Lucas O’Hara: Sniper, Blacksmith, Bladesmith, and Grizzly Forge Founder - Danger Close w/ Jack Carr

Today’s guest is Grizzly Forge founder Lucas O’Hara. Lucas is an entrepreneur, blacksmith, bladesmith, and former U.S. Army sniper.
In his eight years in the U.S. Army, Lucas served in the Presidential Honor Guard, the Continental Color Guard, and deployed to Iraq with the Third Infantry Division.
Following his time in the military, Lucas worked as a bouncer and bodyguard in Atlanta, and worked as a contractor overseas before taking a knife-making class at Goat n Hammer that changed his life.
Soon thereafter, Lucas founded Grizzly Forge and began making handmade custom bushcraft and EDC knives, which included a collaboration with Black Rifle Coffee Company.
You can learn more about Grizzly Forge and stay up-to-date on their product drops by visiting thegrizzlyforge.com.
To learn more about Lucas, follow him on Instagram @grizzly_forge
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[@JordanJimmyDavison]

Man this guy has a crazy life. Ups, downs, ups, downs and now on top. Congrats buddy! Vets helping vets good story.

[@georgecoull1883]

I love that you and Andy are working together. Change agents kicks so much ass and it's basically the first of it's kind! Solid work Jack

[@GTFCEO]

Wow for his father to be born from such a messed up situation he gave birth to such a wonderful guy, this guy is the man i genuinely look up to seals and real operators like these guys, the fact they go out of their way to tell their life stories to us is such a blessing, Thank you guys!!

[@barbarataychert4910]

Just finished "Only the Dead" and loved it. It was so meaty and well-developed.

[@dzwiaddzwiadxc4964]

His story and ways seem like an adult ADHD same patterns with me and my ADHD friends. Thank you Jack for the books and podcast! Lucas it is great that you are on track and share love and support with the people who deserve it.

[@jaredchandler4491]

Fascinating-- one of your best shows, every journey is unique🇺🇸 Lucas has a great story made of rolling with the punches!!

[@vicious2159]

Excellent episode, Luke seems like a beast of a human, amazing stories. Thanks for the great episode, gentlemen.

[@Yousoundvaxxed]

I’m so glad I ran into this podcast. As a knife maker this was super interesting to me

[@joshmajor8662]

Dammit Lucas!!! Now I gotta go light the forge Lol 😂 thanks man!! You’re awesome too Jack

[@barbarataychert4910]

Great interview. Lucas is full of great stories. Love hearing all the details.

[@ajcsonsforge6370]

Lucas is an awesome guy. Back when he did lives on IG he's answer any questions. He helped be come up with a better sheath style for my knives.

[@johnweaver6959]

Loved your Terminal List series. Read them two times!!!

[@michaelronman67]

Great podcast! Lucas, amazing story!

[@alewis8765]

Super crazy life. Thanks Jack, for having Lucas on. I can vouch for having a professional company to move your safe. I worked for a company that sells, delivers and services safes. I don't do the moves myself, but occasionally move them a few feet in order to drill them open. I work on bank vault doors more. It's tough, dangerous work and there is a right way to do it.

[@loganhermanns2675]

The island in Alaska he was taking about about 33 min in is called Prince of Wales Island. I was born in Ketchikan and lived there when I was very young. We lived in Coffman Cove! Ha that’s cool

[@docwoz]

"Blow it in place" - Good advice for pretty much any situation

[@Worstpersonsingular]

What a great story!

[@sentfromdaniel]

Not a vet. But Jack is seriously all about helping the underdogs and help forge the path forward for a lot of people. Awesome show!

[@stephanleblanc9694]

SGT Sinclair was the man! Best recruiter ever for 11 series guys IMHO. Laid out all the dirty details. I went to him because Luke talked him up. Again, still friends with him. That’s a recruiter.

[@Floki1624]

SAD is Seasonal Affect Disorder... loved this episode...can't wait for my whisky glass to arrive this week!

[@grantchristensen9995]

What its like to live life at 100 💯 thanks for your service

[@mfcriz2561]

A knife company moving into WA hmmmm. There is a reason people are leaving all that beauty brotha. Best of luck for sure.

[@jeffthompson6248]

Insane stories man, great to hear you are in a better place. I 100% understand several things you said, about having to keep busy because your brain is constantly churning, Ive also had to take myself off pills before and avoid them going forward because of having been there before and seeing where they lead, and the having to take a step back from my own ego to be a better man for my wife and family. Always a work in progress!

[@franscinepresley5169]

Wow. Great interview.

[@jeezwheez4740]

amazing conversation. i want to be this guy when i grow older

[@renegadearms]

I like their stuff but I live down the street from a great knife maker and retired Green Beret Kim Breed Custom Knives.

[@byronhendrixfishing8393]

I remember snowmageddon is what they called it from the ice storm. My boss and I had to go get his daughter off 285 which is our looping Atlanta interstate and that’s what he was talking about was shit down bumper to bumper

[@ottokazmer9854]

What an amazing person and story. So inspiring. Thank you all for your service and keep up the great work and stories coming. God bless.

[@jasonscott6906]

Awesome episode Jack, those are beautiful knives and tomahawks, I checked out the website. God bless you both and thank you both for your service.

[@jasonscott6906]

And thank you Lucas for inspiring me to take some black smithing classes here in Arizona. I got into the knife hobby about three or four years ago, I love all the different kinds, fixed blades, folders and slip joints and thought it would be a great hobby to get into. I love old school American made , hand made items and your knives are amazing. And thank you I Jack for always showing all these amazing knife and tomahawk makers, winkler and half face blades.

[@lucasschmitz4588]

As someone from washington it rains 9 months outta the year. Jack its called seasonal depression and its tpyically fall/winter time for most, and in the winter yes it gets dark at like 330 depending on where youre at

[@joebarnard8307]

Great podcast, this guy has a amazing story to listen to!

[@leodoron6473]

OME 2”-3” lift ARB front & rear bumper with side protection. TRD Eaton supercharger

[@dustinmurphy82able]

Thought a smoke session was something completely different and a lot more fun 😂

[@Justme99709]

Absolutely brilliant

[@watchthe1369]

All those unthinking people is why I went grey. The number of twilight zone calls I was getting every time there was an emergency from grasshoppers expecting something for nothing. That got me out of California, I am happier where I am now, but it is not ideal. No one knows what I have in the cupboard for the rainy days because of them.

[@WhiteFromAmong]

Miguel O'Hara's younger brother Lucas O'hara

[@hoots187]

1:49:00 for those looking

[@jusme8060]

Woulda been cool to see the knives

[@NA-tu7gs]

Great show!

[@58harwood]

Hey Jack! What the story on the Longbow in the corner? That’s my favorite weapon. Preferably in Osage Orange! 😎

[@dpdog1]

Another great pod cast! Semper Fi

[@stayvigilant7856]

Ol jack didn't get to say much here lol lucas likes to talk for sure, but good podcast!

[@Mil2Vet]

Washington is great!

[@squirrelyxops1537]

SASS... Semi-automatic Sniper System

[@Andres-fz3jl]

I believe theres more to the story little kid was a super soilder from Germany then paper clipped here. Also in Atlanta i slept over my sisters froend house with her brother. He showed be a nazi uniform from the desert with a Radien hat( Vietnamese asaian looking brod rimmed hat) swastika and everything.. allegedly off a dead soilder tho there was not a bullet hole or a stain in this guys uniform. It was actually a beautiful uniform. Probably faught under Rammel. And he showed me as hey u want to show me something cool...

[@watchthe1369]

Well the wife at the time that wanted you OUT of the Army was not happy, went to National Guard as a "Chill Out" and they deployed you to Africa. I guess she wasn't a keeper... She had no clue who she was marrying, I guess.

[@watchthe1369]

The one you got IS the KEEPER

[@simonnizerontheroad]

Im barely 10mins in and im already falling off my seat; how can someone with that kind of capital and life experience would choose to spend that kind of money on a Chrysler product (dodge/ram).

[@joshmajor8662]

God Lucas!!??? I’m definitely alittle speechless….. you’re fine with the gun law BS!! That’s ridiculous and NOT ok man!! 👎👎👎 I’m a smith in Kentucky who looks up to Lucas too. He “was” inspiring Lol one question, how are you gonna protect your kids with no guns? Are you gonna ask nicely? “Pretty please Mr rapist”!! 😳 that’s sad Lucas!

[@MW-jj1rn]

The issue is anti gun people don’t give a 🐀 🫏 about these arguments. Moreover if they hated pizza 🍕 you can bet they will go after it.

[@A-Constant-Lull]

Holy crap this dude didnt take a breath. He definitely has ADHD or some kind of attention deficit. I feel so bad saying this but i had to turn it off like an hour into it. My brain could not keep up with this guy going non-stop with no break Not letting Jack say anything 😅

[@chilihntr]

Nobody has an “extra” gun…..

[@user-iq3qm4mc3u]

Absolutely true dat..... Unless they need it to put meat on the table....

[@cafe_joe]

What junk