We're back after missing a week (sorry about that!) We talk about Jim Taylor in this episode. Jim was a great write in the cultery arena for a long time and we take a look at some of his writings in this episode.

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 ...

We cover:Daniel won the  "Best Custom Slipjoint" of 2025 at Blade Show Atlanta.

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! 

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Bob Jeche, an early, prolific, American knife collector and Neal's friend and mentor.