Knife Nuts Podcast

Episode 67: New Jersey Ape Man For a ninth year, the Knife Nuts are back! Well at least three of them are, as Jake was busy being Jake. Levon, Dave, and Brian catch up with each other, including Brian’s failed move to Alabama and the renovation of the Sharp By Design shop. Also on the table are the ways in which the current knife industry has reduced our collective interest, be it rising MSRP’s, u...

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Knife Nuts Podcast Episode 65: Dead By Design The Knife Nuts Podcast (minus Jake) is back for a pre-pre-Blade Show 2024 episode. With Blade looming on the horizon, and a sizeable break between episodes (expect nothing less from us), we go over some reason acquisitions, the three(!) production knives Brian has previewed or released since our last episode, discuss the Lehigh Valley Knife Show (which...

Episode 64 Bonus: Brian’s New Diet Plan After our interview with Shawn Ashmore, the Knife Nuts hung out and talked a little about knives, way too much about Brian’s gastrointestinal health, and gave away a knife and a watch! Enjoy. Please consider supporting the Knife Nuts Podcast by using our affiliate links: DLT Trading GPKnives River’s Edge Cutlery ______________________________________________...

Episode 64: More Than Just A Nub ft. Shawn Ashmore (Peace Neighbor) It’s 2024, and the Knife Nuts Podcast miraculously makes it into a new year! In this episode, the Knife Nuts are joined by Shawn Ashmore,. an actor, knife enthusiast, and founder of the EDC tool company Peace Neighbor. While you may recognize him from the long running ABC series “The Rookie”, or Amazon’s “The Boys”, Shawn is a dye...

Episode 63: I Would Rather Pump Gas The Knife Nuts aren’t dead yet! Levon, Dave, Brian, and Jake are back and discuss a series of topics. including why the James Brand’s approach to marketing is so successful when seemingly every knife enthusiast despises them, the unfortunate closure of the Ontario Knife Company and what it means. We also check in with how things are in Sharp By Design land, and...

The Knife Nuts (minus Jake) are freshly back from the New York Custom Knife Show in New Jersey. Dave and Levon discuss the knives they handled, the trends they observed, and Brian gets very mad at Levon. We also discuss the ever-slowing delivery times on OEM work from Reate and how Brian and other people in the knife business are dealing with this. -------------------------------------------------...

Knife Nuts Podcast Episode 61: Peterinarian The Knife Nuts Podcast is back... with an episode that maybe sort of finally features Jake again! We go over the 2023 reveals, pre-SHOT SHOW, from CRKT and Kershaw/ZT. Brian also addresses a certain gaffe he made with regard to Razor Edge Knives, and probably makes it even worse. A bonus companion episode is available now too! Please consider supporting...

Episode 60: A Horrible Year The Knife Nuts (minus Jake, unsurprisingly) are back for a final live episode of 2022! In this episode, we cover the current controversy surrounding a certain “American Made” knife company, go over some of Levon’s new acquisitions, discuss the response to the Sharp By Design Apex folder, and more! We also go on a giveaway spree and giveaway five knives. Thank you all fo...

Episode 59: Generous Slimfoot The Knife Nuts Podcast is back with another livestreamed episode. Levon, Dave, and Jake go over some of the more interesting events at Blade 2022 and the controversy surrounding Benchmade’s cease and desist order to aftermarket scale makers. Most importantly, the answer to the enduring mystery of who sent Levon the Spyderco Pochi is finally revealed! New Acquisitions:...

Episode 58: With Hole For String After a long hiatus and some serious trials and tribulations, the Knife Nuts crew are officially back in action with a live episode before Blade 2022. Levon, Dave, Brian, and Jake talk about the things they’ve missed in the last couple months, including the flurry of questionable legal threats in the knife world, what Brian has been up to, and talk about some of th...

Episode 57: Aerospace Canteloupe (CARBON PLATE IS A SCAM DO NOT BUY FROM CARBON PLATE) In tonight's episode, Levon, Dave, and Brian take the time to address the situation with the run of Sharp by Design Mini Tempests and Carbon Plate's failure to deliver materials after taking $10,700 from Brian. DO NOT BUY FROM CARBON PLATE. If you know a knife maker who is considering buying from Carbon Plate, p...

Episode 56: Hawkward ft. Grant & Gavin Hawk of Hawk Designs In tonight's episode, we are joined by Grant & Gavin Hawk of Hawk Designs , the legendary father-son duo who has for two decades been at the forefront of innovation in folding knives. It has been eight(!) years since BladeHQ made their excellent documentary/shop tour about the pair (which you can view here ), and a lot has changed...

Episode 55: Flesh Colored Engines We're back! After an accidentally much-too long hiatus, the Knife Nuts Podcast is back to discuss Blade Show, the terrible Blade show awards, and some other knife related topics. New Acquisitions: Dave - Prometheus Design Werx STS Micarta , Levon - Igor Oleinikov Inspirer References: Civivi Lazar Brian and Levon on BladeHQ Levon with Rivers Edge Cutlery Blade Show...

Episode 54: Regular Cab In tonight's episode, Dave mispronounces a shark, Brian buys the wrong truck, Levon buys a ticket for a convertible plane ride, and Jake is alive. It also brings the very first full episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast to video, check out our YouTube channel to watch it . We discuss Brian's Mini Tempest pre-order, the Knife Joy Slysz Bowie release and the furor surrounding it,...

Episode 53.5: Pivot to Video In tonight’s bonus episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast and the first available in a video podcast format, Dave and Levon go over the 2021 new release catalogs that were missed in Episode 52, namely WE Knives, Civivi, and Kizer. The audio quality might be a little worse in this episode as this was our first test of the new software to enable video recording, Check out the...

Episode 53: FDA ft. Serge Panchenko In tonight's episode we are joined by Serge Panchenko of Serge Knives , a custom knife maker and purveyor of some of the most unique and interesting EDC gear out there. Serge has made everything from slipjoint razors (which he kindly donated to each of us) to pens to "wrist mazes". He's now working on bringing locking knives to the market via his production comp...

Episode 52: Four Horsemen of the Knifepocalypse ft. Metal Complex In tonight's episode, we're joined by YouTube knife reviewer Metal Complex to go over some of the newly revealed catalogs from the biggest knife manufacturers. Predictably, there isn't a lot positive to say. We also crown the "Four Horsemen of the Knifepocalypse", the worst four knives revealed in 2021 that are the harbingers of a s...

Episode 51: Space Sharks ft. Vero Engineering In a special holiday edition of the Knife Nuts Podcast (what makes it special or a holiday edition we're not sure), we are joined by Joseph Vero of Vero Engineering , a knife designer whose popularity exploded in 2020. We learn of Joseph's intertwining history with the Knife Nuts Podcast, why he designs the way he does, and as always drag him through o...

Episode 50: Scorpion Tupperware In the landmark 50th episode, a mostly Jake-less Knife Nuts Podcast crew discuss Brian's new Tempest, the forthcoming Micro Evo's, the mystery surrounding Levon's acquisition of the Spyderco Pochi, and a lot of USPS woes. New acquisitions: Levon - Spyderco Pochi (from a mysterious admirer), Liong Mah Field Duty EDC, Dave - Monterey Bay Knives Old Guard, Liong Mah Fi...

Episode 49: The $6 (Knife) Man ft. SliceyDicey On tonight's episode of the podcast, we are joined by YouTube knife reviewer SliceyDicey (Bryan) as we run down our thoughts on a bunch of newly acquired knives, as well as the recently announced discontinued Benchmade knives. Bryan is doing something very big for his 20K subscriber achievement, the details of which you can find here .  Levon: Oh...

An Interview with Lance of Sniper Bladeworks In a bit of a change from the normal format, Levon and Dave have a conversation with Lance Abernathy of the newly rebirthed Sniper Bladeworks, an award-winning custom knifemaking duo consisting of Lance and Jody Muller, that is now approaching the production knife market. We discuss Lance’s background in custom knives, his passion for collecting knives,...

Episode 48.5: PM-Tubbuhyuh In tonight's Brian-less bonus episode, we cover the newest 2020 Spyderco Reveal, along with some other assorted knife topics we missed in episode 48. Support us on our Patreon for bonus content, swag, and giveaways! Thanks as always to our sponsor St. Nick's Knives. References: John Gray Auction Knife Jake Hoback Sumo Jbin Genex/NOC Knives collaboration "Safety... Always...

Episode 48: They Hate Us Cuz They Canis In tonight's episode we tackle Levon's new acquisitions, along with answering some viewer questions and a little bit of housekeeping about the state of the podcast. We also unveil the first two knife makers in a series of ten low profile knife makers who deserve your attention, American Bladeworks & Big River Forge Custom Knives. Expect content with them...

Episode 47: Mostly Air On tonight's episode: Brian gets intimate, Jake buys a knife for the first time in three years, Levon talks about agriculture, and Dave jeopardizes the podcast's financial future. In addition, we talk about mostly new stuff we've collected in the last month, wax poetic again about Cold Steel, and briefly address the cancellation of BLADE. New Acquisitions: Levon - CRKT Dew H...