The Good Ol' Blades Podcast

Arguably R.W. Loveless is one of, if not the most influential knife maker and designer in the last century. Bob's designs are some of the most copied and reproduced in the market today, and you can see his impact on knife making in a majority of kniv... more

I find that every time I talk to the old guard of knifemaker, how fortunate I am to be in a time where knowledge is so accessible.

For the pioneers in custom and handmade knives, every ounce of knowledge could be attributes to an egregious amount o... more

The world of knives has taken me down a lot of rabbit holes, which I just consider paths to a destination I'm not aware of yet.

On the road to understanding the universe, I stumbled into Matt Martin, knife maker at Vehement Knives.

I've had Matt ... more

I think sometimes it's easy to look at successful people and think that it was a gift, miracle or privilege that got them where they are.

But for every success we see as outsiders looking in, there were thousands of mistakes, roadblocks and discour... more

Lewis Carroll once wrote “One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” I can't imagine a more fitting way to identify what Bruce Voyles surely discovered at an early age. Sure, a life in knives... more

Knives run deep in America as the quintessential companion of the avid outdoorsman, working man and woman, boy and girl, every day carrier, and collector alike. In the early 70's, the emergence of The Knifemakers' Guild and American Bladesmith Societ... more

Knife makers, as much as they can be celebrities within our industry, are often not well known outside of it. With tens of millions of people seeing him judge on Forged in Fire over the last 9 years of the show, J. Neilson has reached meteoric attent... more

There are few luxuries in life like sharing heartfelt time with friends and family. Even more seldom is when your children connect with you on something, and share your passion and intrigue. I've been blessed that to some extent, all of our children ... more