About this episode

Mark visits Arizona Custom Knives to discuss their inventory and the history of the business.

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 McMichael, Director of Consignment Sales about a crazy selection of knives from their inventory. Some fantastic pieces, from historic to art, to tactical and more. In the second half Mark and Henry Hyman talk about the history of AZCK and how it became the juggernaut knife business that it is today. 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: Mark

Guests: Andrew McMichael, Henry Hyman

Topics covered

• knives
• knifemaking
• knife collecting
• Arizona Custom Knives
• history of knife business

Keywords

• knives
• Arizona Custom Knives
• knifemaking
• knife collecting
• tactical knives
• art knives
• historic knives

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