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Back to SearchEpisode 79 | Philip Faiers
Philip Faiers joins us to give a weather report from the south of France and talk about his new book "An Encyclopedia of English Fruit Knife Makers 1770 - 1930".
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Published on 7 hours ago
Episode 78 | Daniel Keown
We cover:
Daniel won the "Best Custom Slipjoint" of 2025 at Blade Show Atlanta.Warther CutleryDaniel's InstagramThe deer mentioned in the podcastVideo of color case hardeningSupport the show
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Published on 2 weeks ago
Episode 77 | Getting Started Collecting Old Pocket Knives
Friend of the show, "Mike," wrote in and asked how to get started collecting older knives. This has been a recurring question, so we asked our friend Charlie Campagna to join us to tackle the topic! …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Episode 76 | Bob Jeche Tribute
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Bob Jeche, an early, prolific, American knife collector and Neal's friend and mentor.
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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 75 | On Site at the 2025 Little Valley Knife Show!
This might be our longest episode ever! Neal traveled to Little Valley New York to soak up the history and attend the knife show - and it did not disappoint. A big thank you to Brad Lockwood for help…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 74 | Austin Jackson Helps us Celebrate July 4th!
Allright friends and supportes. The day this episode airs, you'll be busy thinking why you didn't start the smoker earlier, or why you forgot to get the propane tank filled, or why you didn't sharpen…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 73 | Steven Cocker Moves into a Museum!
A lot has happened in Sheffield in the past year since we last had Steven on, so we were glad to have him on to talk about the news of Egginton selling the rights and marks of Rodgers, Wostenholm, Ib…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 72 - Blades and Barrels Part I
Neal and Mike catch up and talk about the upcoming Blade Show in Atlanta before diving into one of the seminal books on combination weapons: Blades and Barrels by H. Gordon Frost.
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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 71 - Lev-R-Lok and Gear-Driven Knives
Neal and Mike catch up on shop talk and Mike gives an update on the 2nd Annual Grand Knife Adventure. We talk about the most recent Knife Magazine issue and dive into to the topic of gear-driven kniv…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 70 | Jason Kraus
Friends, this episode's a little different. Mike and Neal put away their folding knives to talk about forging, fixed blades, and Forged in Fire with Jason Kraus of Northstar Forge. It was a lot of fu…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago