate so much of publicdiscourse.For Toby inparticular, that raised a bigger question about what the podcast wascontributing to the world. A big personal goal is to create things thatultimately honour God and bring something positive into people’s lives. When itbecame clear that the podcast was continuing to lean toward discussing thenegative side of things, it started to feel like the right time to step awayrather than continue down that road.So after five years,this will be the final episode of Fire & Steel.Thank you to everyonewho has listened along the way — from all of us, and very much from mepersonally. Through the podcast I’ve had the chance to speak with so manyinteresting and thoughtful people, and I’ve been fortunate enough to turn manyof those conversations into genuine friendships. I’m incredibly grateful forthe kindness people have shown me over the years, the things people have donefor me, and the opportunities I’ve had to help others as well. While I can’tname everyone, it’s been an absolute privilege to connect with so many peoplethrough this show, and I’ll always be thankful for that.A huge thank you aswell to the Patreon supporters who backed the show and helped keep it going.Some of you have been supporting us for years, and we’re incredibly gratefulfor that support. In particular, thank you to: Alex Greenaway, WorkingHands Podcast, Keith Colby (Knifematerial.at), Refined by James,KraftyMan Forge, Fingal, Mike Nigh, Tim Kingsford, Timfrom TurgWorks, AJ (Ajmal Inayat Khan Afridi), Donny Dulevich,Sharman Knives, Coppertop Customs, OnlyFans@BenCuttsKnifeworks, Triple-T Podcast, Brigham Kindell, NorthernIron Forge, Joey Atilano, Ginger – Team Onur, Bob Gore –Metalstorm Forge, Hobby Hawk Knives, and Bryan Hunt (Hidden RoseForge).Your support genuinelymeant a lot to us.And of course, aspecial thank you to Chris and Onur. Not just for being part of the podcast,but for their friendship as well.P.S. If you’ve already ordered shirts or stickerpacks, don’t worry — they haven’t been forgotten. We will still be having themprinted and posting them out. And if anyone would still like to grab one, youcan do so through the links over the next week. After that, we’ll be closing itdown and that will be the final run.  Support us at Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/fireandsteelpodcast or buy our merch tshirts stickers  Find us athttps://www.instagram.com/fireandsteelpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/murrillforge/          www.murrillforge.com Email [email protected] Onur  https://www.instagram.com/diesineveryfilm/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/user/DiesineveryfilmChris https://www.instagram.com/full_steam_designs/Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/chrispowellfsd