About this episode

The hosts discuss their experiences at recent knife shows, including Blade Texas and the NOCKI, while sharing insights on upcoming episodes.

The four of us chat about some recent shows, Blade Texas and the New Orleans Custom Knife Invitational. Tom shares his experiences in Texas and the great list of stuff he brought back home. Michael gives us some insight into the NOCKI show and the new venue. We talk knives, projects, and some insight on a couple upcoming episodes of Mark of the Maker. Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Tom

Topics covered

• knife shows
• knifemaking
• knife collecting
• Blade Texas
• NOCKI
• upcoming episodes

Keywords

• knives
• knifemaking
• Blade Texas
• NOCKI
• custom knives
• knife collecting

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas

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