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Episode 12 Nov 17, 2017

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Episode 12: Jake & Aaron Frederick - A Love Story (Post NYCKS)

In tonight's episode, Jake, Brian, and Levon recount their experiences at the New York Custom Knife Show. We go over in-depth Levon's numerous acquisitions, and hear some interesting stories and foibles from the story. Almost all of the knives we talk about can be found on their respective maker's Instagram pages.

Here's the photo of Levon's acquisitions, and here is Jake's.

References:

The anthropological origin of Richard Wu's (Rike Knives) "coke nail"

Tomas Haake of Meshuggah

Disclaimer: All statements regarding the character of individuals or corporations are intended as satire and not statements of fact. The views of any one host do not reflect those of any other hosts, guests, or Knife Nuts as a whole

Episode 11 Oct 11, 2017

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Episode 11: AVERAGE USER!

In tonight's episode Jake strings together a bunch of gross words, Brian lays down in a garage, Levon yells "AVERAGE USER!" , and Dave describes a sex act with an alien.

Also tonight we examine CRKT's new lineup for 2018, including their Ruger line. In addition, we discuss Brian's most recent Arch Nemesis auction and discuss the business of being a knife maker.

Wingding of week: Paulo Balzano, for attacking his own kickstarter backers who are looking for answers about their overdue knives.

References:

David Lynch's Eraserhead

Z Strops IG page

Episode 10 Sep 16, 2017

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Episode 10: Knife Porn or Porn Knives? ft. Tuch Knives

We've made it into double digits!

In tonight's episode we are joined by father and son duo William and Eric Tuch (of Tuch Knives). Tuch Knives makes some truly remarkable art pieces that way outside of our normal wheelhouse, which makes the conversation all that more enlightening. Tuch Knives are making their foray into the tactical world with their new "Axis" model, which makes up a bulk of the conversation.

You guys can find William and Eric at:

Their website

Their Instagram

Their YouTube channel

We were plagued by some technical difficulties during this episode and apologize for the occasional stuttering. We're looking into solutions to improving the audio quality when we have guests, which poses the biggest issue for a remotely recorded podcast like ours.

References:

Butch Vallotton Knives

The Tim Herman "Porn Knife" we couldn't stop talking about

CAS Iberia Ron Lake replica

Episode 9 Sep 01, 2017

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Episode 9: The Brian Nadeau VR Experience

News: KnifeNews 25 best selling knives of 2017, Discontinued ZT's, No Shirogorov warranty without certificate of authenticity, V Nives Kickstarter campaign

On tonight's episode Dave invents a new kind of contraceptive, Brian moves to Colombia, Jake gives us some important sociological insights, and Levon airs his anti dude-ponytail bias.

In this week's episode we cover a variety of topics, including how knifemakers should adapt to increasingly fickle buyers, whether grails really exist, and answer some viewer questions. But mostly it's just the kind of idiocy you might come to expect.

Wingding of the Week: Steve Ketchen (spketch) officially gets Wingding of the Week for not making good on returning knives or money

References:

Imalent DX80 lighting things on fire

The Guild of Calamitous Intent

Celtic Frost's Vanity/Nemesis

MSC strong armed car jacking

Jason Brous/Mikkel Willumsen - Same person?

Cooley Custom Dick Knife

Gojira's The Way of All Flesh

Fanatic Edge's "house fire" finish

Episode 8 Aug 11, 2017

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Episode 8: Useful Consumer Advice ft. Ben of BladeHQ

In tonight's episode Levon mispronounces "microcosm" twice, Jake suggests a creative way to die, Dave makes a horse noise, and Brian forgets why he was angry.

Also, marketing manager of BladeHQ Ben Petersen joins us to discuss BladeHQ and what it's like working in the retail side of the knife industry. Ben is best known as the face of BladeHQ, and pioneered the use of videos and social media to help engage the consumer with the retailer.

Wingding of the week: Shirogorov, for the Born in Vegas spinner roulette, and Sketchen Scales for going MIA with peoples knives and money

References: Meat Spin (no I'm not linking that), Mr. Hands (also not linking that)

Episode 7 Jul 26, 2017

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Episode 7: LubriCANS and LubriCANTS News: TOPS new $500 BoB folder In tonight's episode, we try to provide some genuine consumer advice and discuss knife maintenance, from lubricating to tools to sharpening. There's 40 minutes of solid bullshitting before that though. Wingding of the week: Photobucket, for suddenly putting everyone's photos behind a paywall. References: Andre Chikatilo, Blue Waffle (hell no I'm not linking that here), Fox Knives Desert Fox, Farid Mehr vs. Sal Glesser

Episode 6 Jun 27, 2017

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Episode 6: 50 Shades of (John) Gray Today we are joined by knifemaker and Bigfoot lookalike John Gray. We talk a lot about his knives, and some of the more interesting anecdotes from his past (mostly involving bears). This was a pretty loose episode, so don't say we didn't warn you. Wingding of the week: People funding knife-related Kickstarter/GoFundMe campaigns when they have no option of getting their money back (e.g., the Balzano/"Mars" situation). John provides a nice counterpoint of how it has been used successfully by reputable knifemakers. References: Necromicon, Ed Gein, Tool's "Prison Sex" Disclaimer: All statements regarding the character of individuals or corporations are intended as satire and not statements of fact. The views of any one host do not reflect those of any other hosts, guests, or Knife Nuts as a whole.

Episode 5 Jun 08, 2017

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Episode 5: Fedora-Flipper Correlations (BLADE Show) Tonight we get very loose discussing what we saw (on the internet) at BLADE, and interrogate Brian about his experience there. Wingding of the Week: BLADE organizers as a staff, label, and as a mothafuckin crew for perpetrating yet another fraud by giving Lionsteel overall knife of the year and the manufacturing quality award. References: Lynn Thompson/Andrew Demko photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BU43csWl7x4/?taken-by=rike_knife Kizer Rape Whistle: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kizer-siren-1 Disclaimer: All statements regarding the character of individuals or corporations are intended as satire and not statements of fact. The views of any one host do not reflect those of any other hosts, guests, or Knife Nuts as a whole.

Episode 4 May 24, 2017

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Episode 4: Olight Durags (Pre-BLADE Show) Tonight's episode revolves around the loose topic of the upcoming BLADE show. We take a big detour into flashlights where Jake educates us a bit on what to look for in an EDC flashlight. News: Microtech vs KAI lawsuit amended, Knifehaterz possibly back for real? Wingding of the week: knife manufacturers who blame their customers for being "too picky" or "problem customers" when they have totally reasonable concerns. References: Arsis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UllRP874veI Celtic Frost - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N59La4jsOjA&t=86s Glenn Danzig's bricks - http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/03/23/danzig-is-just-cleaning-up-his-motherfcking-bricks-bitch/ Disclaimer: All statements regarding the character of individuals or corporations are intended as satire and not statements of fact. The views of any one host do not reflect those of any other hosts, guests, or Knife Nuts as a whole.

Episode 3 May 10, 2017

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Episode 3: Revenge of the Smiths Joining us today is Elliot and Chris from Ferrum Forge. We get insight about the origin of their company, how they tackle the Maker's Choice variants, their new Massdrop collaboration, and some answers for nagging questions like why they use the pivots they do. You can find the Ferrum Forge guys at http://www.ferrumforge.com/ or on IG as "ferrumforgekw" News: Everyday Commentary vs. Marfione lawsuit settled, Top Quality Knives closes Wingding of the week: Chris Williams, knifemaker from South Carolina (again), for totally losing his mind - http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/chris-williams-knife-tried-to-rip-me-off-for-5-150.1488172/page-12#post-17141074 References: H.R. Giger - http://www.hrgiger.com/ Disclaimer: All statements regarding the character of individuals or corporations are intended as satire and not statements of fact.

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