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The Knife Junkie podcast is the place for knife newbies and experience knife collectors to learn more about knives and knife collecting and become true "knife junkies." Twice per week, Bob DeMarco talks knives and brings you special sections such as Knife Life News, pocket checks and more. In addition, your calls and comments will be featured on the podcast -- dial The Knife Junkie Listener Line at 724-466-4487. And be sure to visit The Knife Junkie online at www.theknifejunkie.com
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 526), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at handle wrapped knives, including the Victorinox Fruit Knife, Cold Steel Spike, Fudo Forge Scalpel, and the Bastinelli Anomaly among others. Bob begins with his favorite comment of the week. In his pocket check of knives, it's the …
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Jarrod Franklin of Gunfighter Customs joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 525 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/525). Jarrod is a combat veteran, having served 8 years in the US Marine Corps. Gunfighter Customs makes combat and tactical knives of Jarrod's designs as well as customer-designed knives. Find Gunfighter…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 524), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at the folders he'd trust with his life, including the Off-Grid Enforcer (Red Dawn Edition), Spyderco Yojumbo, and the Emerson Super CQC-7, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week. Plus, a reminder that the No…
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Jen Lint of JKK Custom Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 523 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/523). Lint, 24, makes unique tactical art knives as JKK Custom Knives out of her Georgia shop. JKK Customs is known for making beautiful and deadly fixed-blade tactical knives and is now making a frame lock folde…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 522), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at some big Cold Steel knives, including the Chieftain Seax, the Jimi Slash Competition Chopper, and the 1917 Frontier Bowie, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week. In his pocket check of knives, it's the Sp…
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Collin Maguire of Mag 10 Knifeworx joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 521 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/521). Collin is a Rhode Island knife maker that creates fixed blades for EDC, cooking, and self-defense using both the stock removal and forging processes. Find Mag 10 Knifeworx on Instagram at https://www.i…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 520), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at pig stickers, including the Odenwolf Sow Catcher, Randall Made 2-7, and the Cold Steel Tai Pan, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week as well as showing off the NoVA-2 pre-order and the July Gentleman Jun…
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Zac Wingard, Wingard Wearables: The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 519)
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Zac Wingard of Wingard Wearables joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 519 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/519). Wingard Wearables creates EDC items out of weapons not thought of for everyday carry, like tomahawks, spears, war clubs, and an implement called the "Quill." And Zac has always been passionate about hist…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 518), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 production knives he should carry more often, including the Off-Grid Caiman XL, TOPS Felony Stop, the Civivi Tomashii, and the Spyderco Ronin, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week. He also shows off t…
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The Knives I Took on Summer Vacation (Over Packing Like a Knife Junkie): The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 517)
On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 517), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at the knives he took with him on his recent summer vacation, including the Eutektik EFD, Byrd Cara Cara, Kizer Mystic, as well as the Jed Hornbeak Necromance, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comment of the week. Plus, he …
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 516), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at some great pool knives: summer weight folders that won’t break the bank, including the Opinel #8, CJRB Large Pyrite, and the Eutektik EFD, among others. Bob begins with his favorite comments of the week. In his pocket check of kni…
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Ben Belkin of Jack Wolf Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 515 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (www.theknifejunkie.com/515). Ben got his first knife from his grandfather, after whom he’d later name his knife company, Jack Wolf Knives. He has been collecting knives, traditional folders, and others since childhood. Ben showed off prot…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 514), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 nasty non-knife (almost) EDCs, including the Wingard Wearables DickPik, Revenant Corps Sharpie, Aaroneous Blades Razor, and the 1990s Kobuton among others. He also shows off the Gentleman Junkie GAW Knife for June 2024: the Eut…
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John Roy of Dawson Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 513 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/513). Dawson Knives began 50 years ago in a dilapidated barn, using machinery cobbled together with parts from the local landfill. Barry Dawson started Dawson Knives in 1973, after his tour of duty in Vietnam. Now re…
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Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco reports from Blade Show Atlanta 2024 on Episode 512 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/512). Check out what Bob had in his pocket on the way to and during Blade, as well as the new knives he bought while enjoying the show. They include the Spooky Pockets Brass Knuckles, Revenant Corps Sharpie, Ros…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 511), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 multi-edge custom EDC fixies, including the Stroup Knives SD1, the T.Kell Guardian, and the Black Roc Knives Monkey Thumper, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comments of the week, followed by his pocket check…
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Evan S. Nicolaides of ESNYX Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 510 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/510). Evan has been making pocket knives since November of 2014, mostly of a slip joint variety. Whether designs original to Nicolaides or reproductions of old Sheffield, England, patterns, Evan strives to m…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 509), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at his top 10 favorite Off-Grid Knives folders, including the Caimen XL, Enforcer, and Black Mamba, among others. He also announces that the T.Kell Agent-001 (a collaboration knife with The Knife Junkie and T.Kell Knives), is now ava…
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Charles Jones of Charles Jones Blades joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 508 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/508). Each Charles Jones blade is made entirely by hand, from start to finish, in house. Jones prides himself on his heat treatment and thermal cycling to maximize the toughness of the blade steel. His ch…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 507), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at his Top 10(ish) Jack Wolf Knives, including the Little Bro Jack, Midnight/After Hours Jack, and the K-9 Jack, among others. He also shows off the TKJ/T.Kell collaboration knife, the Agent-001, which will be available at Blade Show…
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Matt of the Mattisfaction YouTube channel (and Instagram) joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 506 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/506). Matt has had a YouTube channel since 2021, making video reviews of knives and hosting livestreams. He has a folding knife design currently in production with Kizer called the Pho…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 505), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco gives his current takes on historical and ethnographic blades, including the Emerson Super Karambit, Doug Marcaida Kortada, and the Boker Smatchet, among others. He also shows off the Fisher Blades Beckwith Covert as the May Gentleman Junk…
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Chas Fisher, co-founder of Fisher Blade Co., joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 504 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/504). Chas first appeared on episode 354 of the Knife Junkie Podcast when he was General Manager of Boker, USA. After leaving Boker USA, Chas moved to Missoula, Montana, where his brother John Fish…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 503), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at the new 'old guard' folders, including the Spartan Harsey Folder, Ritter/Hogue RSK Mk1 (Auto), and the Reate K2, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comment of the week, followed by his pocket check of knives: the …
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Andrew Farlaino of Trained Monkey Blade Co. joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 502 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/502). Andrew first envisioned what would become Trained Monkey Blade Co. while on deployment with the USMC in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. After numerous deployments and even more equipment fai…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 501), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at folders that are awesome in aluminum, including the Kershaw Iridium, Microtech Stitch RAM-LOK, and the Boker Kalashnikov XL, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comments of the week, followed by his pocket check of…
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The Knife Junkie Podcast 500th Episode Special Edition Featuring Bob Terzuola, Michael Janich and Lynn Thompson
For the 500th episode of The Knife Junkie Podcast, Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco pulls back the curtain and releases three never-before-heard interviews with knife world legends: Bob Terzuola, Michael Janich, and Lynn Thompson. These interviews were previously Knife Junkie Patron member-only content. Bob Terzuola, "Godfather of the Tactical Folder…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 499), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at Pikal knives (tip down/edge in) in his collection, including the Kopis Designs L-Via, the T.Kell Knives MR-1, and the Ribsplitter Draug, among others. He also shows off the Fisher Blades Beckwith Covert and teases a giveaway for t…
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Liong Mah of Liong Mah Design joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 498 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/498). Liong began his career with knives as a full-time chef in New York City. Liong Mah Design is the culmination of over 19 years of knife appreciation and design. Liong Mah Design features a broad catalogue of…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 497), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at some of the recent new knives in his collection, including his mew Microtechs, as well as recent gifts as well as prototypes and 'new to market' knives, among others. He also shows off the new NoVA-2 prototype and wonders what els…
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Volwest from Stati9n joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 496 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/496). Stati9n specializes in the development of unconventional tools and weapons for combatives and survival in austere environments and occupied zones. Inspired by the secret British WW2 organization S.O.E. ("Special Ope…
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These Knives Have Seen Action - Historical Blades from My Brother: The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 495)
On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 495), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at historical blades in his collection, all gifts from his brother, that have seen action, including the Collins Machete, a Kris from the Philippines, and a US 1918 Trench Dagger, among others. He also shows off one of the gifts he r…
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Steve Price of Bladetastic Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 494 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/494). Steve has an amazing collection of exotic knives and swords sourced directly from makers around the globe. He is a recently retired first responder, serving as both a police officer and in the Fire and …
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Carter from the Edged Mindset Channel joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 493 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/493). He has had a channel devoted to knife and gun reviews on YouTube for some 12 years. Carter was originally known on YouTube as XIUXIU1313, but changed the channel name a few times before landing on E…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 492), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at some of his knives that are smooth on washers (We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Bearings!), including the QSP Penguin, Emerson Seax, and the ZT 0640. among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comment of the week, followed by hi…
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Justin Burton of Warcrown Forge joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 491 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/491). Justin, a Navy veteran and the man behind Warcrown Forge, has had a love and fascination with knives and swords since childhood. He has always had an affinity for fantasy fiction and always dreamt of forg…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 490), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 great knives for urban survival, including the Spyderco MicroJimbo, TOPS FDX 66, and cognitive dissonance folders, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comment of the week, followed by his pocket check of knives:…
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Matt Carlson of Ribsplitter Knifeworks joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 489 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/489). Matt Carlson's Ribsplitter Knifeworks makes handmade tools for the working class. Ribsplitter knives tend towards the weapon end of the spectrum, with a focus on pikal and straight-bladed fighters.…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 488), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at some fantastic flipping flippers in his collection, including the Finch Buffalo Tooth, American Blade Works Model 2, and the Kansept Pretatout, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comment of the week, followed by h…
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Michael Miller from Tactile Knife Company joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 487 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/487). Tactile Knife maintains the culture of high-quality, small-scale manufacturing started at Tactile Turn Pen Company. Tactile Knife manufactures nearly all parts in-house in Garland, Texas, includ…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 486), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at the knife brands in his collection that he won't ever part with, including Emerson Knives, Spartan Blades, and of course, Cold Steel, among a few others. He also revisits the SOG Kiku XR, a knife he hasn't carried in a while, and …
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Denny Furey of Furey's Urban Combat Knives Unlimited joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 485 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/485). Denny is a full-time custom bladesmith, knife maker, and designer located in Spring, Texas, specializing in self-defense, fighting, military, and first responder knives and tools. He …
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From Commander to Amphibian: 25 Years of Collecting Knives in 12 Folders: The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 484)
On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 484), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco reflects on his more than 25 years of collecting knives, going full circle and summing up his love of folders from the Commander to Amphibian, including the Cold Steel Recon 1, Spyderco Ulize, and the Pro-tech Rockeye, among others. Bob st…
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Jed Hornbeak of Jed Hornbeak Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 483 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/483). Jed is a tool and hide hobby machinist who makes custom made knives. He has been fascinated with art and knives since he was very young, taking to machining in a high school shop class. In the two dec…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 482), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 10 of his cool folders he should carry more often, including the Spyderco Delica Wharncliffe, Kansept Pelican, and the Orion Knives Cetus, among others. He also shows off his newest collaboration with Tim Kell, the TKJ/T.Kell Kniv…
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Michael Janich, Close Combatives Instructor/Expert and Special Projects Coordinator for Spyderco, joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 481 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/481). Janich has been studying and teaching self-defense and the martial arts for more than 40 years. He is one of the foremost modern authoriti…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 480), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco gives an update on 10 great automatic knives, including the Protech Rockeye, Microtech Ultratech, and the Kershaw Launch 9, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comment of the week, followed by his "pocket check" of knives: …
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Bob Terzuola, "Godfather of the Tactical Folder," joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 479 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/479). His first knives were fixed-blade combat knife designs made for soldiers, CIA operatives, and security personnel working in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. In 1984, Terzuola moved…
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On the mid-week supplemental episode of The Knife Junkie podcast (episode 478), Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco looks at 1095 knife steel, including the USMC Ka-Bar, TOPS Tex Creek, and the Station IX Partisan, among others. Bob starts the show with his favorite comments of the week, followed by his "pocket check" of knives: the Boker Squail, QSP He…
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Chris Jones of Steel Dog Knives joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 477 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/477). Chris is the part-time custom knife maker behind Steel Dog Knives, located in Tomball, TX. Whether woodworking or home improvement projects, Chris always loved working with his hands and making things. In…
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