The Bladeology Group

The Bladeology Podcast

Bladeology is hosted by Jeremiah Burbank (The Dealer) Nick Chuprin (The Maker) Follow us along on this magical journey of exploring the ins and outs of the knife world from the perspective of people deeply involved in the community. We interview our friends and colleagues along the way to hear stories and life tales.

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 79 Bob Terzuola 22.03.2024

Jeremiah and Nick sit down to catch up with the venerable Bob Terzuola, we discuss the new collecting style along with attending shows and how crucial that still is. Checkout Bob's new Sharp Life over at https://terzuola.net

Episode 78 Part 2 of 29 Questions 13.03.2024

Jeremiah sits down for Part 2 of 29 Question with Balisong maker Chris Olofsun, they catch up and progress along the timeline of Chris's carrier.

Episode 77 Mike Crenshaw 21.02.2024

Jeremiah from PVK sits down with Mike Crenshaw to go over some inception stories of the Microtech serrations and other knife industry landmarks, they commiserate about collecting and go over some early knife community details including pre-internet and some of Mikes contributions.

Episode 76 PART 1 of 29 Questions 07.02.2024

This is PART 1 of a new segment called 29 Questions where Jeremiah sits down with custom knifemaker Chris Olofson of 29 Knives to discuss his early years procuring Balisongs and collecting Pacific Cutlery knives before he became a maker.

Episode 74 New Jersey Steel Barron 24.01.2024

Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Mete from the New Jersey Steel Barron to catch up on all things steel including some history and services offered by NJSB.

Episode 75 New Years 2024 17.01.2024

Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck sit down to recap the Kentucky show and go over some builds for the upcoming Texas Blade Show in Fort Worth on the 24th and 25th of February

Episode 73 Nashville Custom Show Wrap-up 22.11.2023

Jeremiah regals us with his trip to Nashville for the Nashville Custom Knife Show and brings some of the questions and conversations to the table to discuss with Chuck and Nick.

Episode 72 Blade Show West Wrap-up 20.10.2023

Jeremiah sits down with Nick and Chuck to discuss the crews most recent show in Salt lake City, BLADE SHOW WEST!

Episode 71 Blade Show West Travel Edition 11.10.2023

Jeremiah and Nick sit down for a quick catch up before they travel to Blade Show West, we talk about the knives Nick is bringing and look forward to seeing everyone at the show!

Episode 70 EOS / John Koerner 04.10.2023

in this long awaited episode our hero's sit down with John Koerner of Elite Outfitting Solutions to discuss his rise from the early days working at Orange County Choppers to a creating a fledgling machine shop to building his brand EOS

Episode 69 USN 2023 Show Recap 12.09.2023

Jeremiah & Nick recently travelled to Las Vegas for the 2023 Usual Suspects Network Gathering (USN G14) and they have returned triumphant and alive to discuss the show and other upcoming shows with Chuck Gedraitis.

Episode 68 Kirk Mayberry 05.09.2023

This week we site down with Custom Knife Maker Kirk Mayberry, we discuss his early days in collecting and making and how that time transformed his maker years, we also go over his strong connection with influential custom knife maker John Graham and how Kirk will be carrying on his legacy.

Episode 67 Portland Show Recap with Chuck G 16.08.2023

Jeremiah and Nick sit down with friend and Custom Knife Maker Chuck Gedraitis to go over his most recent trip to the PNW as he exhibited at the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational, "The Portland Show" Thank you to the New Jersey Steel Baron for their sponsorship! They now have in Hitachi White and Blue Steel, go check it out!

Episode 66 Hawk Knives UPDATE 02.07.2023

We catch up with Gavin Hawk post Blade Show 2023 for a show recap and explore the recent developments in his Deadlock saga including the incorporation into the John Wick franchise along with teasing new models and we get an update on Grants Book.

Episode 65 Blade Show 2023 Recap 24.06.2023

Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck sit down to recap the 2023 Blade Show and go over some highlights including a hellacious drive there and an ever developing recording setup in the studio. This episode was recorded in person.

Episode 64 Menovade 13.04.2023

In this episode we sit down to speak with Nick of Menovade Knives to discuss his origin story and development of his Flagship model the S.T.U.B. along with some exciting upcoming collaborations with our very own Nick of NCC Knives

Episode 63 Blade Show Texas with Chuck G 26.03.2023

Freshly back from Blade Show Texas 2023, our heroes discuss the goings on at the show with some highlights of sales and show pickups. Chuck explains his new Boker Collab and Jeremiah talks show purchases.

Episode 62 NYCKS 2023 with Chuck G 05.03.2023

New York City Custom Knife show 2023 recap, Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Chuck to go over the most recent NYCKS show and discuss upcoming projects and shows. The crew is trying to get back into the swing of things!

Episode 61 The one and a half year recap 17.10.2022

The unintended consequences of life's little challenges (Or the "Life happened and we didn't record an episode for 1.5 years and things went pretty sideways" EPISODE)

Episode 60 2021 ICCE Texas Re-Cap & Host News 14.05.2021

Welcome to Episode 60! We have been out for a while and a lot has happened in that time, some of which we will talk about some of that we will tease about! News from Nick about BBMs news from Elijah about future Collabs and News from Jeremiah about the future of the business!

Episode 59 Sam HEAdesigns 06.02.2021

Bladeology returns to the stage in the year 2021 with our first guest Sam from HEA designs! We get off topic more than a few times and hear great origin stories of HEA and NCC Knives mixing it up in the mean streets of Brooklyn.

Episode 48 Johnny Stout 17.12.2020

This week we sit down with long time knife maker Mr Johnny Stout! We discuss his early days in the hobby that eventually turned into a lifetime passion for what he calls "Fine Folders" his meeting with Larry Chew and getting hooked on Automatics, along with his recent outstanding NRA auction knife that brought an untold amount.

Episode 47 Steve Hill Custom Knives 10.12.2020

This week I sit down with knife maker to the stars, Steve Hill! We catch up about his start making "Pocket Hotrods" and his connections to the early New England makers from days of yore, including his close personal friend Mr Bill McHenry and Steve's early days traveling the North South routes from MA to FL to work at the Randall shop.

Episode 46 Chuck Gedraitis Maker Update 27.11.2020

This week we catch up with our first guests ever from Episode 6, now on Episode 46! Chuck Gedraitis! We go over the success of his Swiss Army Switchblade along with some details about his builds this past year including the traditional New England style Switchblade knives that he continues to keep alive and strong.

Episode 45 Brad Zinker 12.11.2020

This week we talk with the venerable Brad Zinker about his humble beginnings in Homestead Florida, Brad was a "SpareTime" Knife maker for almost 30 years before becoming full time recently. Zinker is known for his many successful production collaborations and designs with a multitude of knife companies, we dive into the origins of his distinct style of lightweight EDC friendly knives.

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