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 ep…

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 Cutl…

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 “T…

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…

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…

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 giveawa…

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 Spy…

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, wh…

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 ma…

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 y…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 loc…

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 kniv…

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 …

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, …

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 de…

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…

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 Jbi…

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…

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 cancellat…

Episode 46: Evo MBP In tonight's episode, Jake fundamentally misunderstands common slang, Levon finally is redeemed, Dave doesn't like Phish, and Brian comes up with a catchy new product line. In addition we also cover international shipping practices, Levon's many new knives, and the Spyderco new release catalog. Note: This episode was recorded be…

Episode 45: 28 And Out In tonight's episode, we're again joined by the incomparable friend of the show, Aaron Frederick of Frederick Knives. We talk about the Sebenza 31 and at length about the rescheduling of Blade Show. What starts out as typically dumb episode with Aaron turns quite serious, as Aaron talks about why he has been absent from knife…

Episode 44: Potato Our first episode straight from quarantine! In tonight's episode, we discuss our thoughts about what we would want from a potential KNP sprint run Spyderco, muse on the as-of-recording Blade show still not being canceled, as well as touch on some random knives we've gotten or are coming out. New Acquisition: Dave - Hogue EX-F02 G…

Episode 43: Swag Pack Sniping On tonight's episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast, Jake's kids make a bunch of noise, Brian is angry at people for things, we all make fun of Levon for winning rigged lotteries, and Dave clicks with his mouse too much. Just because it's 2020 doesn't mean anything is going to change. In addition, we finally review all of t…

Episode 42: Trojan Termites In classic Knife Nuts fashion, we're a little late in giving you our 2019 year-end wrap up. Instead of going over a list of formal awards like last year, we bounced from topic to topic going over the manufacturers we thought had great years, and those who had not so great years. Oh, and there's a very special guest on th…

Episode 41: Disconchanted In tonight's episode, Jake is about to generate, Brian gets some gray meat, Levon gets up to go pee, and Dave squeaks. We also talk about our experiences at the New York Custom Knife Show, both the people we saw and the knives we handled/bought. We also delve a bit into Black Friday sales this year, as well as break down a…

Episode 40: Absolutely Ridiculous: Very Very Stupid In tonight's episode: Jake reveals he's a large-scale guy, Brian talks at length about candy, Levon dances, and Dave talks about Gogurt. We also tackle questions from our AMA, hosted by the official Knife Nuts Podcast subreddit. We answer a range of questions, most on the topic of knives, but a fe…

Episode 39: Thin Fingers and Low T In tonight's episode, Jake reads something, Levon beseeches you to not slide into DM's, Brian says something dicey again, and Dave probably miscalculates how hard it is to get from South Africa to the US. We also explore Levon's numerous new acquisitions over the last month, and Jake gets the opportunity to talk a…

Episode 38: BGC (Before Good China) In tonight's episode, Brian takes a well deserved vacation so Adam Purvis of APurvis Blades hangs out with us to discuss our pre-podcast knife collections in detail. We reminisce about our best and worst decisions early on, reflect on some early grails we never achieved, and sprinkle in some talk about newer kniv…

Episode 37: Tactical Bidet Despite bad weather nearly ending the episode multiple times, the Knife Nuts are back with another episode. In tonight's episode Jake repeats a story, Levon buys some shoes, Brian realizes he's still being interviewed, and Dave talks tactical shits. In addition, we cover some interesting new knives Levon acquired, weigh i…

Episode 36: Bed Bug Happy Hour In this episode, we recap Levon, Jake, and Brian's experiences returning fresh from BLADE 2019. We touch on Levon's numerous new acquisitions, Brian's success at the show, and Jake not having a heart attack. In addition we weigh in on the Zero Tolerance 0223 and Sebenza 31 controversies, as well as our thoughts on the…

Episode 35: Duck Tales After an unintended hiatus, the Knife Nuts are back with a pre-BLADE show episode in which we attempt to cover some of the going-ons in the knife community in the last two months, as well as talk about what we’re looking forward to at BLADE 2019. We cover a number of new releases, and are even joined by a special guest at the…

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Episode 33: Dynastic Brand Moves Dude! ft. Bladerunner Systems On this episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast, we are joined by Ed and Lawrence from Bladerunner Systems (BRS). BRS is best known for shaking up the balisong game by creating knives that cater to the demands of dedicated flippers. They're now expanding their brand with the E-volve line of f…

Episode 32: The New Second Base ft. Liong Mah, Kicking off season 3 of the Knife Nuts Podcast, Levon, Dave, Jake, and Brian return from a brief hiatus to discuss SHOT show. Joining them is knife designer and proprietor of Liong Mah Knives, Liong Mah himself. We go over Liong's 2019 catalog, his largest to date, and spend a lot of time goofing off. …

Episode 31: A Horrible Error ft. Adam Purvis & Our Best/Worst of 2018 On a special New Year's Eve episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast, we put 2018 under the lens. Joined by friend of the show and knife maker Adam Purvis, we present 22 of our own awards to the best and worst of knives in 2018. As always thank you to our sponsor PVK Vegas, use coupon c…

Episode 30: Progenies of the Great Knifenuts Podcastalypse (Post NYCKS 2018) In tonight’s episode: Jake’s credit score is 734, Levon decries Nuts-on-Nuts crime, Brian does a whisper, and Dave goes to lockbar detention. Also in tonight’s episode we tackle some new releases, the Knife New’s Reader’s Choice awards (as of 12/4), our first production kn…

Episode 29: Herb Derr (Pre-NYCKS 2018) In tonight's episode, Levon yells "abort!", Jake doubles down on a bad joke, Dave records the second half of the podcast underwater, and Brian and makes a shrill noise then disappears. In addition, we cover a bunch of new acquisitions we didn't mention last episode, go over the discontinued for 2019 Spyderco's…

Episode 28: MODIFY MY BOKER!!! ft Geoff Blauvelt of TuffKnives Tonight we are joined by custom knife maker Geoff Blauvelt of TuffKnives. Geoff's story is one that is both totally unique, and highly modern; he was key member of the early YouTube knife community, whose passion for knives lead to career modifying them, and later making his own custom …

Episode 27: Q&A Well I don't really have a funny description for this one, it's just us answering listener-provided questions like "what two makers would you like to see collaborate and what production company would you like to handle it?" or "Which host of the podcast would survive longest in a zombie apocalypse?". This one really is about knives!…

Episode 26: Kevin James Knives On tonight's episode of the Knife Nuts Podcast: Brian poses a question, Jake 3D prints himself a new life, Levon struggles with his hair, and Dave finally gets the soundboard he has wanted. Also on tonight's episode we recount Brian's experience at the USN GX show, along with some debates about how knife makers should…

Episode 25: Fake Knife Bro ft. Advanced Knife Bro In tonight's episode, we're joined by popular knife YouTuber Advanced Knife Bro, whose channel is known for its sardonic, deadpan humor and high production values. Mark has carved out a sizable following on YouTube by giving honest, user-focused reviews that don't get caught up in minutia that plagu…

Episode 24: Passion of the Jake 2: Electric Boogaloo In tonight's episode, Levon really emphasizes the "p" in "pimping", Jake makes some noises (as usual), Brian finally loses it, and Dave brings Jake's cross out of retirement. In addition, we also covered our numerous new acquisitions as of late, with an emphasis on new stuff from WE Knives, inclu…

Episode 23: PostBLADEum Depression On tonight's episode: Jake has a rash, Brian will bang anyone of youse for that kinda money, Levon doesn't say "pet peeve" that much, and Dave puts the stress on the second syllable of "prowess". Oh, and Aaron shows up again. It may be the Michael Jordan episode, but this was no slam dunk. We jump around between n…

Episode 22: EpicSnuggleNuts Pt. 2 ft. EpicSnuggleBunny (Post-Blade Show 2018) Fresh back from Blade Show 2018, we are once again joined by Auston the EpicSnuggleBunny to discuss everyone's (but Dave) experience at the Blade show 2018. We cover the new production knives introduced, give some thoughts on the awards, and generally act very exhausted f…

Episode 21: EpicSnuggleNuts ft. EpicSnuggleBunny (Pre-Blade 2018) In tonight's episode, we're joined by friend of the podcast Auston, better known in the knife community as EpicSnuggleBunny. Auston runs a popular YouTube channel in which he reviews a variety of production and custom knives. You can also find him on IG here. We spend most of the epi…

Episode 20: You're Never Too Old For Crayons!!! ft Matt Diskin In tonight's episode, we're joined by a name you probably recognize but know little about, and if you don't know his name you certainly know the knives he has provided materials for. Matt Diskin is a talented custom knifemaker best known for his recent double action offerings like the F…