Mark of the Maker

As they say: Better late than never! Mark, Tom and Michael talk about Blade Show 2024 and share some observations and overall perspective on how the show seemed to go this year. We talk turnout, “feel” in the room and how things have changed in recent years. Share your thoughts with us in our Facebook group at the link below, interested to hear what YOU thought!

Check out the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their Blade Show Award-winning GMF1-XL, the hot new ACE Sonoma V2, or our fave the ACE Jutland. Great knives from some great makers/designers and true Friends of The Show.

Bob Terzuola’s new subscription series “Shop Talk” is available now at Terzuola.net for those wanting to expand their knowledge and get tips on knifemaking directly from a true living legend. The 11-part video series “A Sharp Life” is also available now and is also a great resource for any knifemaker.

Also, we want to welcome KnifeJoy to our family of sponsors. Check out their website KnifeJoy.com when you have few minutes, they have a great selection of both production and custom knives. Don’t forget to subscribe to their newsletter to stay up-to-date on their latest releases and see what they bring back from the road. If you pick something up from them, you are immediately qualified for their KnifeJoy Plus program which gets you early access to special drops and some exclusive deals.

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.

Sean and Mark get together with Jarrod Franklin of Gunfighter Customs. Jarrod served in the USMC and started out building knives for those who serve and today builds customs in a variety of styles. We talk about how he got started, his path through life and into knifemaking and some of the impacts his father Mike Franklin (of Hawg Knives) had on his love of knives from a very early age.

Check out the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their Blade Show 2024 award-winning fixed blade, the Giant Mouse GMF1 XL. The GMF1 is available with green canvas or milled brass handles and comes in a leather sheath at a price you’ll like!

Bob Terzuola’s new subscription series “Shop Talk” is available now at Terzuola.net for those wanting to expand their knowledge and get tips on knifemaking directly from a true living legend. The 11-part video series “A Sharp Life” is also available now and is also a great resource for any knifemaker.

Coming up quick is the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational knife show! July 20th from 11:00am to 5:00pm in Seaside, OR. This one is put on by some Friends of The Show and is a guaranteed winner of an experience. A great lineup of makers, firearms companies, and an evening afterglow on the beach. All on the beautiful Pacific Northwest coastline. Get details at the PNWCI Website.

Also, we want to welcome KnifeJoy to our family of sponsors. Check out their website KnifeJoy.com when you have few minutes, they have a great selection of both production and custom knives. Don’t forget to subscribe to their newsletter to stay up-to-date on their latest releases and see what they bring back from the road. If you pick something up from them, you are immediately qualified for their KnifeJoy Plus program which gets you early access to special drops and some exclusive deals.

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.

Designer, creator and Friend of The Show Andrew Bawidamann joins us for a chat about his work, how he got into knives, and how he found his way to what he’s doing now. Andrew’s path is a unique one, from fashion to marketing, to his passion in art, and into knives, holsters, and The Doughboy.

Check out the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their new GM11 and GMP11 models, as well as the new Biblio XL, which is receiving rave reviews.

Bob Terzuola’s knifemaking subscription series “Shop Talk” is available now at Terzuola.net for those wanting to expand their knowledge and get tips on knifemaking directly from a true living legend. The 12-part video masterclass “A Sharp Life” is also available now with lifetime access and is another great resource for any knifemaker.

Coming up quick is the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational knife show! July 20th from 11:00am to 5:00pm in Seaside, OR. This one is put on by some Friends of The Show and is a guaranteed winner of an experience. A great lineup of makers, firearms companies, and an evening afterglow on the beach. All on the beautiful Pacific Northwest coastline. Get details at the PNWCI Website.

Also, we want to welcome KnifeJoy to our family of sponsors. Check out their website KnifeJoy.com when you have few minutes, they have a great selection of both production and custom knives. Don’t forget to subscribe to their newsletter to stay up-to-date on their latest releases and see what they bring back from the road. If you pick something up from them, you are immediately qualified for their KnifeJoy Plus program which gets you early access to special drops and some exclusive deals.

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.

Did you enjoy our previous episode about the weapons of Warhamer 40,000? If so, here’s another for you to check out – and if not, go back and listen to the first one! Sean takes Mark and Tom on another journey into the grim darkness of the future, diving into the lore and some crazy weapons from that game and its massive ecosystem of accompanying literature.

Check out the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their new GM11 and GMP11 models, as well as the new Biblio XL, which is receiving rave reviews.

Bob Terzuola’s new subscription series “Shop Talk” is available now at Terzuola.net for those wanting to expand their knowledge and get tips on knifemaking directly from a true living legend. The 11-part video series “A Sharp Life” is also available now and is also a great resource for any knifemaker.

Coming up quick is the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational knife show! July 20th from 11:00am to 5:00pm in Seaside, OR. This one is put on by some Friends of The Show and is a guaranteed winner of an experience. A great lineup of makers, firearms companies, and an evening afterglow on the beach. All on the beautiful Pacific Northwest coastline. Get details at the PNWCI Website.

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.

Dive into a fresh picks episode with us!  For this one, we pull in some unusual or obscure pieces in a few different categories.  Obscure doesn’t mean junk, just things we dug up from various dusty corners of the internet and our old knife books. We love this kind of stuff, hope you do too!

Check out the latest from our friends at Giant Mouse Knives and their new GM11 and GMP11 models, as well as the new Biblio XL, which is receiving rave reviews.

Bob Terzuola’s new subscription series “Shop Talk” is available now at Terzuola.net for those wanting to expand their knowledge and get tips on knifemaking directly from a true living legend. The 11-part video series “A Sharp Life” will be available soon at the website as well.

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.