On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 249), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco showcases his Top 12 Most Carried Knives. Be sure to check out the show notes at www.theknifejunkie.com/249 (https://www.theknifejunkie.com/249) for the list of knives talked about on this episode.

Bob starts the show with his "pocket checks" -- the ZT 0620 and the Spyderco Ronin -- while in Knife Life News, it's a new Joe Flowers knife from CJRB and a giant new follow up to the Phenomena 3.

And in his "State of the Collection," Bob shows off the Drop/We/Gareth Bull Miura and the Annihilate Knives Cross-Border.

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Michael Janich, founder of Martial Blade Concepts and special projects coordinator with Spyderco Knife Co., joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" on episode 248 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/248).

Janich is the founder and head instructor of Martial Blade Concepts, and he has been studying and teaching self-defense and the martial arts for more than 40 years. He  is one of the few contemporary instructors to have been personally trained by the late close-combat legend Colonel Rex Applegate.

Janich served nine years in the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, including a three-year tour at the National Security Agency. After completing his military service, Janich was recruited by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and served as an Intelligence Officer for that agency’s Stony Beach Program in Hong Kong and the Philippines.  Janich led numerous investigations into remote areas of Vietnam and Laos in search of information regarding American prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA).

A popular seminar instructor, Janich is perhaps best known as the founder and lead instructor of Martial Blade Concepts (MBC) and Counter-Blade Concepts (CBC), as well as several related armed and unarmed personal-defense systems.

He is also a prolific knife designer who has designed production knives for Spyderco, Masters of Defense, BlackHawk Blades, Combat Elite, and Max Knives. Currently Janich serves as the special projects coordinator for the Spyderco knife company of Golden, Colorado and, through Martial Blade Concepts LLC, continues to offer state-of-the-art personal-defense training worldwide.

You can find Janich online at www.martialbladeconcepts.com (https://www.martialbladeconcepts.com) as well as on Instagram at www.instagram.com/martialbladeconcepts (https://www.instagram.com/martialbladeconcepts).

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 247), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco showcases his top 10 future heirloom knives -- a hard list to narrow down to just ten. Be sure to check out the show notes at www.theknifejunkie.com/247 (https://www.theknifejunkie.com/247) for the list of knives talked about on this episode.

Bob starts the show with his "pocket checks" -- the CRK Sebenza 21 and the Ron Steele Designs Prime -- while in Knife Life News he takes a look at the More Maileah on the way from CJRB and Swaggs, and the Bestech and Kombou collaboration on the Space Age Puukko.

And in his "State of the Collection," it's two loaner knives from viewer friends, along with the Stout Broner Pocket Tool and Bob's new burgundy micarta scale for his XM-18.

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JB Stout, custom knife maker, joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" on episode 246 of The Knife Junkie Podcast.

Stout specializes in hard use folders, though he also makes fixed blades, slip joints and pocket tools. A machinist / tool and die maker by trade, he uses this experience and expertise to construct his knives.

He has done collaboration knives with makers Jim Burke, Ramon Chaves, Jeremy Horton, Shannon Carter, Brad Blount and Gerry McGuinnis. Stout's exclusive design style can also be had at production price with several models in production with Boker Knives (Lateralus, Leviathan & Omerta.)

You can find JB Stout online at www.stoutknifeandtool (https://www.stoutknifeandtool).com as well as on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jbstoutknives (https://www.instagram.com/jbstoutknives).

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 245), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco provides an EDC folder update with his 10 best. Be sure to check out the show notes at www.theknifejunkie.com/245 (https://www.theknifejunkie.com/245) for the list.

Bob starts the show with his "pocket checks" -- the Hinderer XM-18 Spanto, Victorinox Alox Pioneer X, and the SPK Shark -- while in Knife Life News he takes a look at the third version of Terrain 365's Otter, a Slippy Flipper.

And in his "State of the Collection," it's the Tactical Katana, a new role for his Kershaw Launch 9, and Gerber's large Paraframe.

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Dylan Grace, Dylan Grace Blade Co., joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" on episode 244 of The Knife Junkie Podcast.

Dylan has always loved knives and making things. Once he began making knives, he was inspired by his love of adventure and handmade products. He aims to make knives that look as if they've been used for generations.

Each robustly built knife is handmade and goes through a three-day aging and patina process to give the steel a unique look. Sheaths are leather but effectively have the function and retention of Kydex.

A limited offering of knives are available on his website and Dylan also fills custom orders.

You can find Dylan online at www.dgbladeco.com (https://www.dgbladeco.com) as well as on Instagram at www.instagram.com/dgbladeco (https://www.instagram.com/dgbladeco/).

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 243), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco takes a look at his birthday haul of knives, including several loaners from friends of the show, and of course his custom Hogtooth Knives Sub-hilt Fighter.

Bob starts the show with his "pocket checks" -- the TRM Atom / Gcarta and the Kramer Custom Knives Voodoo -- while in Knife Life News he takes a look at the new Kizer Cormorant that's in the works/

Bob also promotes The Knife Junkie's "Birthday Bash" on Saturday, Aug. 21, starting at 1 p.m., including a preview at some of the knives we're giving away, all donated by friends of the channel -- a Harnds Harvest, Civivi Dogma, Off-Grid Sea Dog. and a Real Steel Rokot -- plus scales and stuff from TRM (and more to come too)!

Again, Bob & Jim’s Birthday Bash will be live on YouTube, Twitch and The Knife Junkie's Facebook page on Saturday, Aug. 21, starting at 1 p.m. Several special guests will also be joining in the show too!

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KnifeSteelNerds.com founder and steel metallurgist Larrin Thomas joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" on episode 242 of The Knife Junkie Podcast.

Larrin developed an interest in steel by visiting knife shows with father Devin Thomas, maker of Damascus steel. Years later his interest in steel led to a PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

He works professionally developing steels for the automotive industry but has an abiding love for blade steels. Knife Steel Nerds is Larrin's outlet for his passion, check it out for a deep dive into the properties and complexities of knife steels. Now an author, Larrin wrote the breakout hit book (at least among knife nerds) "Knife Engineering: Steel, Heat Treating, and Geometry."

Larrin has also left his mark on the world of super-steel with CPM MagnaCut, a blade steel that balances high toughness and edge retention--like CPM-CruWear/CPM-4V--but is also stainless. CPM MagnaCut, made by Crucible Industries, has been distributed to a select group of knife makers so far but promises to be adopted far and wide as an ultra-premium blade steel.

You can find Larrin online at www.knifesteelnerds.com (https://www.knifesteelnerds.com) as well as on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/knifesteelnerds) and on his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIuo1B818Bfqkiw-I9i7lPA).

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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 241), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco takes a look at Pikal style knives (tip down, edge in).

Bob starts the show with his "pocket checks" -- the Spyderco Military and the Finch 1929 -- while in his "state of the collection," it's a knife from JB Knives (the Ditch Pick Double-Edge), the TRM Atom DLC / Gcarta, and a Cold Steel Spike Tomahawk.

In Knife Life News, Bob covers StatGear releasing the Ausus Slim and a gorgeous folding kitchen knife from custom kitchen knife maker Quintin Middleton.

And don't forget... Bob & Jim’s Birthday Bash will be live on YouTube, Twitch and The Knife Junkie's Facebook page on Saturday, Aug. 21, starting at 1 p.m. Several special guests and lots of giveaway items, including several knives, but you have to be present to win!

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Marianne Halpern of Three Rivers Manufacturing (TRM) joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" on episode 240 of The Knife Junkie Podcast.

TRM's parent company, Halpern Titanium, Inc. began selling supplies to custom knife makers from the Marianne's and Les' kitchen in 1997. Halpern Titanium bought a CNC in 1999 to machine knife scales for knife factories worldwide; 23 years later, Halpern has grown into a fully-fledged knife manufacturer.

Three Rivers Manufacturing manufactures TRM and private label knives with waterjets, wire EDMs, Swiss lathes and numerous CNC machines and grinders of all types. Almost all TRM knives are constructed for easy changeability of handle scales. The company manufactures and sells scales in a multitude of colors and materials for most models.

TRM's latest model called Shadow, is a larger locking version of their Nerd model and is built around their River-Lok, their take on the Axis Lock.

Due to the more complex construction of the Shadow, changing scales is not as easy, so TRM offers changeable filler tabs for off-side milled clip pockets.

You can find TRM online at www.threeriversmfg.com (https://www.threeriversmfg.com), on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/t_r_m_3rivers) and on their private Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1227424600677967).

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