The Bladeology Podcast

Jeremiah sits down with knife maker and co-host Mr. Chuck Gedraitis to go over his upcoming project, the mid-tech version of his infamous Swiss Army Switchblade that will be made in house here in NH thanks to the OEM wing of NCC Knives our other co-host.

This week we interviewed David Carver of Carver Made Co about his early work on the “Small Knives” and his birth into full size knives like the Waif model and his transition into fulltime knife maker. We also explore his Blade Show talks and collaborations with Griffworx.

This week the Bladeology crew is back in the studio talking with Dylan Davis from Hypercut Manufacturing about his journey through learning machining and coming into the knife world with real practical shop knowledge.

Episode 101 is a deep dive and long haul into the world of engraving with the highest paid man in the game, Barry Lee Hands. Strap in for a technical look at the history of one mans journey through the world of knives and his development into the game changing style that propelled him to the top.

April Fools! We swear everything is ok, Jeremiah bares some soulful information about a project he's working on while Chuck gets ready for Blade Show extra early. Nick continues to machine all the things and we announce PVK and NCC Knives are hiring!

Jeremiah Burbank from PVK sits down with his Co-Hosts and custom knifemakers Nick Chuprin of NCC Knives and Chuck Gedraitis to recover some memories from Blade Show Texas 2025

The Bladeology Team sits down with Steve Schackleford the Editor of Blade Magazine to discuss the ins and outs and evolutions of r industries great print publication.

Jeremiah Burbank ( PVK ) sits down with his co-hosts Nick Chuprin ( NCC Knives ) and Custom Knifemaker Chuck Gedraitis to go over all the happenings with fellow podcaster and guest Bob "The Knife Junkie" Demarco

Jeremiah from PVK and Chuck Gedraitis sit and ponder the status of things in the knife industry and banter about collection values both positive and negative! Join our heroes in the fray and check out the Drop Point!

Jeremiah sits down in person with knifemakers Nick (NCC Knives) and Chuck Gedraistis to go over some specifics of a recent drill press acquisition by Nick while we discuss recent show travel to Shot Show and the Antique Arms Show both in Las Vegas.

Jeremiah hits he road to Florida for a Heretic Knives shop visit in Sebastian FL then drives to Lakeland FL for the Gator Cutlery Club show. Join him on the road as he records his thoughts and ramblings on all things.

The team is back from KYCKS 2024 (Kentucky Custom Knife Show) they discuss the mundane details of travel and liquor store runs along with knife show greetings and bourbon county goodness. That's it for 2024 we will see you soon!

Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Archie from NGMCo (Nice Guy Machine Co) to go over his early days in Texas and first experiences with EDC all the way up to redefining the Prybar market.

This week we sit down with the infamous Hank Greenberg of Blackside Customs to discuss the early days of knives and collecting to working at Microtech to forming his own brand and line of Hardened EDC knives and gear.

This week Jeremiah sits down with custom knife maker Larry Chew. We start with his early days in TX with a chance stopping at a knife show too his eventual development of his Dual Action knife mechanism, all the way to Scott Self and Tinives. Make sure to check www.bevelandbolster.com for all the updates and thanks to our sponsor The Drop Point Newsletter

Jeremiah (PVK) and Nick (NCC) return from the Makers Syndicate show hosted by Oz Machine Co in Indianapolis Indiana. This was the second year of the show but the first for our travelers! Nick was exhibiting and Jeremiah was buying, Chuck interviews us this time for a twist in the game!

This week Jeremiah sits down with living legend and certified lifetime Switchblade repair expert Mr Bill DeShivs, repairing knives lead to designing knives. The Leverletto is an infamous one that strikes the chord with so many Switchblade enthusiasts and here we are talk about the details! Remember to check out bevelandbolster.com for all your Bladeology updates.

This week we talk with Serge Panchenko of Serge Knives, we go over the early days of his introduction to knives and knife making all the way up to Coin Claw fam and the unstoppably cool ROOK model!

Today we go over some crucial Knife Dealer / Balisong history with the infamous Duane Weikum from EDCknives.com. Duanes photos inspired many with their early style and use of props along with clean and stylistic lighting and texture techniques, also famous for pestering makers who would not otherwise, to make Balisongs in their style and explore the Balisong platform for their art.

We are back from Blade Show 2024 with a combo wrap up and interview with Mr. Paul Farina of Farina Fine Arts, we talk about ancient swords and collecting art knives along with Krugerrands and more. Thanks to this episodes sponsor, The Drop Point Newsletter

THATS IT! Builds are done or almost done from Nick and Chuck, the packing begins and the traveling is all that's left (Unless you're nick and load up a bunch of last minute projects) Jeremiah talks about PVK sponsoring the first ever "Automatic Knife of the Year" award and stickers lots of stickers to be had!

The Bladeology crew sits down with lifetime maker Mr. John Kubasek to talk about his humble beginnings at the Northampton Cutlery in Western Massachusetts, he later developed the creditor and dog tag design that would be custom made by himself and later manufactured in a production version by Boker.

The Bladeology team sits down with father, Steve Skiff (Skiff Made Blades) and son Steven Skiff (Skiff Workshop) to go over the timeline leading to the present and all the fun along the way from Steve starting out making 100% handmade knives to transitioning to incorporating his son Steven and his CNC.

This week we sit down with a knife dealer! Derek Coote owner of We BE Knives located on the pier in San Francisco, we go over selling knives and the local spots on the pier that have come and gone over the tenure of his shop.

Our heroes all traveled from the comfort of their shops and homes to attend the all mighty New York Custom Knife Show held annually by Fifty Fifty Productions, road tripping is always fun and the checkpoints make the journey worthwhile!