(Bonus) Minisode: Buyer’s Guide to Knife Mechanics

We chat about what makes a “good knife,” and offer some tips on what to look for when checking out a knife at a show or from a maker that is new to you.  We hit both folders and fixed blades, in this mini that turned into a “halfisode.”

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Episode 33: Questions with Billy

Knifemaker Billy Cho joins Mark of the Maker for a discussion about his life, his knives, what inspires his work and his perspective as a newer knifemaker. Billy has a pretty wide-ranging personal story, which helps paint yet another version of the story about where a knifemaker can emerge from.

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Episode 32: Billy Cho

Knifemaker Billy Cho joins Mark of the Maker for a discussion about his life, his knives, what inspires his work and his perspective as a newer knifemaker. Billy has a pretty wide-ranging personal story, which helps paint yet another version of the story about where a knifemaker can emerge from.

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Episode 31: Nick Rolfe

The incredibly talented Nick Rolfe joins us to chat about knives, his life, and his own journey from collecting knives to using them in Search and Rescue. We have a very frank and open conversation about people of color in and around the knife world and Nick shares his own picks for a Three Knife Collection.

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Episode 30: Three Knife Collection

If you could only keep three knives from your collection, which would you keep and why? We chat about this as well as the fun version of it – if you could add three knives of unlimited budget or attainability, what would you pick and why? We’d love to hear your own picks, please share them with us! Tag us on IG or use the hashtag #threeknifecollection to share your own pics.

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