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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 for his outstanding twist style patterns like Fire Clone and Hornets Nest.

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 Prometheus Design Werx to form Terrain 365 and utilize cast Cobalt blades and Patrick's famous Invictus Design along with Michael's premiere P38 knife.

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!

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 knife shop that also houses a part time muscle car garage.

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 sanding and and attending the Oregon Custom Knife Show