We're joined again by our very first guest, the original Friend of The Show, Mr. Nick Rossi!  A lot has happened over the last four years with Nick and in our world.  He gives us an update on what's been happening with him since that time, on his venture into the world of a full-time knifemaker, and on his path to becoming an ABS Master Bladesmith.  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Do you like daggers?  Well, we sure do and in this episode we dig into some dagger picks from a few fun categories.  Historical, Sneaky and Fantasy daggers all get their fair share of discussion.  Hit our Facebook group for photos of each of our choices and join in the discussion.  What are your favorites from these categories?  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Tom gives us the scoop on his recent visit to Blade Texas 2022 and his experiences there.  We hear details about the show, some cool stuff he saw there and get his thoughts on why this is a show worth checking out.  Check out our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Knifemaker and Designer Les George joins us for a great chat about knives and knifemaking.  Please pardon the audio quality on Les' track early in the episode, it cleans up as you listen on.  We talk folders, daggers, midtechs and spend some time talking about mentors and their influence. Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

We always have a lot of fun with our "picks" episodes and this one's no exception.  The task was to pick a camping destination, an item or two for your pocket, a fixed blade on your belt, a pack knife or axe and something that launches projectiles.  Lots of creativity in this one and some camping destinations that are a little outside the box.  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Here's the second half of our interview with knifemaker JB Stout of Stout Knife and Tool.  We continue on the timeline and talk about more recent aspects of his business and also run through some fun questions.  Jason is a friend of ours and truly a pleasure to have him join us for a chat - hope you enjoy it!  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Michael talks with Mark about his latest project - building a forging press.  As part of an overall goal to do more sole authorship work, he describes some of the challenges he ran into along with the tools and skills he needed to make it happen.  Check out our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Our 5th season?  Yeah, seems crazy to us too.  We discuss trends, makers and experiences from 2021 and look forward to new things, changes to our plans, makers to watch and where we think trends and the show topology may go.  Lots of great stuff coming to you in Season 5, thanks to you all for sticking with us and coming along for the ride!  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

Dr. Rachel Parikh joins us again, this time to walk us through her attempt at a "Top Ten" favorite historical Arms and Armor objects.  Rachel is always a pleasure to chat with and she takes on a great tour and deep dive into some amazing stuff.  You'll want to have a cellphone or computer handy and can follow along with us at our website www.markofthemaker.com where we've shared accession numbers and links.  Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.