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The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 28 | Story TimeBlade Show West October 10-11 2025Knife Stories: We need a good name for this segment. The Chronicles of Steel? Knife Tales? Suggestions?Suggestions for Podcast Guests?Question:I’m thinking a good future topic would be how you price your knives? Custom vs production. How much influence are the prices from similar makers and their knives? - Ian Humphreyknifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 Swww.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-08-111h 31
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 27 | Social Media1 Month 1 Knife ChallengeSpartan Knives Soter: https://spartanbladesusa.com/folding-knives/spartan-blades-soter-folding-knife-blackout-edition/KFS SHIRTS!!! https://boatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com/product/knife-freak-show-t-shirtEffects of Social Media on collecting and carryingQuestions and Suggestions: knifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 S!!!!!www.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-08-041h 06
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 26 | Special Guest Amy McNeesThis week we have a special guest, the Boss Lady herself Amy McNees! knifefreakshow@gmail.com www.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-07-281h 24
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 25 | Lock and LoadHoly 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 Questions and Show Ideas: knifefreakshow@gmail.com www.mcneesknives.com https://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-07-211h 18
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 24 | Detent DetentionThis 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? -ChrisHuynh1Chase, 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 IversenHave you thought doing a slightly less expensive McNees with cheaper materials like G10 and S35VN...2025-07-141h 20
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 23 | New Maker AdviceShow 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 = TuitionAlways hunt for knowledge and skills.SHIRTS!!! https://boatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com/Send Questions and Ideas to knifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 S!!!!!www.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-07-071h 11
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 23 | New Maker AdviceBoatright USA Knife Build Along. Would you like to see content where we are doing how-to 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 = TuitionAlways hunt for knowledge and skills.SHIRTS!!! https://boatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com/Send Questions and Ideas to knifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 S!!!!!www.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-07-071h 11
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 22 | Paying your DuesKnife Freak Show Shirts: http://boatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com/product/knife-freak-show-t-shirt Knife Steel After Crucible Industries: https://blademag.com/featured/knife-steel-after-crucible-industries-llc Question: Advice for a New Maker? Paying your dues in the world of Instant Gratification Questions and Suggestions: knifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 S!!!!! www.mcneesknives.com https://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-06-301h 16
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 21 | Over the EdgeShirts: https://boatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com/product/knife-freak-show-t-shirt 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 before damaging the edge and needing to have you guys fix? - John Bidwell 2025-06-221h 11
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 20: Blade ShowIn this episode, we share our thoughts about Blade Show Atl 2024. As always Blade Show was a whirlwind of excitement and fatigue. We miss it already!For questions and suggestions: knifefreakshow@gmail.comwww.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com2025-06-161h 13
Apostolic Teen’s PodcastProgress Not Perfection | Guest: Rev. Chase Boatright🎙️"Why do I keep going back to the things that I thought I gave up? Is God's call still on my life even when I have a past that still haunts me today?" These are questions that we may have, and on today's episode Rev. Chase Boatright gives us the simple, but impactful statement, "Progress Not Perfection". Sermon: https://open.spotify.com/episo... ↪️ Suggest topics we should discuss! ➡️ Follow our Instagram for all the latest updates!: https://www.instagram.com/apos... 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🍎Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...2025-06-0822 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 19 | Blade Show Tips and TricksBlade 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 but there's complaints about it at every show...2025-06-021h 17
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 18 | Ready, Aim, Market!Blade Show is less than 2 weeks away!Marketing your Brand and Expanding your BusinessQuestions:Just got my first Mcnees Mac 2 3.5. Love theknife but I’m a big fan of wharncliffe styleblades. I saw you have a tanto but wouldyou ever consider doing a wharncliffe Mac 3.5?-Zach OrrMy understanding is that lefties make upabout 10% of the knife market. Is that themain reason that you (and most small ba...2025-05-261h 18
The Knife Freak ShowKnife Freak Show | Episode 17 | Blade Show SpotlightsJonathan'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 15UQuestions: 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 like another USA knife maker (i.e. Rick...2025-05-191h 05
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 16 | Q & AQuestions:What do you guys think about knife competition and reality TV shows like Forged in Fire? Would you ever consider being on one? - AndyFor 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 as a general rule of thumb. - StevenDaily tools that you...2025-05-0455 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 15 | Knife Maintenance and Technical TalkFreak of the Week: @nkt_knives - Jonathan NeelyWe discuss our suggestions for knife maintenance. As well as some technical discussion about manufacturing hurdles. Questions: Small Run of MAC2s with Hamons??? - Erick SaneBlade Show Atlanta 2025Boatright:Table 15BMcNees:Booth 424Send questions and suggestions to knifefreakshow@gmail.com with 1 S!!!!!www.mcneesknives.comhttps://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com/mysite2025-04-281h 06
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 14 | Dixons by the DozenBlade Show 55 Days Away!Dixons are almost here!Freak of the Week: @garciabladeworks - Alex GarciaQuestions:McNees Pronounciation?Is there an actual purpose for speedholes -weight reduction or something else, or arethey mainly just a decorative pattern?- AndyCould you show us some of your past/oldermodels that we might not have seen? Can youtalk about your design philosophy for whyyou made...2025-04-1453 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 13 | Pet Peeves Pt. 2 and New Maker TipsPet Peeves Pt 2Cheap Foreign Made KnivesCopying DesignsTrouble Stirring for no reasonNon-American Made Knife with American FlagsHardware that isn't color matched and nested LinersTappy/Poorly Designed clips, Smiles, and discontinuing 21sQuestions:I’m wondering how you each grew your clientele as makers? Or how did you get yourproduct/name out to the community? That something I’m struggling with as a new maker. Also what’s your advice for ne...2025-04-061h 25
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 12 | Pet PeevesThis 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? -WLRAYIf you weren't making knives for a living, what would you want to be doing instead?-AndySome Reading Material on Switchblades:https://kniferights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TheToyThatKills.pdfhttps://kniferights.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Brief-History-of-Switchblade-Knives-and-the-Federal-Switchblade-Act-05252023...2025-03-311h 23
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 11 | Blade Show Texas Wrap-UpBlade Show Texas 2025 Wrap-UpLooking forward to Blade Show Atlanta...Questions: What other brand have you owned that inspired you the most?Model that you enjoy building the most? -Joe MaillouxBlade Show Atlanta Locations.Boatright: 15BMcNees: 424 & 426knifefreakshow@gmail.com2025-03-171h 02
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 10 | One for the RoadBlade Show Texas less than a week!For Road Trips: Music? Podcasts? Audio books? Snacks?Crucible UpdateBlade Show Etiquette Review Longest you ever took to make a knife? - @pocketprioritiesIdeal EDC folder blade length? Why no custom/mid-tech/high-end production back locks? Where day at yo? - Baconswagfl2025-03-0258 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 9 | Muddy Waters of the Knife WorldBlade Show Texas: March 7-8Less than 20 Days away!!!McNees' new design!Blurred lines between custom, production,midtech, small batch, etc.....Questions:Sharpening? Mirror vs Toothy?- Jerome @MonarchedcQuestion for Johnathon, he mentioned in themost recent podcast about some businesspodcast that he has listened too.Curious what some are, or any he recommends?-Paul GirardWith the market as flooded as it is,how do makers create designs that areoriginal? - @dungeons_and_drafts2025-02-161h 12
The Knife Freak ShowKnife Freak Show Ep. 8 | Future Plans and Folder MechanicsNews: Blade Show Texas: March 7-8 Only 25 Days away!!!Freak of the Week: Jakeb Ginsberg @jakebcreatesMain Topic: Future of our BusinessesMechanics of Folding KnivesQuestions: Do you both prefer the simplicity of making a fixed blade or the satisfaction of making a folder? - Have a Nice Day KnivesWhat goes into naming a knife? Gradual process or sudden epiphany? - @inhale_tide_podsSubmit questions to knifefreakshow@gmail.comBoatright Bladeworks Info:@boatrightbladeworks on Instagramboatrightbladeworks.bigcartel.com2025-02-101h 18
The Knife Freak ShowKnife Freaks LIVE!!!Youtube Livestream from 1/31/2025We answer questions from the live chat and discuss some technical aspects of blade grinding.2025-02-041h 11
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 6 | Can't Never CouldNews: Shot Show: Star of the Show https://www.crkt.com/axe/provokex-axe?srsltid=AfmBOopHH2xj02jkEQnU29kULLlg354FB6s_wQgQKj652bld_UBFQEoSMag Pull and Additive Manufacturing: https://www.bladehq.com/item--Magpul-Breslau-Knife-Black-Polymer--211351?srsltid=AfmBOooPRkvdkzzlV4v_hA-276zI9FxEfAUaDL2A30j3sBaT5NqefM9kWilmont/Bear Creak Arsenal Collab: https://www.bearcreekarsenal.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=WilmontAlex Steingraber’s Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SPK_ULTD_LLCTim Horan: https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/138946/Show and Tell: AK-47 Bayonet, Type 1Overcoming "Can’t Never Could" MentalityQuestions: What’s your favorite part of the making process? Design, grinding, finishing, etc. Knife Collections? And what are we...2025-01-261h 29
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 5 | Blade Show Texas, Design Theory, and Margin for ErrorKnife makers Jonathan McNees and Chase Boatright discuss the ins-and-outs of the knife making profession.News: Passing of Chuck Bybee (founder of Alpha Knife Supply).Blade Show Texas Do's and Don'tsFreak of the Week: Jason Gallahair; @g_werks.us on instagramDesign Theory: Early StagesRealities of Business: Margin for ErrorQ and AIG: @mcneesknives @boatrightbladeworksEmail: knifefreakshow@gmail.com2025-01-251h 29
The Knife Freak Show Episode 4 | Knock Off CultureNews: KnifeSteelNerds Youtube Video https://youtu.be/xg4elwTbbU0?si=4UpWwXqewDQVKsnDKnife Company vs. Knife Maker?Knock Offs!!!!!Maker Spotlight aka "Freak of the Week" @threesonsleathercoQ and A:Jeremy J @2wndupWhat factors do you consider most important when selecting materials for a knife , and how do those choices affect the knife’s performance and durability?@oldmanbobpanchoAs a small business owner, what’s the #1 best/worst decision you’ve ever made?...2025-01-241h 26
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 3 | Crucible Update and Technical IssuesNews: Crucible Updatehttps://www.syracuse.com/business/2024/12/crucible-industries-steel-plant-to-be-sold-early-next-year.htmlMedford - Main Street Knives www.mainstreetknife.comMaker Spotlight aka "Freak of the Week" @koenscrafthttps://www.instagram.com/koenscraft?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Santa in Alabama: Christmas Wish for Shop/Self?Questions: BO at Blade Show @baconswagflMost Hated Materials? @nightwatchknivesTwo hour show? @tylerdenneyknivesShop Status:Boatright: Rebuilding an old surface grinderMcNees: Waiting...2025-01-2149 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 2 | Crucible Closure and Business During HolidaysKnife makers Jonathan McNees and Chase Boatright discuss the ins-and-outs of the knife making profession.This week we cover the possible closure of Crucible Industries and what that could mean for the future. We also discuss some market misconceptions about the Holiday season before wrapping up with some Q and A.2025-01-2153 min
The Knife Freak ShowEpisode 1 | IntroductionsKnife makers Jonathan McNees and Chase Boatright talk about all things sharp and pointy in the knife world.IntroductionJonathan's HistoryChase's HistoryShared History and the Knife Maker CommunityPlans for the PodcastCurrent Projects/Future GoalsOutro2024-12-2137 min
Root Awakening - An Apostolic ConversationEpisode 16 - Week of May 26th through May 28thThis week we brought Bishop Chapman back with us. Listen in as they recap the messages brought to us by Evangelist Chase Boatright this past week.2024-05-3131 min
DTong Radio Indie Music ShowcaseAll Independent Music Showcase - Powered by thefoldingtable.coThe BEST Independent Music Artists & Singers from around the world: EDM, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Hip Hop, R & B, Rap, reggae, Jazz, Country, Folk, & more...Hosted by DTongAdvertising & Sponsorship: http://goo.gl/ioP6HwGuaranteed Song Play & Promotion: http://goo.gl/4aD98wBROUGHT TO YOU BY:The Folding Tablehttps://bit.ly/3mcvwi2Life Changers Podcasthttp://bit.ly/3IWOkJWGalactic Spawnhttps://bit.ly/3yjrvLmhttps://manifestjustice.usStanisław Ziarko Racinghttps://sziarko.racing2023-03-113h 08