Month: October 2022

For episode 93, we get together with renowned ABS Mastersmith Mike Quesenberry for a chat.  Mike has been the recipient of numerous awards, including this year’s Best Damascus award at Blade Show and is featured in the Greatest Living Knifemakers book.  We talk about his path and his love for forging, integrals and making damascus.

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Next up in our string of interviews is Nick Swan.  Nick came into knives as a user and collector and eventually found is path to being a maker.  We talk about his personal knifemaking journey, his influences, his mentors and his process.  

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Here’s a great interview with one of the nicest custom knifemakers in the game – our friend Kirby Lambert. For those not familiar, Kirby is a Canadian maker and makes some of the cleanest knives around. From growing up skateboarding and his interests in martial arts and guitars, to the guidance of some great mentors, we cover lots of territory in this great chat.

Please visit our sponsor 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.