Knife Nuts Podcast Episode 65: Dead By Design The Knife Nuts Podcast (minus Jake) is back for a pre-pre-Blade Show 2024 episode. With Blade looming on the horizon, and a sizeable break between episodes (expect nothing less from us), we go over some reason acquisitions, the three(!) production knives Brian has previewed or released since our last episode, discuss the Lehigh Valley Knife Show (which Levon is now a partial owner of), and finally touch on the recent Artisan Cutlery steel scandal. As always, thanks for sticking with us and thank you for listening! References: That terrible Mike Myers show The Formula 409 jingle Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading GPKnives River’s Edge Cutlery ________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors: PVK River's Edge Cutlery St. Nick's Knives https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 64 Bonus: Brian’s New Diet Plan After our interview with Shawn Ashmore, the Knife Nuts hung out and talked a little about knives, way too much about Brian’s gastrointestinal health, and gave away a knife and a watch! Enjoy. Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading GPKnives River’s Edge Cutlery ________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors: PVK River's Edge Cutlery St. Nick's Knives https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 64: More Than Just A Nub ft. Shawn Ashmore (Peace Neighbor) It’s 2024, and the Knife Nuts Podcast miraculously makes it into a new year! In this episode, the Knife Nuts are joined by Shawn Ashmore,. an actor, knife enthusiast, and founder of the EDC tool company Peace Neighbor. While you may recognize him from the long running ABC series “The Rookie”, or Amazon’s “The Boys”, Shawn is a dyed in the wool knife enthusiast. His collection is exactly what you would expect from someone who took the time to learn about knives before buying. And his new EDC tool company, Peace Neighbor is no vanity project either; their first tool, the Archon, has been a thorough success and Shawn details all of the thought and refinement behind a seemingly simple little prybar. We discuss how he got into knives, his learning process, and where he is looking to take Peace Neighbor. It’s refreshing to hear someone so enthusiastic about this hobby, a stark contrast to the jaded Knife Nuts grumps. Check out Peace Neighbor and Shawn’s current show, The Rookie! Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading GPKnives River’s Edge Cutlery ________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors: PVK River's Edge Cutlery St. Nick's Knives https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 63: I Would Rather Pump Gas The Knife Nuts aren’t dead yet! Levon, Dave, Brian, and Jake are back and discuss a series of topics. including why the James Brand’s approach to marketing is so successful when seemingly every knife enthusiast despises them, the unfortunate closure of the Ontario Knife Company and what it means. We also check in with how things are in Sharp By Design land, and discuss the most recent KNP edition knife, the Scorpion themed Null Knives Voodoo (which will be given away soon!). References: Ontario Knife Company shutting down James Brand Wells knife -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors: PVK - https://www.pvk.com/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

The Knife Nuts (minus Jake) are freshly back from the New York Custom Knife Show in New Jersey. Dave and Levon discuss the knives they handled, the trends they observed, and Brian gets very mad at Levon. We also discuss the ever-slowing delivery times on OEM work from Reate and how Brian and other people in the knife business are dealing with this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors: PVK - https://www.pvk.com/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Knife Nuts Podcast Episode 61: Peterinarian The Knife Nuts Podcast is back... with an episode that maybe sort of finally features Jake again! We go over the 2023 reveals, pre-SHOT SHOW, from CRKT and Kershaw/ZT. Brian also addresses a certain gaffe he made with regard to Razor Edge Knives, and probably makes it even worse. A bonus companion episode is available now too! Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 60: A Horrible Year The Knife Nuts (minus Jake, unsurprisingly) are back for a final episode of 2022! In this episode, we cover the current controversy surrounding a certain “American Made” knife company, go over some of Levon’s new acquisitions, discuss the response to the Sharp By Design Apex folder, and more! Thank you all for sticking with us through 2022, and we sincerely hope to bring you more content in 2023! Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 59: Generous Slimfoot The Knife Nuts Podcast is back with another livestreamed episode. Levon, Dave, and Jake go over some of the more interesting events at Blade 2022 and the controversy surrounding Benchmade’s cease and desist order to aftermarket scale makers. Most importantly, the answer to the enduring mystery of who sent Levon the Spyderco Pochi is finally revealed! New Acquisitions: Levon - APurvis Bladeworks x KNP Progeny Mk3, Berg Blades Mini Barber, Euketic Trinity Dave - Maxace Halictus 2.0 Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 58: With Hole For String After a long hiatus and some serious trials and tribulations, the Knife Nuts crew are officially back in action with a live episode before Blade 2022. Levon, Dave, Brian, and Jake talk about the things they’ve missed in the last couple months, including the flurry of questionable legal threats in the knife world, what Brian has been up to, and talk about some of the unusual knives Levon has gotten his hands on recently. References: Cybertrix Knife Maxace Dragon Our pick for Blade Knife of the Year 2022 Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 57: Aerospace Canteloupe (CARBON PLATE IS A SCAM DO NOT BUY FROM CARBON PLATE) In tonight's episode, Levon, Dave, and Brian take the time to address the situation with the run of Sharp by Design Mini Tempests and Carbon Plate's failure to deliver materials after taking $10,700 from Brian. DO NOT BUY FROM CARBON PLATE. If you know a knife maker who is considering buying from Carbon Plate, please warn them. There's still plenty of time for goofiness after addressing the elephant in the room, including the bizarre hostile takeover of Millit by Survive Knives. We also try and find some awful knife-related Christmas gifts to get the knife enthusiast in your life that you really don't like. Levon - Jason Clark Custom, Ochsworx Osprey EDX, Maxace Persian, Boker Plus Gedraitas Icepick, HEAdesigns Anchor, Real Steel Knives Megalodon (Indiana Knives exclusive) Dave - Maxace Persian

Episode 56: Hawkward ft. Grant & Gavin Hawk of Hawk Designs In tonight's episode, we are joined by Grant & Gavin Hawk of Hawk Designs, the legendary father-son duo who has for two decades been at the forefront of innovation in folding knives. It has been eight(!) years since BladeHQ made their excellent documentary/shop tour about the pair (which you can view here), and a lot has changed. If you were shocked at how rustic their shop was in 2012, in 2021 it is beginning to resemble the science fiction image you might have had in your head. We review their backstory with Grant, including some truly fantastic anecdotes about Reevus Christ himself, and then talk about the future of Hawk Design, which means full in-house production of the runaway success that is the Deadlock. Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh River’s Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/?aff=5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 55: Flesh Colored Engines We're back! After an accidentally much-too long hiatus, the Knife Nuts Podcast is back to discuss Blade Show, the terrible Blade show awards, and some other knife related topics. New Acquisitions: Dave - Prometheus Design Werx STS Micarta, Levon - Igor Oleinikov Inspirer References: Civivi Lazar Brian and Levon on BladeHQ Levon with Rivers Edge Cutlery Blade Show 2021 Awards Paragon Knives Warlock "You must cut down the mightiest tree with... a herring" Ron Best pearl sword Kansept Genesis Grainger McKoy's Hand Cut Knife Arch Nemesis for Guns For Hire Civivi Tactical Tweezers Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh __________________________________________________________________________________________ Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! https://www.patreon.com/knifenutspodcast Thank you to our sponsors : PVK - https://www.pvk.vegas/Default.asp River's Edge Cutlery - https://riversedgecutlery.com/ St. Nick's Knives - https://www.stnicksknives.com/ https://knifenutspodcast.com/

Episode 54: Regular Cab In tonight's episode, Dave mispronounces a shark, Brian buys the wrong truck, Levon buys a ticket for a convertible plane ride, and Jake is alive. It also brings the very first full episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast to video, check out our YouTube channel to watch it. We discuss Brian's Mini Tempest pre-order, the Knife Joy Slysz Bowie release and the furor surrounding it, the passing of Dr. David Darom, and of course there's some totally off topic stories thrown in. Don't worry, the audio based version of the podcast isn't going anywhere! Thank you to our sponsors PVK, River's Edge Cutlery, and St. Nick's Knives Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links:  DLT Trading - https://dlt.link/3flRY2S  GPKnives - https://bit.ly/3fH0iuh  References: TNP Lionsteel SR1A (if someone has one let us know!) Knife Joy Slysz Bowie (if you've been living under a rock)  Lerman x Black Snow Customs Bowie Sabotage  RIP Dr. David Darom, author of many photobooks of art knives what is going on with Brian Tighe's hair  Sharp by Design Tempest with faux hamon  Manix 2 Lightweight Mystic Green FRN/20CV  Para 3 S90V/Teal FRN  APurvis Blades Primordial Mk3  Hydra Designs Aswang  Bestech Ostap Hel Stelit  Paragon Pocket Samurai  What is Jake doing? Wrong answers only 

Episode 53.5: Pivot to Video In tonight’s bonus episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast and the first available in a video podcast format, Dave and Levon go over the 2021 new release catalogs that were missed in Episode 52, namely WE Knives, Civivi, and Kizer. The audio quality might be a little worse in this episode as this was our first test of the new software to enable video recording, Check out the video version of this episode here! Thank you to our sponsors PVK, River's Edge Cutlery, and St. Nick's Knives Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways!

Episode 53: FDA ft. Serge Panchenko In tonight's episode we are joined by Serge Panchenko of Serge Knives, a custom knife maker and purveyor of some of the most unique and interesting EDC gear out there. Serge has made everything from slipjoint razors (which he kindly donated to each of us) to pens to "wrist mazes". He's now working on bringing locking knives to the market via his production company, Serge Knife Co, and has even expanded into watch design. We talk through Serge's history and why his creativity seems to never wane.  Thank you to our sponsors PVK, River's Edge Cutlery, and St. Nick's Knives Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! References: Serge's Coin Claw used as a prop in The Mandalorian  Joe Keeslar, MS  Serge/GG Hawk Locust  Chrysler TC by Maserati  sawdust video from machining boxes  Serge Knives Slipjoint Razor  Bald and Bankrupt  Eye of Sekhmet (we called it the "Eye of Ra" erroneously)

Episode 52: Four Horsemen of the Knifepocalypse ft. Metal Complex In tonight's episode, we're joined by YouTube knife reviewer Metal Complex to go over some of the newly revealed catalogs from the biggest knife manufacturers. Predictably, there isn't a lot positive to say. We also crown the "Four Horsemen of the Knifepocalypse", the worst four knives revealed in 2021 that are the harbingers of a seemingly bad year in knives. We also bring back Wingding of the Week for the first time in a while, the dubious honor going to Asher Knives for their blatant ripoff of the Benchmade Bugout. Thank you to our sponsors PVK, River's Edge Cutlery, and St. Nick's Knives To follow along, check out the catalogs we talked about: CRKT: https://www.knifecenter.com/listing/new-2021-crkt-models Spyderco: https://catalog.spyderco.com/Reveal7/ ZT: https://zt.kaiusa.com/new.html Kershaw: https://kershaw.kaiusa.com/new.html Benchmade: https://www.benchmade.com/new.html Four Horseman of the Knifepocalypse: MC Studio/Maxace Mammoth: https://www.facebook.com/midnightcatstudio/photos/ Civivi Elementium Button Lock: https://www.bladehq.com/cat--Elementum-Button-Lock--4218 CRKT Ibi: https://www.bladehq.com/item--CRKT-IBI-Liner-Lock-Folding-Knife--119359 Benchmade Tengu Gold Class: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Benchmade-Oeser-Tengu-Flipper-Knife--118555 References RIP Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom "Botched Toe"

Episode 51: Space Sharks ft. Vero Engineering In a special holiday edition of the Knife Nuts Podcast (what makes it special or a holiday edition we're not sure), we are joined by Joseph Vero of Vero Engineering, a knife designer whose popularity exploded in 2020. We learn of Joseph's intertwining history with the Knife Nuts Podcast, why he designs the way he does, and as always drag him through our own ridiculous content. New Acquisitions: Dave - Terrain 365 STS-AT G10, Levon - Reate Coyote, KABAR USSF Knife, Kansept Helix Thank you to our sponsors PVK, River's Edge Cutlery, and St. Nick's Knives Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! References: WE Knives Wasabi C O S M I C Dessert Warrior Forged in Fire contestant in episode "honoring veterans" allegedly a Neo-Nazi

Episode 50: Scorpion Tupperware In the landmark 50th episode, a mostly Jake-less Knife Nuts Podcast crew discuss Brian's new Tempest, the forthcoming Micro Evo's, the mystery surrounding Levon's acquisition of the Spyderco Pochi, and a lot of USPS woes. New acquisitions: Levon - Spyderco Pochi (from a mysterious admirer), Liong Mah Field Duty EDC, Dave - Monterey Bay Knives Old Guard, Liong Mah Field Duty EDC, Chaves Knives Liberation 229 Thank you to our sponsors PVK and St. Nick's Knives. Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! References: RIP Tony Bose RIP Mike Fuller (founder of TOPS Knives) Tigheland Sandrin Knives Torino

Episode 49: The $6 (Knife) Man ft. SliceyDicey On tonight's episode of the podcast, we are joined by YouTube knife reviewer SliceyDicey (Bryan) as we run down our thoughts on a bunch of newly acquired knives, as well as the recently announced discontinued Benchmade knives. Bryan is doing something very big for his 20K subscriber achievement, the details of which you can find here. Levon: Ohlone Rodayo/Rumsen, Kershaw Launch 13, Wingman EDC Mach 1/2/3 & Ferus, Red Horse Knives Hellrazor P, Dutch Bladeworks Xerxes, KAI Pure Komachi HD Holiday Limited Edition Dave: Twosun TS117 GrandPa, Maxace Killer Whale, Kevin John Bone Doctor (got the name wrong on the podcast), KAI Pure Komachi HD Holiday Limited Edition Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! References: "When I'm dead, throw me in the trash" Benchmade discontinued list Snap-On limited edition Zero Tolerance SO100AN Wolf Mountain Leather CKF MKAD Empath

An Interview with Lance of Sniper Bladeworks In a bit of a change from the normal format, Levon and Dave have a conversation with Lance Abernathy of the newly rebirthed Sniper Bladeworks, an award-winning custom knifemaking duo consisting of Lance and Jody Muller, that is now approaching the production knife market. We discuss Lance’s background in custom knives, his passion for collecting knives, and why they’ve decided to relaunch now as a production knife company. You can find the Sniper Bladeworks’ Kickstarter here. Using our affiliate link will directly support the Knife Nuts Podcast. Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! Thanks as always to our sponsor St. Nick's Knives.