Month: April 2026

The four of us chat about some recent shows, Blade Texas and the New Orleans Custom Knife Invitational. Tom shares his experiences in Texas and the great list of stuff he brought back home. Michael gives us some insight into the NOCKI show and the new venue. We talk knives, projects, and some insight on a couple upcoming episodes of Mark of the Maker.

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Mark and Michael have a chat with purveyor, collector and Mastersmith knifemaker David Ellis of Exquisite Knives to talk about his knifemaking journey, collecting and some of the fantastic knife makers represented in his inventory and in his own collection.  Dave’s story is unique in that he’s an ABS Mastersmith who achieved that rank for his own reasons and has a journey with knives and making that is different from many others.  It was a great conversation and one we hope you’ll enjoy.

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Giant Mouse Knives
Arizona Custom Knives

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.