High Carbon is the only English language podcast dedicated to European bladesmithing and knifemaking.
Hosted by Keith Colby (KnifeMaterial.at (https://knifematerial.at/en)), Albert Anglberger (Salzburg Messerschmied (https://www.salzburger-messerschmiede.at/)), and Paulius Jančiukas (Baltic Blades (https://balticblades.com/)), 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.
This week it's just Keith, Pauly, and Albert after some last minute guest technical problems. Albert kicks off with a scare: his kiln started smoking and shooting flames, Keith saves the day and drove a spare kiln over so Albert could finish heat treating his knives. The guys talk shop space upgrades, switching to VSM ceramic belts, Pauly's hunt for a surface grinding shop to escape sandblasting, Keith's laser engraver software meltdown, custom order horror stories, and gearing up inventory for Knife Show Austria.
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 (https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon)
Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu (https://minihell.eu/en_US/index), 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/ (https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/)
Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/)
Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/)
BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/)
Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/ (https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/)
christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/)
Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/)
Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/)
Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/ (https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/)
Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/ (https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/)
Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/ (https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/)
Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/ (https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/)
Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/ (https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/)
Friedrich Flaig
Gabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/)
Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/ (https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/)
Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/ (https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/)
Johannes Hofegger
Jeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/)
KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/)
Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/)
Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/ (https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/)
Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/ (https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/)
Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/ (https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/)
Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/)
Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/ (https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/)
The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/)
Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/)
Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/ (https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/)
Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/ (https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/)
Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/)
Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/ (https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/)
Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/ (https://www.instagram.com/419forging/)
Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/ (https://www.instagram.com/thblades/)
Adam Erickson → https://www.instagram.com/driftlessforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/driftlessforge/)
17 Sept 2026
Hardent Knives
This week Timo of Hardent Knives (https://www.instagram.com/hardentknives/) talks with us about his forged flower pattern Damascus, the engineering behind his frame handle knives, his new two hundred ton press project, and his signature Starry Night finish, a tungsten alloy patina effect he's still refining. Plus talk on Turkish twist versus organic Damascus patterns, and a preview of what he's bringing to Knife Show Austria. (https://www.knifeshow.at/en)
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 (https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon)
Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu (https://minihell.eu/en_US/index), 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/ (https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/)
Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/)
Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/)
BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/)
Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/ (https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/)
christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/)
Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/)
Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/daniseimadeknives/)
Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/ (https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/)
Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/ (https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/)
Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/ (https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/)
Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/ (https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/)
Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/ (https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/)
Friedrich Flaig
Gabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/)
Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/ (https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/)
Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/ (https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/)
Johannes Hofegger
Jeroen Knippenberg → https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/knippenbergknives/)
KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/)
Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/)
Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/ (https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/)
Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/ (https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/)
Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/ (https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/)
Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/ (https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/)
Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/ (https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/)
The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/)
Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/)
Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/ (https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/)
Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/ (https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/)
Ian Walker → https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/ (https://www.instagram.com/walkerknives/)
Jonas Johnsson → https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/ (https://www.instagram.com/isasmedjan/)
Jeremy Balbaugh → https://www.instagram.com/419forging/ (https://www.instagram.com/419forging/)
Todd Harrington → https://www.instagram.com/thblades/ (https://www.instagram.com/thblades/)
Adam Erickson → https://www.instagram.com/driftlessforge/ (https://www.instagram.com/driftlessforge/)
10 Sept 2026
Dimitri of Studio Blade
Keith and Albert are joined by Dimitri of Studio Blade, fresh off a trip to China, where he's partnered with an OEM manufacturer on a higher tier knife line with mirror polished, DLC coated blades. Dimitri talks about quality control in Chinese manufacturing, his shift toward small batch mid tech production, collaborations with engravers, a Swiss guilloche artisan, plus his CAD design and OEM consulting services for makers.
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1 ratings
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