The Bladeology Podcast

By The Bladeology Group

What's The Bladeology Podcast about?

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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The Bladeology Podcast episodes:

05.03.2024
Episode 83 John Kubasek
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...
04.26.2024
Episode 82 Skiff Blades
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%...
04.17.2024
Episode 81 We Be Knives
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...
04.05.2024
Episode 80 NYCKS 2024 Wrap Up
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!
03.22.2024
Episode 79 Bob Terzuola
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
03.13.2024
Episode 78 Part 2 of 29 Questions
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.
02.21.2024
Episode 77 Mike Crenshaw
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...
02.07.2024
Episode 76 PART 1 of 29 Questions
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.
01.24.2024
Episode 74 New Jersey Steel Barron
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.
01.17.2024
Episode 75 New Years 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
11.22.2023
Episode 73 Nashville Custom Show Wrap-up
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.
10.20.2023
Episode 72 Blade Show West Wrap-up
Jeremiah sits down with Nick and Chuck to discuss the crews most recent show in Salt lake City, BLADE SHOW WEST!
10.11.2023
Episode 71 Blade Show West Travel Edition
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!
10.04.2023
Episode 70 EOS / John Koerner
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...
09.12.2023
Episode 69 USN 2023 Show Recap
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.
09.05.2023
Episode 68 Kirk Mayberry
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...
08.16.2023
Episode 67 Portland Show Recap with Chuck G
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...
07.02.2023
Episode 66 Hawk Knives UPDATE
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...
06.24.2023
Episode 65 Blade Show 2023 Recap
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.
04.13.2023
Episode 64 Menovade
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
03.26.2023
Episode 63 Blade Show Texas with Chuck G
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.
03.05.2023
Episode 62 NYCKS 2023 with Chuck G
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...
10.17.2022
Episode 61 The one and a half year recap
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)
05.14.2021
Episode 60 2021 ICCE Texas Re-Cap & Host News
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...
02.06.2021
Episode 59 Sam HEAdesigns
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...
12.17.2020
Episode 48 Johnny Stout
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...
12.10.2020
Episode 47 Steve Hill Custom Knives
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...
11.27.2020
Episode 46 Chuck Gedraitis Maker Update
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...
11.12.2020
Episode 45 Brad Zinker
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...
10.29.2020
Episode 44 Mike Norris Damascus
This week we talk to one of the original modern commercially available Damascus forgers, Mike Norris! We discuss technique and styles along with being one of the great stainless steel forgers of the current era. Norris is known internationally...
10.22.2020
Episode 43 Michael Vagnino
This week we speak to Michael Vagnino about his early forging work and transition into folders and automatics with the help of D.B Fraley and Larry Chew. Vagnino also tells us about his recent team up with Patrick Mah of...
10.15.2020
Episode 41 Part 2 Nate Clark Knives
This Episode we go over the second half of the interview with Nate Clark of Nate Clark Knives. The new century has begun and Nate is venturing forward grinding a fury into the future!
10.09.2020
Episode 42 Brian Biegler
This week we talk with Brian Biegler of Biegler Bladeworks about his early beginnings in knife making and its ties to his practicing of traditional Filipino martial arts. Brian manages a full time gym in the same facility as his...
10.01.2020
Episode 41 Nate Clark Knives
This week we talk with Nate Clark of Nate Clark Knives about his early beginnings in Oregon working with the Rainy Vallotton in the shop and learning the basics of switchblades and growing into machining along with hours of hand...
09.24.2020
Episode 40 Walter Halucha of Latama Cutlery
This week we speak to Walter Halucha of Latama Cutlery about the rebirth of his brand and his history reading and eventually taking over the "Automatic Knife Resource Guide and Newsletter" better known in the automatic knife circles as just...
09.17.2020
Episode 39 Craig Camerer Custom Knives
This week we talk with Craig Camerer, Forged in Fire "Warhammer" champion and avid maker. Craig hosts "Hammer Ins" at his house as often as he can and also builds full custom Balisongs and in the last couple of years...
09.03.2020
Episode 38 Les Adams
This week we speak with Les Adams of Cape Coral Florida about his sole authorship carbon fiber knives. Les makes a flipper and an "Always On Safety" push button automatic designed for use in the bomb squad. Les shares the...
08.27.2020
Episode 37 BURN Knives Paul Panak
This week we speak to Paul Panak of Burn Knives, a long time switchblade maker who tells us of his early days customizing Italian Stilettos and selling them on BladeAuction.com and then eventually fabricating them from scratch and developing his...
08.13.2020
Episode 36 Part 2 Rainy Vallotton
This week we pick up where we left off in Episode 36 Part 1. This is Part 2 with Rainy Vallotton going over some more details and history of the Vallottons and the way to convert knives and the Mechanisms...
08.06.2020
Episode 36 PART 1 Rainy Vallotton
This week we talk with the outstanding Rainy Vallotton of Rainy Vallotton Custom Knives. Rainy is the son of the late Butch Vallotton, we talk about growing up immersed in switchblades and dual actions. Rainy has been to 30 Blade...
07.30.2020
Episode 35 Jason L Williams
This week we talk with Jason L Williams fifty percent of the team that came up with the now famous Axis lock along with William J McHenry. Jason regales us with stories from A time ago in Rhode Island meeting...
07.09.2020
Episode 34 Mid 2020 Crisis
This week the gang catches up on some day to day updates with a few announcements of things to come, we also go over the 2020 show schedule while discussing the merits of the guitar solos on the legendary Led...
06.04.2020
Episode 33 Cliff Talon
This week the gang sits down with the venerable knife collector Cliff Wilson or Cliff Talon as he is more well known, Cliff tells us about collecting knives for the past 35 plus years and his times on base buying...
05.28.2020
Episode 32 Hawk Knives Update
This week we check in with Grant and Gavin Hawk over at Hawk Knives about some mechanical additions to the shop, OTF manufacturing during a pandemic and some news about future finishes on the next batch of Deadlocks. G&G are...
05.21.2020
Episode 31 Justin Lundquist
This week the gang sits down with venerable knife designer Justin Lundquist to talk about his early years in photography and product development that helped him on his way to make and eventually design Knives full time!
05.14.2020
Episode 30 Vasana Bladeworks
This week we talk to the California samurai himself Dave Brown from Vasana Bladeworks, Dave has taken the community by storm in the last few years with his merging of tactical style with ancient weaponry. Dave hollow grinds full size...
05.02.2020
Episode 29 Knife Steel Nerds
This week we sit down with Larrin Thomas of Knife Steel Nerds and talk about his training as a Metallurgist and his intense passion for all things steel! Larrin has steel in his blood in more ways than one as...
04.25.2020
Episode 28 Medina Custom Knives
This week the gang talks with Fernando Medina of Medina Custom Knives. We go over the makers early history and current work along with his connection to full handmade using no CNC and stylistic choices in grinding.
04.12.2020
Episode 27 JD Smith
This week the gang sits down with ABS Master Smith J.D. Smith to go over his lifetime in the knife industry and connections with the New England switchblade movement. J.D. is a master of many things as we find out...
03.29.2020
Episode 26 Richard S Wright
This we talk to New England knife maker Richard S Wright about his very early days in Rhode Island teaching himself how to make knives along side Wlliam "Bill" McHenry and the development of the New England Switchblade Movement.

What's The Bladeology Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Bladeology Podcast episodes:

Episode 83 John Kubasek

Episode 82 Skiff Blades

Episode 81 We Be Knives

Episode 80 NYCKS 2024 Wrap Up

Episode 79 Bob Terzuola

Episode 78 Part 2 of 29 Questions

Episode 77 Mike Crenshaw

Episode 76 PART 1 of 29 Questions

Episode 74 New Jersey Steel Barron

Episode 75 New Years 2024

Episode 73 Nashville Custom Show Wrap-up

Episode 72 Blade Show West Wrap-up

Episode 71 Blade Show West Travel Edition

Episode 70 EOS / John Koerner

Episode 69 USN 2023 Show Recap

Episode 68 Kirk Mayberry

Episode 67 Portland Show Recap with Chuck G

Episode 66 Hawk Knives UPDATE

Episode 65 Blade Show 2023 Recap

Episode 64 Menovade

Episode 63 Blade Show Texas with Chuck G

Episode 62 NYCKS 2023 with Chuck G

Episode 61 The one and a half year recap

Episode 60 2021 ICCE Texas Re-Cap & Host News

Episode 59 Sam HEAdesigns

Episode 48 Johnny Stout

Episode 47 Steve Hill Custom Knives

Episode 46 Chuck Gedraitis Maker Update

Episode 45 Brad Zinker

Episode 44 Mike Norris Damascus

Episode 43 Michael Vagnino

Episode 41 Part 2 Nate Clark Knives

Episode 42 Brian Biegler

Episode 41 Nate Clark Knives

Episode 40 Walter Halucha of Latama Cutlery

Episode 39 Craig Camerer Custom Knives

Episode 38 Les Adams

Episode 37 BURN Knives Paul Panak

Episode 36 Part 2 Rainy Vallotton

Episode 36 PART 1 Rainy Vallotton

Episode 35 Jason L Williams

Episode 34 Mid 2020 Crisis

Episode 33 Cliff Talon

Episode 32 Hawk Knives Update

Episode 31 Justin Lundquist

Episode 30 Vasana Bladeworks

Episode 29 Knife Steel Nerds

Episode 28 Medina Custom Knives

Episode 27 JD Smith

Episode 26 Richard S Wright

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