Episode 152: Jim Wirth Pt.2

This is Part 2 of Mark’s chat with Jim Wirth from Giant Mouse Knives. We talk knives, watches, and one of Jim’s other hobbies – metal detecting. His collection is fantastic and he’s got some great stories about why he loves metal detecting and what he has done with some of the things he’s found over the years. Super fun conversation, hope you enjoy it.

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Episode 151: Jim Wirth Pt.1

Here’s another in our growing series of live on-site interviews.  This one’s with Jim Wirth, one of the founders of Giant Mouse Knives.  Jim came into the knife world as a collector of many things before he, Jesper Voxnaes and Jens Anso launched Giant Mouse.  His story is a good one as Jim has been smitten by the collecting bug across a pretty huge variety of things.  Hope you enjoy this chat, this is Part 1 of our conversation with Jim.

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Episode 150: Fighters II

We’re back with Part II of our deep dive into Fighting Knives! This time around we all make picks for Dagger, Art or Ceremonial and Anything Goes. This one, like most picks episodes, is one where we’ll each have companion posts in our Facebook group to help guide you along. Some fantastic pieces in here, from ancient to recent and everything in between.

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Episode 149: Sean’s Afterschool Fighter Special

Sean had some special fighting knives he wanted to talk about in light of our recent deep dive into Part I of Fighting Knives, so he got together with Mark and Michael to have a look together. Some great pieces in here and with some interesting history to boot. Late in the episode, Burch takes us on another quick trip through the BudK reviews of some fighters. As always, check our Facebook group for a visual companion to our picks for this fun episode.

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Episode 148: Fighters I

Join us for a discussion about one of our favorite styles of knife:  The Fighter!  What makes a fighter?  What fighters really get us spun up?  Give this one a listen and you’ll find out.  We had so much fun with this, it’s going to be a multi-part adventure.  Be sure to check our Facebook group for a visual companion to our picks for this fun episode.  

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