010 Show Info – The Stephan Fowler Affair
Show Topic: Stephan Fowler of Fowler Blades
Overview: Today we have Stephan Fowler with us to talk about how he became interested in making knives, his life, and talks with us about the ABS / damass steel. He was very interesting guest and one that has a ton of technical information and thought about why he does what he does.
Host: Dan Eastland of Dogwood Custom Knives
Co-host: Kyle Daily of KH Daily Knives
Knife Perspective Music: Tom the Brit
Sponsors
- Jess Hoffman – OUR FIRST SPONSOR!
- Beautiful Knives – J Hoffman Knives
- Outstanding Handle Material – J Hoffman Hardwoods
- Dogwood Custom Knives
- KH Daily Knives
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Shout Outs and Reviews
- Knives illustrated for their article on the Dogwood Kephart it will be on newsstands on the 3rd it is essay to recognize because it has a Kephart on the cover
- Instagram Shout Outs
- Fieryiceforge – First to say he listened to the whole Dylan Fletcher Episode
- 50/50 Forge – Awesome Damascus and friend of the podcast
- To the 8 new members the Ga knife makers guild that were voted in this week (names coming before show time)
- John Walker – Instagram EtowahValleyKnives
- Amy Grace – Instagram: WarlanderLeather
Knives in the News
This is a sad one, it seems that the government is not listening to the youth of England and are using hashtags #knifefree (which are so yesterday) and putting ads on chicken shop packages to try fight knife violence. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/young-people-experiencing-new-levels-of-paranoia-around-knife-crime-as-government-not-listening-to-a4220546.html
Interview
Early Years / Family
- Where did you grow up
- What was your first knife / you made
- How did you meet your wife and wear does it rank on the Dan and Kyle scale
- With a large family how are you able to balance work and family
- What is your favorite knife that you did not make
- Favorite knife you did make
Knifemaking
- Knife making not your full time thing, why / how did you get started
- Apprentice self-taught classes?
- You use both stock removal and forge, is that allowed?
- What style techniques / machinery do you use
- You had your hand crushed a few years back how did you come back from that and have you had to change your techniques
- What is your must have tools in your shop
- What would you say defines your style
- What steels do you like to use
- Demasskus, demass, forge welding, pattern welding, folded steel what is it and why
- Early way to make alloyed steel?
- You have two lines a custom line and a production line why are you going in two directions
- What handle materials do you like
- Where do you get your inspiration?
- Forged in fire what was that like who is the cutest judge
- Wear do you think the industry is going/ what is the next big thing
Where you can find Stephan Fowler?
- Website – https://fowlerblades.com
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/fowlerblades/
- Feral Production Knives
- Website – https://www.feralknives.com/
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/feralknives/
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