Mark of the Maker

Rick Hinderer joins us to talk about his life and his knifemaking journey. In the first part of our discussion, we talk about Rick’s early life, challenges he faced growing up, and his long path around to becoming a knifemaker. We only scratched the surface, so this one will continue in Episode 62 for more of the story.

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We revisit a theme from an early episode and pick some knives and makers that we think may be under-appreciated or or lesser known to chat about. Historical knives, art knives, modern knives – you name it. Give it a listen and hit us with your own picks, we’d love to hear about them.

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Dr. Rachel Parikh joins us to talk about her own personal journey and some insight into the world of arms and armor from the perspective of curatorship.  Really fun chat that we think you’ll enjoy.  We’ve talked about her before, but be sure to check out Rachel’s excellent Instagram feed @rachel.parikh for fantastic details and insights on some special pieces of arms and armor from collections around the globe.

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With the help of special guest and Friend of the Show Grace Horne, we take a deep dive into the history of Sheffield, UK and Sheffield knives. Grace lays this history out for us in the context of eight objects in her collection. We will share the bibliography for this one and photos of the objects in our Facebook group.

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This is part two of our interview with Derrick Obatake of Steel Flame. We talk about the challenges that creative people face in business, the root and meaning behind “HGR,” the origins of the Killbox, and Derrick’s own journey into knifemaking. A great wrap-up to a fantastic interview that will hit hard with people who create things for a living.

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