The Knife Freak Show

Holy Cow 25 episodes already!

This week we attempt to cover the intricacies of frame locks. Its a difficult subject to explain but hopefully some of our visual aids and hand gestures help out. Chase also reviews the Mark's Outdoors Knife Show that he exhibited at this past weekend.

McNees Vlog: https://youtu.be/3vBT_cPb_xg?si=1T5nszQ6E9OZfB3d

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This week we are sending y'all to detent detention! We discuss the factors effecting detents for framelock and liner lock folders.

Questions:

Flattened detent balls, yes or no? -ChrisHuynh1

Chase, do you have a design that you go back to and everyone asks for as a custom knife maker that you may want to make as a production knife in a little higher volumes some time in the future?- Robert Iversen

Have you thought doing a slightly les...

Show and Tell: Boatright USA Knife Build Along.

Would you like to see content where we are doing more hands on processes?

New Maker Advice:

Read between the Lines: Let it become a pearl.

Life is not a video game and skills are not instant.

Mistakes = Tuition

Always hunt for knowledge and skills.

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Show and Tell: Miller Bros M8 Compact from Zapp Tooling Alloys

Questions: Part 1 : Is there a way as a collector & harder use knife guy for me to know a knife edge is going to hold up before I cut into harder material because I bang on all of em? Part 2: and if I run into an edge that may do this is there a way to recognize & fix myself befor...

Blade Show Atlanta 2025

Boatright: Table 15B

McNees: Booth 424

Questions:

Best Pizza within walking distance - Baconswag

How many knives do you typically have available at a show? - Hager Custom Knives

Where do I find food? - McNees

As a knife maker, what is your perspective on dealers/vendors using their exhibitor badges to buy knives before the show opens, just to resell them for a higher price. Idk how much it actually happens b...

Blade Show is less than 2 weeks away!

Marketing your Brand and Expanding your Business

Questions:

Just got my first Mcnees Mac 2 3.5. Love the

knife but I’m a big fan of wharncliffe style

blades. I saw you have a tanto but would

you ever consider doing a wharncliffe Mac 3.5?

-Zach Orr

My understanding is that lefties make up

about 10% of the knife market. Is that the

main reason that you (and most small batch

makers) do not show any love to l...

Jonathan's Picks:

Les George/Defiant7 133

Attn2Detail 518

Bastinelli Knives 148

Chase's Picks:

Ulysses Robert 7O

Jake McCoy 14B

Lucas Gumbiner 39K

Honorable Mention: Bless Knives 15U

Questions:

On episode 14 Jonathan mentioned using Flitz for removing discoloration on one of his older knife blades, and is that the gold standard, or is it steel specific (carbon steel vs stainless)? - WLRAY

Have you thought of having a special guest l...

Questions:

What do you guys think about knife competition and reality TV shows like Forged in Fire? Would you ever consider being on one? - Andy

For people that are interested in getting a job working for Johnathan in his shop what experience is necessary for someone that has none in that field? What kind of schooling (if any) should I be looking at? I'm sure it's relative to what you would be doing for said job but i'm just curious ...

Blade Show 55 Days Away!

Dixons are almost here!

Freak of the Week: @garciabladeworks - Alex Garcia

Questions:

McNees Pronounciation?

Is there an actual purpose for speedholes -

weight reduction or something else, or are

they mainly just a decorative pattern?- Andy

Could you show us some of your past/older

models that we might not have seen? Can you

talk about your design philosophy for why

you made them that way at the time, and are

there any...

Pet Peeves Pt 2

Cheap Foreign Made Knives

Copying Designs

Trouble Stirring for no reason

Non-American Made Knife with American Flags

Hardware that isn't color matched and nested Liners

Tappy/Poorly Designed clips, Smiles, and discontinuing 21s

Questions:

I’m wondering how you each grew your

clientele as makers? Or how did you get your

product/name out to the community? That

something I’m struggling with as a new

maker. Also what’s your advi...

This episode we talk about some of the biggest pet peeves in the knife world and give our opinions on them.

What is your biggest pet peeve in the knife world?

Questions:

Any Plans for Shirts or other Merch?

-WLRAY

If you weren't making knives for a living,

what would you want to be doing instead?

-Andy

Some Reading Material on Switchblades:

https://kniferights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TheToyThatKills.pdf

https://kniferights.org/wp-c...

• Blade Show Texas: March 7-8

Less than 20 Days away!!!

• McNees' new design!

• Blurred lines between custom, production,

midtech, small batch, etc.....

Questions:

• Sharpening? Mirror vs Toothy?

- Jerome @Monarchedc

• Question for Johnathon, he mentioned in the

most recent podcast about some business

podcast that he has listened too.

Curious what some are, or any he recommends?

-Paul Girard

• With the marke...

News: Blade Show Texas: March 7-8 Only 25 Days away!!!

Freak of the Week: Jakeb Ginsberg @jakebcreates

Main Topic: Future of our Businesses

Mechanics of Folding Knives

Questions: Do you both prefer the simplicity of making a fixed blade or the satisfaction of making a folder? - Have a Nice Day Knives

What goes into naming a knife? Gradual process or sudden epiphany? - @inhale_tide_pods

Submit questions to knifefreakshow@gmail.com

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