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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
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 42 Brian Biegler
This week we talk with Brian Biegler of Biegler Bladeworks about his early beginnings in knife making and its ties to his practicing of traditional Filipino…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 41 Nate Clark Knives
This week we talk with Nate Clark of Nate Clark Knives about his early beginnings in Oregon working with the Rainy Vallotton in the shop and learning the…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 40 Walter Halucha of Latama Cutlery
This week we speak to Walter Halucha of Latama Cutlery about the rebirth of his brand and his history reading and eventually taking over the "Automatic Knife…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 39 Craig Camerer Custom Knives
This week we talk with Craig Camerer, Forged in Fire "Warhammer" champion and avid maker. Craig hosts "Hammer Ins" at his house as often as he can and also…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 38 Les Adams
This week we speak with Les Adams of Cape Coral Florida about his sole authorship carbon fiber knives. Les makes a flipper and an "Always On Safety" push…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 37 BURN Knives Paul Panak
This week we speak to Paul Panak of Burn Knives, a long time switchblade maker who tells us of his early days customizing Italian Stilettos and selling them on…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 36 Part 2 Rainy Vallotton
This week we pick up where we left off in Episode 36 Part 1. This is Part 2 with Rainy Vallotton going over some more details and history of the Vallottons and…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 36 PART 1 Rainy Vallotton
This week we talk with the outstanding Rainy Vallotton of Rainy Vallotton Custom Knives. Rainy is the son of the late Butch Vallotton, we talk about growing up…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 35 Jason L Williams
This week we talk with Jason L Williams fifty percent of the team that came up with the now famous Axis lock along with William J McHenry. Jason regales us…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 34 Mid 2020 Crisis
This week the gang catches up on some day to day updates with a few announcements of things to come, we also go over the 2020 show schedule while discussing…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 33 Cliff Talon
This week the gang sits down with the venerable knife collector Cliff Wilson or Cliff Talon as he is more well known, Cliff tells us about collecting knives…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 32 Hawk Knives Update
This week we check in with Grant and Gavin Hawk over at Hawk Knives about some mechanical additions to the shop, OTF manufacturing during a pandemic and some…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 31 Justin Lundquist
This week the gang sits down with venerable knife designer Justin Lundquist to talk about his early years in photography and product development that helped…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 30 Vasana Bladeworks
This week we talk to the California samurai himself Dave Brown from Vasana Bladeworks, Dave has taken the community by storm in the last few years with his…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 29 Knife Steel Nerds
This week we sit down with Larrin Thomas of Knife Steel Nerds and talk about his training as a Metallurgist and his intense passion for all things steel!…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 28 Medina Custom Knives
This week the gang talks with Fernando Medina of Medina Custom Knives. We go over the makers early history and current work along with his connection to full…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 27 JD Smith
This week the gang sits down with ABS Master Smith J.D. Smith to go over his lifetime in the knife industry and connections with the New England switchblade…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 26 Richard S Wright
This we talk to New England knife maker Richard S Wright about his very early days in Rhode Island teaching himself how to make knives along side Wlliam "Bill"…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 24 Part 2 Reese Weiland
This is the second part of Episode 24, we go over many things paramount of which is the development of the now famous HAWK knife collaboration with the…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 25 Matt Christensen
This week the gang sits down with custom knife maker Matthew Christensen of Christensen Knifeworks. Matt tells us about his current work and the early days of…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 24 Reese Weiland
This week the gang goes over Switchblade history with the one and only Reese Weiland, infamous creator of the modern button lock used on 90% of side opening…
The Bladeology PodcastEpisode 23 Luma Blades
This week the gang sits down with Jason Luhmer of Luma Blades and goes over his current work and scans his past for the roots of his entrance into the world of…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 22 Show Wrap-up & one year anniversary episode
This week the gang recaps the last 4 shows we went to including CCKS, Blade West, NYCKS & KYCKS. We also celebrate our one year podcast anniversary, Elijah…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 21 Philip Booth
This week the gang interviews Philip Booth renowned scale release maker and CRKT designer. We talk about hand rolling springs and the early days of Philips…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 20 BiltSharp Knives
This week the gang talks to Adam from BiltSharp about his early kitchen knives and full time custom Micarta forming. Listen in as we venture into the known and…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 19 Jeff VanderMeulen
This week the gang site down with custom knife maker and cut of tshirt sleeve enthusiast Jeff VanderMeulen to chat about knives and fires.
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 18 Adam Heibel
This week the gang interviews Adam Heibel whos Balisongs have taken the community by storm. Adams fit and finish are that of a seasoned maker yet Adam has only…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 17 USN 2019 and EDCBid.com
This week the gang reviews the most reecent Labor Day weekend show in Las Vegas the 11th annual USN Gathering and speaks with Justin Savkov about the new…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 16 Grant & Gavin Hawk
Bladeology Episode 16 Grant & Gavin Hawk by The Bladeology Group
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 15 Whats in the shop with John Gray
This week the gang talks shop with infamous John Gray about his Gravitron, Keypers and other awesome creations. Nick just finished up a collaboration with…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 14 "Tuch Knives"
This week the gang is on the road, Jeremiah and Elijah are in Portland for the annual Northwest Handbuilt Invitational and were able to catch up with Bill and…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 13 "Rob Carter"
This week the gang interviews Robert Carter about his amazing history and current knife making goals along with questions about his RobMascus and other works.
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 12 "Post Blade Show 2019"
This week the gang goes over the ups and downs of Blade Show 2019, the booth, the people, the knives, the drinks, the atmosphere and all the rest!
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 11 "BOOTH 142"
Nick got a Blade Show booth and the gang took full advantage of the situation so now Bladeology will be the first Knife Podcast to have a booth at the world…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 10 Justin Savkov Interview
This week we talk to Justin Savkov about his early knife making and very distinct style. Nick reminds us its now 4 months to blade and Elijah is working on top…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 9 Matt Diskin Interview
This week the gang interviews Matt Diskin about his early work with Butch Vallotton and making Dual Action Automatic Knives all the way through his forging…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 8 JK Design Interview
This week we talk with Julian Klein from JK__Design about his balisongs skating, bottle openers and his first trip to the ATL Blade Show. @JK__Design…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 7 Begg Knives Interview
This week the gang interviews Mark Begg and Mattia Borrani of Begg Knives. We talk about the California customs shop, knife show antics and all sorts of good…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 6 Chuck Gedraitis Interview
This week the gang interviews one of our favorite knife makers knife maker, Chuck Gedraitis.
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 5 "The Designer"
In this episode the gang interviews their co-host Elijah Isham the infamous knife designer and things get a little wild!
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 4 Show Recap (Shot Show, TKI, LVCKS)
The gang recaps on the past Las Vegas Shows including Shot Show, The Tactical Knife Invitational and the first annual Las Vegas Custom Knife Show. Recorded…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 3 "The Maker"
Episode 3 of the Bladeology Podcast talks with the infamous Nick Chiprin of NCC knives out of Brooklyn NY. We talk Cigars San-Mai, heat treat and all other…
The Bladeology PodcastBladeology Episode 2 "The Dealer"
In this Episode we interview Jeremiah of PVK Vegas and find out the origins and roots that lead to the routes of his involvement in PVK. We also dabble in the…
The Bladeology PodcastWhats in the SHOP!? 12/28 MiniSode
This week on Bladeology we catch up with our hosts to see what we missed over the last week, these "MiniSodes" will be short news blasts to keep current with…
The Bladeology PodcastBaldeology Episode 1 The Explanation
This is the first episode of the new Podcast called Bladeology. Hosted by: Nick Chuprin of NCC Knives Jeremiah Burbank of PVK Vegas Elijah Isham of Isham…