Soulsmithing: adventures in hitech/lotech part 6 - first lighting of the forge!

Pierre Nadeau of soulsmithing.com lights his new forge in Canada for the very first time. I was honoured to be there for the inaugural firing, it felt like a graduation, a major milestone.

See the rest of the forge building series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpmPJRiiS-E&list=PLBJ5AOs7cMwCSinW7foaiHFZKbZDkasQL&index=14

I met Pierre several years ago in Japan where he spent almost a decade working as a swordsmith apprentice. I am very grateful for his advice and assistance over the years. He is now continuing his research into traditional Japanese swords and historical crafting techniques.

Soulsmithing channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Soulsmithing
An interview of Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKymP1QF4M

Read about apprenticeship: http://islandblacksmith.ca/2015/05/on-swordsmith-apprenticeship/

Pierre also specializes in making hempcrete mixers and custom wood-fired ovens on the side, the pizza was so good that unfortunately there is no footage!

http://soulsmithing.com