We are joined on this episode by Ken Erickson. Ken is a famous name in pocket knives and we catch up with Ken on what he's up to these days as well as take a little dive into his past. If you have one of Ken's knives or appreciate his work, you...

Neal and Mike spend some time talking about the Grand Knife Adventure that occurred on October 18 & 19 and talk about how the show might look next year.

Eric is back a week later to rejoin the conversation on his journey in knives. On the last episode, we left off with Eric recounting his Canal Street Cutlery days and so that's where we pick back up. We get to hear Eric's perspective on the clo...

You guys are gonna love this episode. Eric joins us from upstate New York and talks about how he got into knives and eventually found himself at Canal Street Cutlery. We do our best to keep a chronological order to things, but our excitement go...

Charlie's with us at the close of summer. As he starts his 80th year he joins us to talk about his new knife called the City Stock Knife. Of course Charlie couldn't help but meander into what knives he's picked up over the summer. Lots of pocke...

Great chat on this episode with David Valdivieso (Slipjoint_spa) on the socials. We talk about knife recovers and modding and get to know David a little better. Listen in to find out why he still parks his car in his shop!Also, we menti...

Mike and Neal catch up a little and we talk about two hammer ins that Neal attended the weekend prior.Links:https://www.northstarforge.com/https...

You guys just had to suspect that we would eventually have our friend Bill on the show. Bill is the great-grandson of George Schrade, one of the finest American knife inventors that there ever was. Bill carries on the knife-making legacy, and c...

Mike updates Neal on the Grand Knife Adventure and we talk through the 1922 edition of American Cutler.2024 Grand Knife Adventure Tickets

Crossing the threshold into our next 50 episodes, we had a well-known collector and all-around great guy - Myron Tupa on the show. Myron is known for his elaborate and themed displays at knife shows and he joins Mike and Neal to talk a little a...

Neal and Mike wade into the waters of switchblades. Along the way, we cover book publishing and some of Neal's past books. Links below!

Join us for a nice measure of laughs on this episode as Rhidian Gatrill and Evan Nicolaides both join to talk about all things Blade Show 2024. We cover the leadup to the show, goings on, how they managed to sweep almost all of the awards, and ...

Neal and Mike haphazardly talk about the state of knives and social media in 2024. 

This was a fun one:Mike made a kitchen knife and took a stab at making a small knife.Big announcement: Truck talk has come to an end.Charlie gets banned from the podcast .We talk all things miniature knive...

The trio are back again. We find out how the 2024 Eugene show went this year and Neal and Charlie talk about their "five" favorite custom knives.https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/podcast-centered-around-slip-joint-making-traditional-k...

If you enjoy traditional pocket knives, this episode is for you. Steven Cocker is a pocket knife cutler in Sheffield, England. He was trained by the last of the "old guard," and he joins this episode to talk about his family's history in cutler...

Thanks all for tuning in to the podcast. In this episode, Neal gives an update on the happenings of the recent Badger knife show in Janesville, WI. We talk shop happenings, Richlite, YouTube rabbit holes, and Mike announces he is starting his o...

Friends, we've got a great show today. Ever-popular Charlie Campagna returns to talk with Neal about 5 of his favorite knives. While somewhat of a visual show, you will want to tune in to here about stories including:Henkels using D...

Rhidian Gatrill joins us again and updates Mike and Neal on what he's up to. Rhidian almost broke the internet with his latest knife, so tune in to hear all about it. And not to disappoint ...

Neal and Mike are back to talk whittlers and upcoming knife show plans. Listen in and hear Neal try to sneak in truck talk right at the end. 

Alright friends - you're gonna want to listen to this episode. We've got our friend Austin Jackson here for this episode and Austin pulls back the curtain for us in regards to selling pocket knives.  Did he reveal too much? You be the judg...

Neal and Mike are joined by knife modder Glenn Trowbridge. We had a great time talking about Glenn and Neal's ...

We're back at the beginning of January, 2024 after a bit of an absence. Jason has left the show, Mike moved to Arizona, and Neal managed to hit a deer with his brand new Toyota Tacoma. That's right, a lot has changed! So join us to catch up wit...

Neal updates us on his current bathroom remodel - hint - it's not going well.Mike and Neal ask Jason what it's like being world-famous after his upcoming appearance in Blade Magazine.Mi...

Friends - we've got a crazy episode for you. Mike and Jason update each other on what's happening in the shop. Neal covers the recent David Hayden-Wright auction. And we give you a real look at what we spend most of our time talking about - tru...