Blade Show West October 10-11 2025

Knife Stories: We need a good name for this segment. The Chronicles of Steel? Knife Tales? Suggestions?

Suggestions for Podcast Guests?

Question:

I’m thinking a good future topic would be how you price your knives? Custom vs production. How much influence are the prices from similar makers and their knives? - Ian Humphrey

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1 Month 1 Knife Challenge

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Effects of Social Media on collecting and carrying

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This week we have a special guest, the Boss Lady herself Amy McNees!

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Holy Cow 25 episodes already!

This week we attempt to cover the intricacies of frame locks. Its a difficult subject to explain but hopefully some of our visual aids and hand gestures help out. Chase also reviews the Mark's Outdoors Knife Show that he exhibited at this past weekend.

McNees Vlog: https://youtu.be/3vBT_cPb_xg?si=1T5nszQ6E9OZfB3d

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This week we are sending y'all to detent detention! We discuss the factors effecting detents for framelock and liner lock folders.

Questions:

Flattened detent balls, yes or no? -ChrisHuynh1

Chase, do you have a design that you go back to and everyone asks for as a custom knife maker that you may want to make as a production knife in a little higher volumes some time in the future?- Robert Iversen

Have you thought doing a slightly less expensive McNees with cheaper materials like G10 and S35VN materials to help pull in folks who may not understand the buttery smooth magic of the MAC2 and now the Dixon. - Robert Iversen

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Show and Tell: Boatright USA Knife Build Along.

Would you like to see content where we are doing more hands on processes?

New Maker Advice:

Read between the Lines: Let it become a pearl.

Life is not a video game and skills are not instant.

Mistakes = Tuition

Always hunt for knowledge and skills.

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Question: Advice for a New Maker?

Paying your dues in the world of Instant Gratification

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Show and Tell: Miller Bros M8 Compact from Zapp Tooling Alloys

Questions: Part 1 : Is there a way as a collector & harder use knife guy for me to know a knife edge is going to hold up before I cut into harder material because I bang on all of em? Part 2: and if I run into an edge that may do this is there a way to recognize & fix myself before damaging the edge and needing to have you guys fix? - John Bidwell

Edge Thickness, Grinds, Heat Treat, ,Steels, Hard Use, Squirrels, etc.

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In this episode, we share our thoughts about Blade Show Atl 2024. As always Blade Show was a whirlwind of excitement and fatigue. We miss it already!

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Blade Show Atlanta 2025

Boatright: Table 15B

McNees: Booth 424

Questions:

Best Pizza within walking distance - Baconswag

How many knives do you typically have available at a show? - Hager Custom Knives

Where do I find food? - McNees

As a knife maker, what is your perspective on dealers/vendors using their exhibitor badges to buy knives before the show opens, just to resell them for a higher price. Idk how much it actually happens but there's complaints about it at every show. - Inhale Tide Pods

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