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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 111 PNW Breakdown
Your hosts sit down to discuss the upcoming Pacific Northwest Custom Invitational show in Seaside Oregon and swiftly transfer into first time show experiences…
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Episode 110 Lost in the Desert
WARNING - This is a knife adjacent episode, Jeremiah drives into the desert of existential thought and explores themes of memory and value while road tripping…
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Episode 109 TRM Visit
This week Jeremiah and Nick head west! Western Massachusetts that is! Harkening to the land of birth for PVK and JMB to visit Three Rivers Manufacturing along…
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Episode 108 Makers Lineage
The Bladeology crew sits down to discuss the "Makers Lineage Theory" this is an ongoing conversation with many angles but on this episode we dive into the…
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Episode 107 Blade Show 25 Wrap Up
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck travel the war-torn lands in search of the mightiest show in the galaxy, behold they find Blade Show Atlanta 2025! Their adventure is…
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Episode 106 Pre Blade Show 25
Last episode before the Blade Show in Atlanta 2025! Tune in for the tips and tricks for surviving a show like this..... Nah! Just a peak at what we have coming…
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Episode 105 Alex Shunnarah - ARS Knives
This week Jeremiah Burbank and Chuck Gedraitis sit down with acclaimed switchblade maker Alex Shunnarah of ARS Knives to go over his history making and…
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Episode 104 Chuck G Update
Jeremiah sits down with knife maker and co-host Mr. Chuck Gedraitis to go over his upcoming project, the mid-tech version of his infamous Swiss Army…
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Episode 103 Carver Made Co
This week we interviewed David Carver of Carver Made Co about his early work on the “Small Knives” and his birth into full size knives like the Waif model and…
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Episode 102 Hypercut MFG
This week the Bladeology crew is back in the studio talking with Dylan Davis from Hypercut Manufacturing about his journey through learning machining and…
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Episode 101 Barry Lee Hands
Episode 101 is a deep dive and long haul into the world of engraving with the highest paid man in the game, Barry Lee Hands. Strap in for a technical look at…
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Episode 100 April Fools
April Fools! We swear everything is ok, Jeremiah bares some soulful information about a project he's working on while Chuck gets ready for Blade Show extra…
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Episode 99 Blade Show Texas 2025
Jeremiah Burbank from PVK sits down with his Co-Hosts and custom knifemakers Nick Chuprin of NCC Knives and Chuck Gedraitis to recover some memories from Blade…
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Episode 98 Steve Schackleford
The Bladeology Team sits down with Steve Schackleford the Editor of Blade Magazine to discuss the ins and outs and evolutions of r industries great print…
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Episode 97 The Knife Junkie
Jeremiah Burbank ( PVK ) sits down with his co-hosts Nick Chuprin ( NCC Knives ) and Custom Knifemaker Chuck Gedraitis to go over all the happenings with…
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Episode 96 Lite on time not on opinions
Jeremiah from PVK and Chuck Gedraitis sit and ponder the status of things in the knife industry and banter about collection values both positive and negative!…
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Episode 95 Shot Show Wrap Up
Jeremiah sits down in person with knifemakers Nick (NCC Knives) and Chuck Gedraistis to go over some specifics of a recent drill press acquisition by Nick…
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Episode 94 On The Road Again
Jeremiah hits he road to Florida for a Heretic Knives shop visit in Sebastian FL then drives to Lakeland FL for the Gator Cutlery Club show. Join him on the…
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Episode 93 KYCKS Wrap Up
The team is back from KYCKS 2024 (Kentucky Custom Knife Show) they discuss the mundane details of travel and liquor store runs along with knife show greetings…
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Episode 92 Nice Guy Machine Co
Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Archie from NGMCo (Nice Guy Machine Co) to go over his early days in Texas and first experiences with EDC all the way up to…
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Episode 90 Blackside Customs - Hank Greenberg
This week we sit down with the infamous Hank Greenberg of Blackside Customs to discuss the early days of knives and collecting to working at Microtech to…
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Episode 91 Larry Chew
This week Jeremiah sits down with custom knife maker Larry Chew. We start with his early days in TX with a chance stopping at a knife show too his eventual…
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Episode 89 Makers Syndicate Wrap Up
Jeremiah (PVK) and Nick (NCC) return from the Makers Syndicate show hosted by Oz Machine Co in Indianapolis Indiana. This was the second year of the show but…
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Episode 88 Bill DeShivs
This week Jeremiah sits down with living legend and certified lifetime Switchblade repair expert Mr Bill DeShivs, repairing knives lead to designing knives…
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Episode 87 Serge Panchenko
This week we talk with Serge Panchenko of Serge Knives, we go over the early days of his introduction to knives and knife making all the way up to Coin Claw…
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Episode 86 Duane Weikum - EDC Knives
Today we go over some crucial Knife Dealer / Balisong history with the infamous Duane Weikum from EDCknives.com. Duanes photos inspired many with their early…
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Episode 85 Blade Show Wrap up with Paul Farina
We are back from Blade Show 2024 with a combo wrap up and interview with Mr. Paul Farina of Farina Fine Arts, we talk about ancient swords and collecting art…
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Episode 84 Rolling down to Blade Show 2024
THATS IT! Builds are done or almost done from Nick and Chuck, the packing begins and the traveling is all that's left (Unless you're nick and load up a bunch…
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Episode 83 John Kubasek
The Bladeology crew sits down with lifetime maker Mr. John Kubasek to talk about his humble beginnings at the Northampton Cutlery in Western Massachusetts, he…
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Episode 82 Skiff Made Blades
The Bladeology team sits down with father, Steve Skiff (Skiff Made Blades) and son Steven Skiff (Skiff Workshop) to go over the timeline leading to the present…
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Episode 81 We Be Knives
This week we sit down with a knife dealer! Derek Coote owner of We BE Knives located on the pier in San Francisco, we go over selling knives and the local…
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Episode 80 NYCKS 2024 Wrap Up
Our heroes all traveled from the comfort of their shops and homes to attend the all mighty New York Custom Knife Show held annually by Fifty Fifty Productions…
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Episode 79 Bob Terzuola
Jeremiah and Nick sit down to catch up with the venerable Bob Terzuola, we discuss the new collecting style along with attending shows and how crucial that…
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Episode 78 Part 2 of 29 Questions
Jeremiah sits down for Part 2 of 29 Question with Balisong maker Chris Olofsun, they catch up and progress along the timeline of Chris's carrier.
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Episode 77 Mike Crenshaw
Jeremiah from PVK sits down with Mike Crenshaw to go over some inception stories of the Microtech serrations and other knife industry landmarks, they…
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Episode 76 PART 1 of 29 Questions
This is PART 1 of a new segment called 29 Questions where Jeremiah sits down with custom knifemaker Chris Olofson of 29 Knives to discuss his early years…
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Episode 74 New Jersey Steel Barron
Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Mete from the New Jersey Steel Barron to catch up on all things steel including some history and services offered by NJSB.
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Episode 75 New Years 2024
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck sit down to recap the Kentucky show and go over some builds for the upcoming Texas Blade Show in Fort Worth on the 24th and 25th of…
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Episode 73 Nashville Custom Show Wrap-up
Jeremiah regals us with his trip to Nashville for the Nashville Custom Knife Show and brings some of the questions and conversations to the table to discuss…
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Episode 72 Blade Show West Wrap-up
Jeremiah sits down with Nick and Chuck to discuss the crews most recent show in Salt lake City, BLADE SHOW WEST!
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Episode 71 Blade Show West Travel Edition
Jeremiah and Nick sit down for a quick catch up before they travel to Blade Show West, we talk about the knives Nick is bringing and look forward to seeing…
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Episode 70 EOS / John Koerner
in this long awaited episode our hero's sit down with John Koerner of Elite Outfitting Solutions to discuss his rise from the early days working at Orange…
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Episode 69 USN 2023 Show Recap
Jeremiah & Nick recently travelled to Las Vegas for the 2023 Usual Suspects Network Gathering (USN G14) and they have returned triumphant and alive to discuss…
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Episode 68 Kirk Mayberry
This week we site down with Custom Knife Maker Kirk Mayberry, we discuss his early days in collecting and making and how that time transformed his maker years…
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Episode 67 Portland Show Recap with Chuck G
Jeremiah and Nick sit down with friend and Custom Knife Maker Chuck Gedraitis to go over his most recent trip to the PNW as he exhibited at the Pacific…
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Episode 66 Hawk Knives UPDATE
We catch up with Gavin Hawk post Blade Show 2023 for a show recap and explore the recent developments in his Deadlock saga including the incorporation into the…
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Episode 65 Blade Show 2023 Recap
Jeremiah, Nick and Chuck sit down to recap the 2023 Blade Show and go over some highlights including a hellacious drive there and an ever developing recording…
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Episode 64 Menovade
In this episode we sit down to speak with Nick of Menovade Knives to discuss his origin story and development of his Flagship model the S.T.U.B. along with…
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Episode 63 Blade Show Texas with Chuck G
Freshly back from Blade Show Texas 2023, our heroes discuss the goings on at the show with some highlights of sales and show pickups. Chuck explains his new…
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Episode 62 NYCKS 2023 with Chuck G
New York City Custom Knife show 2023 recap, Jeremiah and Nick sit down with Chuck to go over the most recent NYCKS show and discuss upcoming projects and…
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Episode 61 The one and a half year recap
The unintended consequences of life's little challenges (Or the "Life happened and we didn't record an episode for 1.5 years and things went pretty sideways"…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 60 2021 ICCE Texas Re-Cap & Host News
Welcome to Episode 60! We have been out for a while and a lot has happened in that time, some of which we will talk about some of that we will tease about!…
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Episode 59 Sam HEAdesigns
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 48 Johnny Stout
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 47 Steve Hill Custom Knives
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 46 Chuck Gedraitis Maker Update
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 45 Brad Zinker
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 44 Mike Norris Damascus
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 Bladeology PodcastEpisode 43 Michael Vagnino
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…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 41 Part 2 Nate Clark Knives
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…