Episode 166: TACC Show 2026 Recap
Tom and special guest Michael Miller recap the 2026 TACC Show. The Ancient City Continental show is a newer one to the circuit but sounds li...
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Mark of the Maker is a panel discussion with renowned custom knife makers Tom Krein, Sean Kendrick and Michael Burch, and hosted by Mark Stheiner. The format is much like a group of friends...
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Episode 165: What Are You Listening To II
Mark, Michael and Sean sit down to chat about one of their favorite pastimes: Listening to audiobooks. Sean and Michael share their current...
Episode 164: David Kramp
Traditional knife / slipjoint maker David Kramp joins us to talk about his award-winning knifemaking journey. David shares insights on his p...
Episode 163: BYOT
Let's give one of our favorite episode types a little twist! This time, we're doing BYOT—Bring Your Own Topic. We'll each share a few pieces...
Episode 162: Ryan Johnson Pt.2
Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical and Gold Point Forge joins us again to continue with the story of the evolution of his brands and his craft. We...
Episode 161: Ryan Johnson Pt.1
Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical and Gold Point Forge joins us for a chat. In Part 1, we talk about Ryan's interest in blacksmithing as a kid an...
Episode 160: Blade Show 2026 Wrap-Up
Mark, Tom and Michael get together to talk about Blade 2026 and the Arts in Metal show. Show prep, how the two shows went, and some crazy co...
Episode 159: Summer Picks
This time around, we pulled together an episode with picks we thought were perfect for this glorious time of year - Summer! There's quite a...
Episode 158: STARKO
The whole crew gets back together to chat with Donnie from STARKO Gear. Donnie shares his unique path into the world of EDC and gear and how...
Episode 157: Influences - Punisher Comic
Sean and Mark dive into another Influences episode, this time about the Punisher Comics and specifically the short Punisher Armory series. T...
Episode 156: Visit to Randall Made Knives
Mark continues his knife road trip adventure with a visit to Randall Made Knives in Orlando, Florida. This was a special treat as he was abl...
Episode 155: Visit to Arizona Custom Knives
Mark heads out on the road and makes a visit ot our friends and sponsors, Arizona Custom Knives. In the first segment, he chats with Andrew...
Episode 154: 2026 Blade TX and NOCKI Recaps
The four of us chat about some recent shows, Blade Texas and the New Orleans Custom Knife Invitational. Tom shares his experiences in Texas...
Episode 153: David Ellis of Exquisite Knives
Mark and Michael have a chat with purveyor, collector and Mastersmith knifemaker David Ellis of Exquisite Knives to talk about his knifemaki...
Episode 152: Jim Wirth Pt.2
This is Part 2 of Mark's chat with Jim Wirth from Giant Mouse Knives. We talk knives, watches, and one of Jim's hobbies - metal detecting. H...
Episode 151: Jim Wirth Pt.1
Here's another in our growing series of live on-site interviews. This one's with Jim Wirth, one of the founders of Giant Mouse Knives. Jim c...
Episode 150: Fighters II
We're back with Part II of our deep dive into Fighting Knives! This time around we all make picks for Dagger, Art or Ceremonial and Anything...
Episode 149: Sean's Afterschool Fighter Special
Sean had some special fighting knives he wanted to talk about in light of our recent deep dive into Part I of Fighting Knives, so he got tog...
Episode 148: Fighters I
Join us for a discussion about one of our favorite styles of knife: The Fighter! What makes a fighter? What fighters really get us spun up?...
Episode 147: Tyler Holden
Our buddy Tyler Holden sat down with us to talk about his life and his collecting journey. Tyler brings an interesting perspective that we t...