BIGGEST Sale of the Year, Last Week’s Action, & A HUGE 'Thank You’ TFN

Happy (late) Thanksgiving, Makers!The last two weeks of Black Friday craziness had us in a full daze. The funniest thing about these promotions is all that filming, marketing, and order-packing still takes place adjacent to the regular custom and retail production of steel that Jay and the team embark on each and every work week. Safe to say every single employee was running at full-steam pretty much all last week, and again to start off the short holiday week. 

Whether you noticed or not, we took a week off the Friday newsletter to avoid slammin’ ya’ll with too many emails with all the promotional discounts and bundles Coy dropped throughout the week. That leaves us with a few leftover details from last week that are due their spotlight–  

If you haven’t caught it yet, close friend of the business and Gator Piss Co-Creator, Greyson

Weltyk of Grey Blades was a guest on the Hustle and Grind Podcast last week, sharing some hilarious moments with the guys and getting into some details of our Gator Piss line. Always an interesting listen for those of you looking to refine your etching processes and looking for some unique hacks with our Gator Piss line, Greyson shared plenty of info to make the episode worth your time. Throw those headphones in around the shop this weekend and catch the podcast here. Jason from Larevo Customs stopped by to check out Baker HQ in the middle of last week– having just moved to the area, we were stoked to host him for the day and show him around a little. Our already strong local community of Maker’s gets a little stronger with him around! Tomorrow we’ve got a little Baker Studios collab dropping featuring a really impressive folder of his in our BronzeMai- Ripple that he brought for the visit. Be sure to check it out over on the @TeamBakerSteel, @BakerForgeStudios, or @LarevoCustoms instagram, it’ll be on all three.

This week felt a little more like business-as-usual than it might generally with the short week and Thanksgiving holiday. The production guys started the week off hot, getting into a handful of larger custom orders and rounding off production with a little one-off for a future Stainless Damascus retail drop coming in the next few weeks. Waylon caught a few elements of that Stainless for the future drop video and that got us ALL excited for what’s coming in the Stainless Damascus patterns. Maybe by some miracle you missed it but Monday we swapped the usual Monday Question with a BIG ol’ Black Friday discount reel. Coy debuted SEVENTEEN heavily discounted layouts that dropped immediately as well as a killer deal for Grime Reaper- Buy $200 in steel and get a can FREE. Applying even in multiples, it seems like plenty of Maker’s took the chance with their $400 and $600 orders to snag even more free cans of our hit new degreasing agent. This sale afforded us a great chance to try and get one of our lower-cost products from the Gator Piss line into your hands and we hope you’ll use the hell out of it and tell us what you think. So far the reviews have been super encouraging! As the steel stock on our sale dwindles, stay tuned for any last minute additions Coy might pull out of his sleeve. He’s notorious for adding a few to keep the momentum rolling– even with only a few days left to take advantage. Not for lack of better things to say, this seems like a great place to reiterate our thanks a day following Thanksgiving: We are so thankful for the support of our community, we know how blessed we are around here– for the machines we get to operate, for the crew we get to work with, for the customers that empower us to dream up new products and concepts. You guys truly keep this thing going and it ain’t lost on us. This holiday season we hope you’ll jump on these deals & discounts knowing that your purchases not only support the further growth of our company but the many families that are kept fed & employed as a result of your support. We got your back, as you’ve already shown us you have ours! Happy Thanksgiving, Makers.

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Inside the Media

It was a little bit of a shuffle for our normal schedule of media this week– not a bad thing necessarily, we’re always hoping to avoid being predictable on socials and the Monday surprise drop and week-long promotions made things unpredictable if anything. Still yet, Waylon and I threw up a fun *Tuesday Question this week asking viewers; “What’s one dish that SHOULD be a Thanksgiving staple (but isn't)?” The midweek comments were life for an otherwise very promotional week of content. If you missed it, go add your thoughts to the comments!

Later in the week we snuck in a few funny posts, a staff interview, a high-energy forge reel heavily featuring all the packing & shipping that has been going on around here the last two weeks. Rest assured if you missed the typical random and work-driven content we usually post throughout the week, things will return to their relative normal in the coming week and we got a few fun ones up our sleeves…

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Sneak Peek 👀

Only these heavy-hitters are still standing (and they may not last the day):

• Elite CopperMai Wavy & Ripple – 45% OFF

• DarkMai – 40% OFF

• BronzeMai Chevron – 40% OFF

• TigerMai Raindrop & Ripple – 35% OFF

• Disturbed GoMai, IceStorm, CopperMai Ni-Shim, and more – 25-35% OFF

PLUS every order over $200 still scores a FREE can of Grime Reaper (stacks!) 

Grab the Gator Bundle (etchant + Grime Reaper + Gator Skin) at 20% OFF or Gator Skin solo at 15% OFF. 

Shop fast → bakerforge.com/blackfriday

PSA-- The guys will be out of Baker HQ today and were (of course) home with their families yesterday for Thanksgiving, so if you purchased anything from our big Black Friday sale either yesterday or today your orders will be shipped out promptly to begin next week! Thanks for giving the order fufillment team a break and the long weekend-- we know you're probably eager to get those packages.