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The Bladeology Podcast
Bladeology is hosted by owner of of PVK.com, Jeremiah Burbank. Along with custom knife makers Nick Chuprin of NCC Knives and Chuck Gedraitis. Follow us along on this magical journey of exploring the ins and outs of the knife world from the perspective of people deeply involved in the community. We interview our friends and colleagues along the way to hear stories and life tales.
Episodes
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Episode 173 NYCKS Wrap up
The Bladeology Cru sits down with industry veteran and house guest for a few days after the New York Custom Knife Show (NYCKS) Mr. Jade Marsh! We go over the…
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Episode 172 Pre-NYCKS
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down before the New York Custom Knife Show to discuss the impending doom of Artificial Intelligence and the problem with problem…
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Episode 171 CCKS Fall 26 Wrap Up
The Bladeology cru sits down to go over the details of the California Custom Knife Show FALL 2026, along with the infamous Friday Night Blade Affair or the…
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Episode 170 Michael A Donato of KnifePurveyor
This episode of Bladeology welcomes Michael Donato of KnifePurveyor, whose passion for fine art led him into the world of custom knives in 2000. With more than…
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Episode 169 Ben Petersen of KNAFS
The Bladeology Cru sits down with the one and only, Ben Banters! Better known as Ben Petersen of KNAFS!!!
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Episode 168 Pursuing art to perfection
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down to fence about the topics of pursuing art to perfection through knife making, what is the true cost of art? What is the accepted…
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Episode 167 TJ Schwarz
The Bladeology Cru sits down with Idaho based knife maker, TJ Schwarz! We go over some lore with TJ including some design work he did for one of PVKs favorite…
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Episode 166 Dan Dugdale
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down with custom knife maker Dan Dugdale, Dan designed the original Gerber Chameleon knife and continues to make knives in that similar…
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Episode 165 The Ancient City Continental Show Wrap
Jeremiah and Nick return from Orlando Florida with reports from the first year of,... The Ancient City Continental Show!!!! Chuck continues to work through the…
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Episode 164 Luxury Goods
What are things really worth? Jeremiah and Chuck sit down to discuss the transfer of hard earned funds for hard goods, what is the limit to humas urges to fit…
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Episode 163 Montana Custom Knife Makers Show
Bladeology heads to Big Sky country for the Annual Montana Custom Knife Makers Show in Bozeman, we visit Yellowstone on the way and experience the Knife scene…
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Episode 162 Accumulated Clips
Knife shows are time travel and time travel is reality is shop time as shop is life
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Episode 161 New Jersey Steel Barron Update
Jeremiah and Nick sit down to talk with Pete Bruno owner of New Jersey Steel Barron about the steel news and talk updates on the NEW, USA made Nitro V!
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Episode 160 Bill Saindon
Jeremiah and Chuck head to the great north woods of New Hampshire to visit the venerable original member of the New England Knife Maker school, Bill Saindon.
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Episode 159 Hypercut PNWCI
Jeremiah and Chuck catch up with Dylan of Hypercut Manufacturing to go over his PNWCI experience and hear about the workings in the shop this month.
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Episode 158 PNWCI Show Wrap
The Bladeology Cru returns home from the famed and wild, Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational show in Seaside Oregon.
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Episode 157 David Mayer and The Ancient City Continental
The Bladeology Cru sits down with David Mayer of the Ancient City Continental and talks origins and the future of TACC
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Episode 156 See you at PNWCI
The Cru is Portland bound for the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational on July 25th in Seaside Oregon. See you there don't be a square
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Episode 155 July 4th 250th
This the conversation I hope we are still having in the future, Happy Birthday America! (this was supposed to drop on the 4th BTW)
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Episode 154 Hypercut Post Blade
Dylan from Hypercut Manufacturing joins the Bladeology Cru as we go over some show specifics and etiquette with our guest. Catching up and looking to the…
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Episode 152 Blade Show Clips
Lift the velvet rope and step behind the curtains as I get lost in the wander of Blade Show, enjoy this clips episode brought to you by your host Spider…
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Episode 153 Meta-Analysis
The Cru takes a look in the mirror and reflects on "The Game" after Blade Show, this is the episode to explain to your friend's how this all works. Are you…
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Episode 151 Blade Show ATL 2026
The Cru returns triumphant from yet another sacred trip to the far off lands of Atlanta! Better known as The Blade Show, stories and adventures-drama and…
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Episode 150 Pre Blade Show 2026
Jeremiah sits down with Chuck and welcomes back their co-host Nicholas Chuprin! The trio is in rare form for the Blade Show in Atlanta, Nick also debuts his…
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Episode 149 Pre Pre Blade Show 26
Welcome to the Pre-Pre-Blade Show 2026 Episode, Jeremiah and Chuck sit down to discuss the ongoings of recent, including hot weather and strange neural…
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Episode 148 Joshua Swalec
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down live in person with local Damascus forger and ironworker Joshua Swalec to talk practical blacksmithing and putting swords on the…
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Episode 147 Make Switchblade's (You Won't!)
Nick continues to bail on recording, send prayers we are hoping the penicillin is working. Jeremiah and Chuck go over the linage of production VS custom…
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Episode 146 Say no to Speed Holes
Jeremiah sits down with Chuck to get an earful on Speed Holes! Remember opinions are like elbows everyone has a couple and Bladeology has a handful!
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Episode 145 In the Shadow of the mountain
Jeremiah expands on concepts of EDC, human consciousness and heat treat. Yes its another clips episode from Bladeology.
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Episode 144 Blackstone Valley
The Cru heads to Woostah MA to checkout the annual Blacksmiths of the Blackstone Valley event at the Worcester Center for Crafts, there will be an accompanying…
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Episode 143 Time Travel and House Fires
Jeremiah sit's down with Chuck this week to discuss a recent "Spa" that he did from a customers house fire knife, Jeremiah dives into a maker visit to the shop…
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Episode 142 BSTX26 Clips
Follow along inside the strange, Jeremiah floats in the wander collecting audio from all corners of the show map. Untraditional is a term, Quantum Entanglement…
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Episode 141 Blade Show Texas 26 Wrap Up
The Cru returns from yet another thrilling show in this packed early spring circuit, Jeremiah is in the wander searching the show trying to find exquisite…
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Episode 140 Mystic Mindset
Mystic NCCA Clips, a walk through the travel and conversations to and during the 2026 show. Thoughts on permanence, time travel and some great live auction…
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Episode 139 Levon from Knife Nuts
The Bladeology Cru sits down with OG podcast host and original knife influencer Levon Dirkirkorian to go over what was, what is and what shall be in the future.
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Episode 138 NCCA Mystic Show 2026
The Bladeology Cru visits the connecting state between Ma and NYC, more commonly known as Connecticut! We were back in Mystic for the annual NCCA "Big Show"…
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Episode 137 CCKS 26 Southland Tales Part 2
Jeremiah, Chuck and Nick are finally back and settling in from a wild trip to the west coast, this is the traditional wrap episode along with the official…
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Episode 136 CCKS 26 Southland Tales Part 1
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck traveled to the California Custom Knife Show and the Tactical Knife Invitational (TKI) on February 19th with a return flight February…
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Episode 135 NYCKS 2026
Jeremiah, Chuck and Nick travel through frigid tundra and ominous skies, braving the New England cold-fighting the hordes of hellish needles carried by wind to…
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Episode 134 Shot Show 2026 Recap
Jeremiah and Nick go over Shot Show 2026 with Chuck, including the Antique Arms Show and hanging out with Gavin and be very jaded and sarcastic about all the…
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Episode 133 Steven Paolantonio CKC
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down with CEO and owner of Colonial Knife and Tool in Rhode Island to go over the business of making knives and the history of this…
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Episode 132 Matt D Knifecenter
The Bladeology Cru sits down with the infamous Matt D! Renowned OG dealer in the industry currently working for The Knifecenter, we talk about the early days…
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Episode 131 NJSB Take 2 / NYE 25
The Bladeology Cru catches up with Pete Bruno for the monthly steel report and goes over some details about what NJSB offers, Jeremiah sits back and runs the…
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Episode 130 Sea Change
Jeremiah and Nick sit down for some Bladeology updates, we go over the future of the podcast and possible new directions for 2026.
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Episode 128 Protech California Weekend
Jeremiah and Nick hit the road in this mobile micro-cast, HEADS UP! this a wild soundscape of thoughts and travel idioms from your hosts, if you're not a…
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Episode 127 Collin Maguire - Mag10 Knifeworx
The Bladeology cru sits down in studio with New England maker, Collin Maguire of Mag10 Knifeworx to go over his burst in Damascus popularity born out of his…
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Episode 126 New Jersey Steel Baron #1
Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Pete from NJSB for our first of a new monthly segment going over steel supply and plant closures and more fun! Look forward to…
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Episode 125 Tim Wilson
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down to talk with Tim Wilson about his carrier in knife making handling a carrier working with the DEA and other federal outfits
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Episode 126 November Microcast
Quick update about happenings including Jeremiah's ramblings on Nashville! Nick introduces the new monthly segment that will start next week featuring Pete…
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Episode 124 Creely Blades
Jeremiah sits down with Gary Creely of Creely Blades to go over some serious in depth info on knife steel types and the growth of his brand through…
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Episode 123 Tony Baker
Jeremiah and Chuck sit down with guest Knife Maker Tony Baker, we go over his early knife days developing into a fine craft maker of modern interframes, we get…
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Episode 121 Matt Venier
The Bladeology Cru sits down live in studio with Matt Venier to go over the forging and creation process of his own steel and his history making Japanese…
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Episode 122 CCKS Wrap Up
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck go over the California Custom Knife Show along with the Friday Night Blade Affair. Trials and Tribulations abound it was a good show…
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Episode 120 David Beaver / DCB Customs
The crew sits down with custom knifemaker David Beaver of DCB customs to go over his origin story, from California to Massachusetts.
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Episode 119 Gavin Hawk 2025 Update
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck sit down with the wizard himself, Gavin Hawk! We get updates on new models and go over some current events.
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Episode 118 SICAC 25 Wrap Up
Jeremiah and Nick are back from the European tour 2025! We ventured to the famed Parisian knife show SICAC, celebrating 36 years! We hung out with friends and…
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Episode 117 NYCKS 25 Wrap Up
Jeremiah and Chuck are back from the 2025 New York Custom Knife Show and they had a time with the knives! Chuck sold'em and Jeremiah bought'em.
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Episode 115 Matt Chase - Hogtooth Knives
The first in our series of New England Knife Makers, we sit down with Matt Chase of Hogtooth knives live in the Bladeology Podcast Studio. Matt has a rich…
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Episode 114 PNWCI Wrap Up
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck are back from just under a week on the road to Oregon for the Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational. Let the stories begin!
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Episode 112 Olamic Customs
This week the team sits down to talk industry trends with a sprinkle of origin story from Eugene at Olamic Customs