The Catch Bit Show
Join Mike Moran and Neal Punchard as they talk about the ups and downs of making traditional pocket knives by hand as well a healthy dose of pocket knife history!
The Catch Bit Show
Episode 35 | Nick Duggan of the Ken Hawley Collection Trust
We're a man down for this episode as Jason is out riding the rails. Our guest today is Nick Duggan of the Ken Hawley Collection Trust. This trust was born out of the collection of Sheffield-made tools that Ken Hawley had collected over the years and continues today to promote the collection as well as foster a connection with the past for Sheffield residents and visitors. So join us as Nick tells us some great stories! In this episode:
- How Nick got involved in the collection
- Background on Ken Hawley
- The Kelham Island Museum
- Name on a Knife Blade Project
- What did Sheffielders do with Mother of Pearl dust?
- Ken Hawley Collection Trust YouTube Channel
- The Rodgers Year Knife
- New "Little Mesters" statue at the museum
- Stan Shaw
- Finding knives from the 1600s in the Thames River
- Grinder's Consumption
- What's next for the Trust?
- And much more!
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Mike Moran: @moranknives and on the web: moranknives.com
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