Knifemaker Jesse Jarosz joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 559 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/559).

Jesse designs and manufactures functional tools inspired by and built for real-world applications encountered by himself, his customers, and his friends.

Jarosz Knives incorporate designs and material selections optimized to fit diverse situations and are offered at multiple price points. Jesse hand makes knives in his Flathead, MT, shop and also licenses designs to major manufacturers.

Jarosz Knives offers a number of product lines and brands to meet the needs of different customers. The Jarosz Knives brand are high-end custom knives with refined finishes and elevated materials.

Jesse Jarosz Design bears Jesse's signature and represents the culmination of his abilities as a knife maker, most being one of a kind.

KA-BAR Jarosz knives are manufactured by the legendary US knife company and are robust users, as well as a great way to be introduced to his work (without breaking the bank!).

Find Jesse Jarosz and Jarosz Knives online at https://www.jaroszknives.com as well as on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jaroszknives. 

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 558), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at a bunch of new blades in his collection, including the Emerson Knives P-Tac, Clinch Pick (with a Pinkerton Regrind), and the AUX MFG Pocket Bowie XL, among others.

Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week.

In his pocket check of knives, it's the Regiment Auto Lock, JWK Big Bro Jack, TKell Knives Nightstalker, and the Spyderco Delica (Emotional Support Knife).

In Knife Life News:

• Poltergeist Works and Real Steel: At It Again!

• Bestech Excentric: From The Minds of Kombou and TNT Knives

• RoseCraft Blades Releases a Sodbuster

• Unique Little Boker Fixie is Big Time Ergonomic

Meanwhile, in his State of the Collection, Bob unboxes a Unicorn Fisher Blades Beckwith Covert!

Find the list of all the knives shown in the show and links to the Knife Life news stories at https://theknifejunkie.com/558.

Support the Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives. You can also support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.

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Chas and John Fisher, Co-Founders of Fisher Blades, join Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 557 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/557).

After leaving Boker USA, Chas moved to Missoula, Montana, where his brother John was making knives for hunters and outdoorsmen.

The new Fisher Blades company maintains its Maker Series of knives for outdoors and Bushcraft lifestyles, featuring one-of-a-kind handmade knives made by John Fisher.

The Fisher Blades Beckwith Covert, the company's first release, is an unabashed self-defense knife, reflecting Chas's many years of martial arts training. Most recently Fisher Blades released its Beckwith Covert Batch 005 in Flat Dark Earth, perfect for blending into khakis and desert camo.

Fisher Blades is moving into a hybrid form of knife created with handmade and production methods together.

Find Fisher Blades online at https://fisherblades.com, Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fisherblades, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@fisherblades.  

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Michael Jarvis of Auxiliary Manufacturing joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 556 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/556).

Auxiliary Manufacturing, headed by Michael Jarvis, makes heirloom knives and tools for pocket and home. All made by hand in Reno, NV by Michael Jarvis.

After spending 15 years in the restaurant industry doing everything from dishwasher to executive chef, Michael started making pocket pry bars, and eventually knives, as a hobby. Leaving the restaurant industry to help a sick family member, Michael's hobby became a job, and with the help of his wife, it became a business.

Michael is a full-time bladesmith and small business owner making self-defence, EDC and kitchen knives under the Auxiliary shingle.

The Auxiliary Manufacturing "Karl" model won best custom tactical knife at Blade Show West 2022.

Jarvis and Auxiliary Manufacturing collaborated with Shieldon Knives to bring a straight pikal folder to market called the REV.

Auxiliary Manufacturing enjoyed widespread recognition and success with its Thanksgiving 2023 release of the Pocket Bowie, a small but stout coffin-handled fixed blade that anyone can EDC. 

This holiday season we can be grateful for the release of the Pocket Bowie XL, available in two different handle treatments.

In the fall of 2024, Jarvis expanded the pocket EDC line with the Coffin series, capitalizing on the super comfortable handle from the Pocket Bowie, while offering additional blade shapes.

Find Auxiliary Manufacturing online at https://www.auxmfg.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/auxiliarymanufacturing. 

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 555), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at a dozen knives in his collection with a Scandi Grind (or Zero Grind), including the TOPS Knives Mini Scandi Knife 2.5, Morakniv Eldris, and Cold Steel Survival Edge, among others.

Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week as well as an update on the progress of the NoVA-2, and a preview of the Gentleman Junkie knife giveaway for the month of December -- a very special Hogtooth/TKJ NoVA-1.

In his pocket check of knives, it's the Ek dagger, GEC #15 Crown Lifter, Hogtooth/TKJ NoVA-2, and the Civivi ExOne (Emotional Support Knife).

In Knife Life News:

• Civivi Has a New Fixed Blade for December 2024

• DBK Bushcraft First Collaboration Folder with We Knife Co.

• Coming Soon: Real Steel Yak Big Bushcraft Folder

• Knife Rights Reintroduces the Knife Owners' Protection Act

Meanwhile, in his State of the Collection, Bob looks at a bunch of new knives this week, including the Regiment Blades Low-Viz Fixed Blade (Thank You Al!), Regiment Blades Auto Lock Folder, Regiment Blades Low-Viz G10 Non-Metallic, Regiment Blades Polymer Trainer, Regiment Blades Combatives Pen, Kizer Invictus, and the Morakniv Carbon Steel Fixed Blade.

Find the list of all the knives shown in the show and links to the Knife Life news stories at https://theknifejunkie.com/555.

Support the Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives. You can also support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.

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Alfred (Al) Salvitti of Regiment Blades joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 554 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/554).

Al has been training in Martial Arts for 51 years. He's been a bouncer, a pro boxer, and a teacher of special forces operators.

His Instagram account features videos of him training with the Regiment Blades Low-Vis, as well as videos that illustrate the dark reality of knife violence on the street.

Find Regiment Blades online at https://regimentblades.com as well as on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/regiment_blades.

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 553), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 15 blade shapes, including the dagger, tanto, and bowie/clip point, among others.

Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week.

In his pocket check of knives, it's the Strider SMF, Victorinox Swiss Army 2 (Thanks Byron!), Jed Hornbeak Necromance, and the Sencut Praktisk (Emotional Support Knife).

In Knife Life News:

• It's About Time! Giant Mouse Goes Scandi!

• Justin Lundquist and Bestech Collaborate on Big Clip Point Folder

• Boker Magnum Releases Refined Gents Flipper

• Gorgeous New We Knife Co. Flipper May be Moral Imperative 

Meanwhile, in his State of the Collection, Bob looks at the Forrest Bowie and a new Blade Warrior Book (Thanks Doug!)

Find the list of all the knives shown in the show and links to the Knife Life news stories at https://theknifejunkie.com/553.

Support the Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives. You can also support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 552), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 15 wicked recurve blades, including the Cold Steel Voyager Vaquero, Combative Edge M1, and the Knight/Elements MK Ultra, among others.

Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week.

In his pocket check of knives, it's the Orion Ares, JWK Venom Jack, Hogtooth/TKJ NoVA-1, and the Joker Sevillana (Emotional Support Knife).

In Knife Life News:

• Vosteed Drops New Top Liner Lock Folder

• Beautiful and Limited New Giant Mouse GM12

• Benchmade Releases New Balisong

• Civivi Announces a New Workhorse Folder

Meanwhile, in his State of the Collection, Bob shows off his new Knife Junkie leather mat, courtesy of viewer Kenneth R.

Find the list of all the knives shown in the show and links to the Knife Life news stories at https://theknifejunkie.com/552.

Support the Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives. You can also support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.

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Beren McKay of Pepperwool joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 551 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/551).

McKay spent 12 years designing knives, multitools, and other things for SOG and, in 2017, was a frontrunner of the change in the company focused on making quality products that were worth buying.

When SOG was sold to GSM, the new owners were not interested in continuing that vision. Beren and SOG parted ways, and Beren set out to make his own brand so he could continue his work making innovative and solid knives. 

Over 15 years as a knife designer, Beren handled and admired countless designs—but too often, he found carrying them was a compromise. Inspired to make a more carryable knife, Beren took a deep dive into this problem, and his solution was a family of knives called MERINO. 

The Merino MM, or Micro-sized Manual, is the first knife in this family. It is optimized for ultimate carry comfort, always there but never in the way. It is large enough to be a useful blade but not so small that it is a novelty toy. It features an ambidextrous bar lock with a kick deploy, full metal liners, and a razor-sharp S35VN blade.

The name Pepperwool captures two ideas that Beren strives for in his work: innovation and reliability.

Find Beren McKay and Pepperwool online at www.pepperwool.com.

Be sure to support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details. You can also support The Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives.

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 550), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 great machetes in his collection, including the Schrade Delta Class Decimate, Condor Golok, and the Cold Steel Axis Machete, among others.

Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week.

In his pocket check of knives, it's the Monterey Bay Knives Turbo, C.Risner Ohio River Jack, Hogtooth/TKJ NoVA-1, and the Orion Ares (Emotional Support Knife).

In Knife Life News:

• Kershaw Drops Some New Ones But This is the Coolest

• New TOPS Tundra Wolf Collaboration with Trevor Barrett

• Becker BK2 is Testbed for Ka-Bar's Plunge Into Magnacut

• A New Auto and Fixie from ZT!

Meanwhile, in his State of the Collection, Bob looks at his new Pepperwool Merino MM (thanks Beren!) and the Fisher Blades Beckwith Covert FDE.

Find the list of all the knives shown in the show and links to the Knife Life news stories at https://theknifejunkie.com/550.

Support the Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives. You can also support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.

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