# Episode 29 | Purple Syrup

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Podcast: [The Knife Freak Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-knife-freak-show-7143957)
Published: 2025-08-18T11:00:30+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/knifefreakshow/2171868
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/306296/2171868/knifefreakshow/2025_08_18_01_49_17_246791c3-d5e5-4977-a216-ae88f4710c63.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4712

## Resource

Blade Show West October 10-11 2025 https://bladeshowwest.com/ I love the show so please keep it up. I don’t have a specific guest I would like to see but I do have a question I would love your I put on. I am a knife, enthusiast, and only do light tasks for my EDC. My Dixon is more knife than I will ever need in my day-to-day applications. I was at Blade Show and saw a smaller, lesser-known maker selling a knife in 154CPM steel for around $800. It made me wonder—are my expectations skewed by influencers who put a lot of emphasis on steel type, or is the difference in steel performance often minimal compared to the impact of craftsmanship, design, and the maker’s skill? - -chrisjarrett4974 John Bidwell's Knife Story Interview Questions: McNees - Where do you see your business in the five years? Boatright - When did you decide that you wanted to go down the production side of knife-making? Email knifefreakshow@gmail.com (with 1 S) with Questions, Suggestions, Knife Stories, etc. - www.mcneesknives.com https://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com

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