Episode 101: Todd Begg Pt.1

Award winning knifemaker, designer and President of The Knifemaker’s Guild Todd Begg joins us to chat about his knife making journey.  Todd tells us about his own timeline and shares some great insights as well as some stories about legendary makers he’s had the honor of knowing and working with over the years.

Be sure to hit up American Metal Xchange for your titanium and exotic knifemaking material needs. Make your plans to check out the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational! Our friends Nick and Billy put on a great show. Be sure to see the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their Blade Show award-winning GMX.

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Episode 100: The Centennial

Hard to believe that we’ve reached 100 episodes! We look back at how this all got started, some great guests and topics, and talk about both things we think we’ve accomplished and where we hope to go from here. We wrap up with our own little “awards show” in celebration of Ep.100. Without question, we hope you enjoy a quick look back and please know that we appreciate you all! Thanks as always for listening along with us.

Be sure to hit up American Metal Xchange for your titanium and exotic knifemaking material needs. Make your plans to check out the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational! Our friends Nick and Billy put on a great show. Be sure to see the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their Blade Show award-winning GMX.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us via Patreon! For more discussion and insight on our show topics, follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook.

Episode 99.5: Catching Up

Personal schedules have been crazy for the crew but we found time right after Blade Show 2023 to get together for a chat and to catch up. We talk vacation, New Orleans Show, and Blade Show and hear about some great finds and new things that caught our eye. It’s been a minute, thanks all for sticking with us!

Be sure to hit up American Metal Xchange for your titanium and exotic knifemaking material needs. Make your plans to check out the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational! Our friends Nick and Billy put on a great show. Be sure to see the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their Blade Show award-winning GMX.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us via Patreon! For more discussion and insight on our show topics, follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook.

Episode 99: Oddities

How’s your funk level been lately? Have you been singing “We Want The Funk” in your head? Hope so, because this time we dive into a picks episode on the weird and obscure, inspired by the old Knives Annuals books and their Oddities section. Old, new, funky, curious, you name it. If it’s weird, we dug into it. Be sure to share your own favorite oddities in our Facebook group, we’d love to see them!

Be sure to hit up American Metal Xchange for your titanium and exotic knifemaking material needs.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us via Patreon! For more discussion and insight on our show topics, follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook.

Episode 98: The Warhammer 40k Edged Weapons Episode – Sean Nerds Out

Sean takes Mark on a trip into the world of Warhammer 40k to talk edged weapons. What’s Warhammer 40k? Why are you talking about this on a knife podcast?! What in the name of Kharn is a chain axe!?? Also, NERDS!!!!?! Yes, yes – we answer those questions and more and talk about some crazy weaponry found in this grim, dark, future world.

Be sure to hit up American Metal Xchange for your titanium and exotic knifemaking material needs. And make plans for NOCKI, the New Orleans Custom Knife Invitational on May 6th!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us via Patreon! For more discussion and insight on our show topics, follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook.