Great Question with Pat Quinn (ep.6)

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Pat Quinn, Director of Center for Metal Arts is back to answer your forging questions! Listener Questions have been really great and Pat takes a lot of time to give thoughtful and insightful answers. We covered a lot of ground and look forward to doing more episodes monthly. To get your questions answered, follow the Full Blast Podcast on Instagram and DM us there.

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