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E95: Seafood and Navy training
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Denis is back from Reno and we're ready to party! Well... we'll try really hard anyway. Come listen in and see what we're up to.
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Transcript
00:00:01
echo_blades
This looks different. Another.
00:00:04
Denis Tyrell
Having some deja vu.
Technical Issues and Introduction
00:00:08
echo_blades
a
00:00:15
Denis Tyrell
Hello, everyone. Welcome to another Triple T Tuesday.
00:00:19
echo_blades
another
00:00:20
Denis Tyrell
Another. Yes, folks, this is take three. This is the third time. We've recorded this. The first one we screwed up. The second one we're dumbasses and we forgot to press the record button.
00:00:32
Denis Tyrell
been talking for 40 minutes. ah
00:00:36
echo_blades
You guys will never know the fucking awesomeness of the episode that will never air.
00:00:36
Denis Tyrell
oh You'll...
00:00:42
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:00:43
echo_blades
And I should have known because Dennis is was clear as a whistle. Every time we start to record, he's fuzzy. But God.
00:00:54
Denis Tyrell
Never be able to capture that magic now.
00:00:57
echo_blades
No, it's gone. But it went something like this. Welcome to another Triple D Thursday. <unk> That's Tools, Tips, and Talk, where we discuss info for the knife maker. Except Dennis did that.
00:01:07
Denis Tyrell
Yes, yes. Yes, I did. i tried.
00:01:10
echo_blades
He said, ah I'm your host, Dennis Terrell from Terrell Knifeworks. And as always, i got my dickhead friend, Jared Sandoval from Echo Blades. How are you, Jared? I'm doing good. How are you, Dennis?
00:01:22
Denis Tyrell
we're done now. We can hang up
00:01:24
echo_blades
Shit.
00:01:25
Denis Tyrell
ah Well, it's been a week. It's been a crazy week already. And it's only, well, for you
Family and Farewells
00:01:31
Denis Tyrell
guys, it's Tuesday. For us, it's Monday. um My son is leaving for the Navy. We had a big send-off for him yesterday. Mr. Jared showed up. all My friends were there.
00:01:44
Denis Tyrell
um So we had a big thing.
00:01:45
echo_blades
i'm dev I am definitely your coolest friend. That's the the whole takeaway from that is, yeah, you you you've
00:01:48
Denis Tyrell
Oh. Yeah.
00:01:53
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Jared nominated himself as my coolest friend. Yes,
00:01:58
echo_blades
absolutely, without a doubt. The funny thing, too, was ah on my way there, Lynn goes, oh, you're going to see your girlfriend and your BFF? And I go, wait a minute, just explain that.
00:02:08
echo_blades
What the fuck does that mean?
00:02:08
Denis Tyrell
it is.
00:02:10
echo_blades
And she's like, Dennis is your girlfriend and Kim's your BFF. And I said, that's fucking accurate.
00:02:14
Denis Tyrell
Uh...
00:02:17
Denis Tyrell
yes yes it is
00:02:21
echo_blades
So anyways, a but yes, Parker's Parker's gone or leaving.
00:02:25
Denis Tyrell
So, yeah, we had the send-off for Parker. he was supposed to be leaving next Monday, the 15th, and his recruiter called at 9 a.m. this morning and told him that he will be shipping out Thursday, which, when Parker relays this to me, he's like, yeah, I'm leaving Thursday, meaning, okay, you're leaving Thursday ah The recruiter was just here an hour ago and ah answering all our questions and yeah, two hours now.
00:02:52
echo_blades
Two hours. Let's.
00:02:55
Denis Tyrell
um And he's actually leaving Wednesday afternoon. He's on a plane Thursday. So I just lost whatever, five days with the kid.
00:03:06
Denis Tyrell
um So, yeah. But he's off to his new adventure pretty soon.
00:03:10
echo_blades
let's
00:03:13
Denis Tyrell
And we all wish him well. And it was good to have ah have him see everybody and everyone get to see him before he took off. So.
00:03:23
echo_blades
Yeah, it was good to see him. I had this ah this moment with him where I was kind of like giving him given him my my well wishes and words of encouragement and stuff. And it kind of dawned on me that ah how much that that kid has changed since since I've met him. When I first started talking to him, I thought he going to pull out a pack of Pokemon cards or do something really, really childish, right? um Because he was he was young.
00:03:49
Denis Tyrell
Well, he was like 15. 20. More than that. Yeah.
00:03:52
echo_blades
how old is he now?
00:03:53
Denis Tyrell
twenty
00:03:54
echo_blades
He's 20 since we've known each other like four, three or four years now. Yeah, I guess that is.
00:03:58
Denis Tyrell
more that yeah
00:03:59
echo_blades
Yeah. Fuck, that's weird. But anyways, the guy that I was talking to last night or the night before, it was last night, huh? Yeah. Yeah. um He just, he's changed physically.
00:04:11
echo_blades
ah You know, he was looking at me in my eye and and talking. Like, I was just like, yeah I had some trepidation for him. And I no longer feel that. So I think he's going to, think he's going to be successful. And i just told him, just don't quit, dude.
00:04:29
echo_blades
Don't be a bitch and quit. Like, get kicked out, but just don't quit. He's like, ah, there's no way I'm going to quit.
00:04:33
Denis Tyrell
No, he's...
00:04:35
echo_blades
And now that, you know, but eye contact and not, not like, you know, well, you know, no fear. Like I was lot of, a lot of pride for him. So I'm,
00:04:45
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, he's going to do well. And I've had so much fun having him in the shop and, like, spending time with him in the shop and watching him... mature and you know it's gonna be it's gonna be sad to see him go for sure i'm
Podcast Appearances and Parties
00:05:01
Denis Tyrell
sure i'm gonna be a wreck thursday morning yeah i'm not recording that no not gonna happen yeah i will see him in february
00:05:03
echo_blades
Oh, you're going to need to record that so I can see you cry. And that's okay. It's okay to cry, Dennis. You can be sad that your son is leaving you. It's okay. Not Feb?
00:05:19
echo_blades
ha
00:05:20
Denis Tyrell
at his graduation jared hates me when i said feb
00:05:22
echo_blades
not fab Yeah, he's the only guy i know he goes, Jan 3, Feb 1. I'm like, why why are you abbreviating?
00:05:33
Denis Tyrell
we
00:05:35
echo_blades
can't even do it. yeah
00:05:38
Denis Tyrell
ah And then I was busting Jared's balls that he doesn't even know, how to say February in Spanish.
00:05:39
echo_blades
Oh.
00:05:44
Denis Tyrell
And, uh,
00:05:45
echo_blades
And I do now, but yeah you'll never know the organic moment of ah shame that I felt for my my Latin heritage where I did not know that.
00:05:58
echo_blades
And then I think it's racist because, you know, every time you want to say a Mexican word, you just put an O on it or an A. And it it really is for February. Febrero.
00:06:12
echo_blades
I only know that because I Googled it. But yeah.
00:06:14
Denis Tyrell
Right.
00:06:15
echo_blades
but February, not sombrero, but February.
00:06:23
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:06:23
echo_blades
Uh, yeah. So,
00:06:24
Denis Tyrell
So it'll be, it'll be sorry to see Parker go, but he's off starting the next, the next phase of his life. So, uh, I'm happy about that. And, uh, he and I were just on the hustle and grind podcast. So,
00:06:39
Denis Tyrell
Um, you can go listen to, uh, more about Parker's, uh, adventures as he says it, um, on the hustle and grind podcast. We did have Mr. Jared here on for a good 10 seconds, but he was in the car with a shitty connection. So we booted his ass off.
00:06:55
echo_blades
Yeah, that sucked.
00:06:56
Denis Tyrell
So yeah, but it yeah.
00:06:58
echo_blades
It might have worked out, but probably not.
00:07:02
Denis Tyrell
That was a good time hanging out with Ryan and Noah. It was a long, yeah, it's a long podcast too.
00:07:06
echo_blades
Always a good time.
00:07:08
Denis Tyrell
We were on there for over an hour and a half. So yeah, lots of podcasting today, especially doing this one three times.
00:07:10
echo_blades
Oh.
00:07:14
echo_blades
Fuck. Yeah, no shit. hey Oh, yeah. This is what, your your fourth one today now?
00:07:22
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, feels like it. Oh, yeah.
00:07:27
echo_blades
um then yeah so last week we had Brent on who thank you yeah brent Brent's always always a great guest it was good to catch up with him and hear about his how he's progressing through full time making and you know never misses an opportunity to fucking get me like solidly on a joke
00:07:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that was a good show. That was good show.
00:07:53
Denis Tyrell
the The USPS thing was awesome.
00:07:53
echo_blades
ah
00:07:54
echo_blades
yeah hook line dude
00:07:55
Denis Tyrell
That was teed up perfectly.
00:07:57
echo_blades
Yeah. I mean, the worst part about it was it's it's in our notes. like And um I was reading it and i was like, oh, God, I'm going to have to like fucking save him from this dumb topic. like Who wants to talk about the mail?
00:08:10
echo_blades
I was wrong. He got he got me good. so But I still haven't shipped it. So fuck off. Yep.
00:08:18
echo_blades
But during that show, we were talking about ah my my mom was ah had a pre-procedure for something she's got going on.
00:08:18
Denis Tyrell
Oh.
00:08:28
echo_blades
And it was kind of like, the procedure minus the procedure. i don't know else to explain it. Um, but, uh, that, that happened, the actual one happened today.
00:08:38
echo_blades
um and everything seems to be going good. She's, uh, recovering in, don't want to say ICU, but she's got an overnight stay. um but the, the prognosis is everything is good and she should be on the mend and,
00:08:54
echo_blades
back to, uh, back to good here. So, um, those are never fun, right? It's always scary. No matter how normal they say, uh, these procedures are, it's always, um, just gives you a little, little perspective on, on how quick, you know, things are here. So, um, anyways, love you, mom. Uh, hopefully you wake up tomorrow and you get to hear this cause she does listen all the time.
00:09:19
echo_blades
Uh, and, uh, just, uh, glad you're good. So love you.
Medical Updates and Travel
00:09:25
echo_blades
And then, uh, on the heels of thank you, sir.
00:09:26
Denis Tyrell
Glad she's doing well.
00:09:28
echo_blades
Thank you. Yeah. Um, but, And then I'm on the, on the, on the heels of coming back from my trip up to, to, to Washington for the eighth or ninth time this year.
00:09:42
echo_blades
Um, I flew down there or up there for, um, our, that team's Christmas party and, uh, did some bowling. Um, then I had did come, I flew back Friday night and then Saturday night we had our Christmas party here, which I did some more bowling.
00:10:00
echo_blades
So, uh,
00:10:00
Denis Tyrell
Bowling. Everyone's bowling for Christmas parties.
00:10:03
echo_blades
It is. It seems that way, which I've never done, but...
00:10:06
Denis Tyrell
Kim's, we've done it before, like corporate events back when I was in IT, but Kim's Christmas party was bowling today. I bowled today.
00:10:15
echo_blades
Interesting.
00:10:16
Denis Tyrell
haven't bowled in probably a year.
00:10:19
echo_blades
It's been a long time. Jared used to bowl. He still bowls in a league. In fact, he just bowled a perfect game at 300 a couple weeks ago.
00:10:26
Denis Tyrell
Does he have like his like picture on the wall or something? Like that's a big deal, right?
00:10:30
echo_blades
Yeah, and think so I think so. I mean, in in a bowling alley, there's probably quite a few, but yeah, he he got a certificate or some kind. Not as cool as my certificate because I got the gutter ball champion certificate when I was in Washington.
00:10:44
echo_blades
So when him and I used to bowl, like, because, you know, like ah this was about four or five years ago, but, you know, I ended up getting a ball, shoes, got him, you know, all that stuff, and then I was balling pretty well, like a 220 average or something like that.
00:11:02
echo_blades
That did not show up this time. I was 220.
00:11:04
Denis Tyrell
I get a 220 average, but it's over two games.
00:11:06
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah, it did it's gone. So I guess there if you don't you don't continue to go, it's you lose it. But ah yeah, that was that was cool. Enjoyed that. And then I got to hang out with um our good friend, Steve Lockwood.
00:11:23
echo_blades
And a it's Lockhart. I got him while i was ah while I was there in his kitchen. He was talking about his his dad was...
00:11:37
echo_blades
I can't remember the the context of the conversation, but i was like, Oh, you know, those lock woods. And then he looked at me and he's like, no, it's lock heart. Like, ah like, like lock. ah I go, I got you fucker.
00:11:46
Denis Tyrell
Thank you.
00:11:46
echo_blades
And he's like, oh you, but, um, yeah, it was pretty cool. Always a good time. ah love hanging out with him and his, uh, and his, uh, better half Beth. They are, awesome, um, hosts, uh, very gracious, uh,
00:12:04
echo_blades
He invited me to go clamming on, I think it was Wednesday, but I would have leave the office at like one o'clock and there's no fucking way that was happening.
00:12:15
echo_blades
So they went and did some clamming and came back with some razor clams, which I've never heard of.
00:12:21
Denis Tyrell
They're massive, yeah.
00:12:22
echo_blades
Yeah, I've not, I've not heard them. But yeah he's like, oh yeah, do you you like clam? I'm like, yeah, I don't like clams because I like seafood. I actually love seafood, but there's a handful of things that I'm like,
00:12:35
echo_blades
you know, not, not super into and scallops is one of them. I don't eat crab. Cause I had a horrific experience with some bad crab, like both sides, same time on ah on a trip.
00:12:43
Denis Tyrell
Like throwing up horrific or?
00:12:48
Denis Tyrell
oh ah
00:12:50
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:12:51
Denis Tyrell
oh
00:12:52
echo_blades
in LA had to extend my trip one day cause I couldn't stop. Like it was, it was horrific, dude. It was horrific. Like the worst food poisoning I've ever had. So I made a decision that I'm just not going to,
00:13:07
echo_blades
ever have that happen to me because of that again it'll have to be something else uh but lo and behold he pulls out a bag of crab i'm like ah sorry like yeah that's very sweet but that's not my deal and he's like you like clams and he's like they're like scallops i'm like man because scallops are are probably one of the only other things that are like They are, I've had some really good scallops, but predominantly they're undercooked and gritty and it's just not my, not my thing. So, um, I normally don't scallop, but these were good.
00:13:46
echo_blades
He, uh, I don't know what he did. He, he battered them up, butter breaded them and like oven convection, like basically like the, the air fry, uh, convection oven style thing.
00:13:58
Denis Tyrell
Oh, interesting.
00:13:59
echo_blades
So, um, there, it was good. He had some halibut. um
00:14:04
Denis Tyrell
love halibut.
00:14:04
echo_blades
That was, yeah, that was a, that was a halibut good time.
00:14:05
Denis Tyrell
That's the best.
00:14:08
echo_blades
And a lot of, a lot of good conversation and stuff. So always, always love hanging out. And that was really bummed because um Dave Chappelle was in Portland on Friday night and they invited me to go, but I just, I i was flying out that night and I couldn't, I couldn't do it.
00:14:22
Denis Tyrell
Man.
00:14:26
Denis Tyrell
That would be awesome.
00:14:27
echo_blades
Yeah. so He's on the list of, If I ever can swing it and he's down this area, I'll definitely go do that.
00:14:36
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:14:36
echo_blades
It's great. Great. Almost as good as ah our good friend Lawrence from Maritime Knife Supply, where I go to get all of my knife making needs.
00:14:38
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:14:42
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yes. Known as the white Dave Chappelle.
00:14:45
echo_blades
ah The white day should feel. That guy's pretty damn funny, man. If you don't know, it's probably because he's a super quiet guy, but ah he's funny. fuck He's a funny, funny dude.
00:14:57
echo_blades
Lawrence, too. I mean, I mean, Dave too. That was a joke. God damn I ruined that. Dave is funny too. Uh, but yeah, for, uh, anything you need for your knife making, uh, journey, abrasive steel handle material machines, tooling, he's got you covered. Um, if you, if he doesn't have it up out on the website, uh, just, uh,
00:15:19
echo_blades
give him a message and he'll, he'll track that shit down for you. Um, that's just the kind of service that he, he provides there. So, um, yep. Go check them out. Tell boys at triple T said, what's up?
00:15:30
Denis Tyrell
Go get some stuff. It's Christmas time. You need to buy stuff.
00:15:33
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:15:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:15:34
echo_blades
All those poor knife makers with no tooling or abrasives and nice gift card place too.
00:15:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:15:42
echo_blades
Cause we don't really want your shit that you think we need. We just want the gift card. Yeah.
00:15:48
Denis Tyrell
ah That's going to be my Triple T video this week is on gifts. Just basically little things I picked up over the last year or so that I think are awesome and I wish I would have got earlier.
00:16:02
Denis Tyrell
So, um yeah. Take care. Jared just ran somewhere to get some water. i don't know what he's doing. um But, yeah. So take a listen and maybe you'll get some gift ideas this Thursday.
00:16:19
Denis Tyrell
um yeah I spent early what the hell is that
00:16:26
echo_blades
You need to put this on there. So Jared was, uh, while I was gone, my son had his wisdom teeth out, um, which he's very much like his dad.
00:16:37
echo_blades
So, uh, I knew it was going to be a traumatic experience cause we don't do well with, with pain and surgeries and stuff like that. And when I got my wisdom teeth out, it was a whole traumatic like experience.
00:16:49
Denis Tyrell
Oh, same. same
00:16:49
echo_blades
It wasn't fun.
00:16:50
echo_blades
I hated it had a couple of things go wrong, but I didn't really share with him until
Dental Adventures and Humor
00:16:55
echo_blades
after. But when we were doing the the check-in um and which I thought I took some, I left work on Monday because I thought we were going to get him in for the surgery that day.
00:17:07
echo_blades
ah But apparently it was just the, the intake and and consultation, i guess. And the doctor comes out and, He goes, all right, man, we're going to look in your eyes and or look in your and your mouth and stuff. And he puts his glasses on. He's got this fucking thing like this on his head And he's like, boop.
00:17:24
Denis Tyrell
Which is a light for everyone else. They can't see what but Jared just booped.
00:17:27
echo_blades
I'm going to get there, but I'm trying to amaze you here, dude. And I was like, oh, my God, that is fantastic. So he's got this little freaking light fixture attached to the top of his glasses.
00:17:39
echo_blades
So i went on Amazon in ah and put the put it in the cart.
00:17:43
Denis Tyrell
But did he have, because I have a pair of those, but I might have like, they're like the the loops with a light on them like that.
00:17:51
echo_blades
I don't know, these things just clipped right on on the frame of the glasses.
00:17:52
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I see.
00:17:54
echo_blades
And it's bright as shit, but um I'm...
00:17:57
Denis Tyrell
It certainly makes you look cool.
00:18:00
echo_blades
Yeah, well... Bro, you know, what if you want yellow light? i wish we did video every now and then.
00:18:07
Denis Tyrell
you You look like a bad version of Rudolph right Right.
00:18:13
echo_blades
Oh, that's great. I'll send you the link. This will be all the rave, just like the sandpaper, I swear.
00:18:22
echo_blades
They were charging right now. um But yeah, that was, ah that was that. So he, then he did the, yeah the anesthesia to come out thing. You know, where people, have you seen those reels where people are yeah Oh it yeah, it was great.
00:18:31
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah, yeah. They say dumb shit.
00:18:34
echo_blades
It was fantastic.
00:18:35
Denis Tyrell
Why? What was he saying?
00:18:35
echo_blades
It was. He was saying all kinds of shit. like too Too much to to even kind of do. but I have a good kid. if At 17, I had built up a tolerance to being intoxicated. And it's very much not apparent. It's a apparent that he he doesn't have the same journey as I did. Because he was fucked up.
00:19:00
echo_blades
I love you, Pops. I don't even call you Pops. Why am I calling you Pops? i to I love you, mom. He was, oh, it was fantastic, man.
00:19:13
echo_blades
It was, it was really cool.
00:19:14
Denis Tyrell
Did you video it?
00:19:15
echo_blades
I fucked dude. So I'm, I'm happy about this, that, that this is ah thing, but I was, I'm kind of pissed off too. Cause like i said, I was, I was gone and I was FaceTiming Lynn and screen recorded, which apparently you can screen record a FaceTime video, but they, it doesn't do audio.
00:19:37
Denis Tyrell
You can set it. You have to, there's an extra setting to capture the the sound.
00:19:43
echo_blades
Oh, I say I don't like that. I think that's like a super sneaky thing.
00:19:46
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's annoying.
00:19:48
echo_blades
Well, I think it's super sneaky that somebody could you screen record your FaceTime and you not know it.
00:19:48
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. you
00:19:56
echo_blades
It's some shady shit. But so um
00:20:00
Denis Tyrell
That's how phones work.
00:20:03
echo_blades
I've never done anything. nefarious like that. I think that's pretty lame, but anyways, yeah, I didn't get the audio. So, um, which, which was a bummer, but she got a couple of them, uh, but that was pretty cool.
00:20:16
echo_blades
Um, but he, so he's been down for the count. We didn't get to golf this week.
00:20:21
Denis Tyrell
Oh, no.
00:20:21
echo_blades
Um, uh,
00:20:21
Denis Tyrell
Are you going through withdrawals?
00:20:23
echo_blades
Um, with him. Yeah. I, I get, again, I'll say this till I'm blue in the face, but you know, the, there's, there's a lot of, uh, there's not a lot of shit, but you know, there's, there's a good opportunity for some shit to be talked about playing golf instead of doing, some things, but you no one will ever, uh, convince me that, uh, for the past, you know, two, three months that I've got to spend the weekends, you know, spending four hours with my son on the golf course, just him and I, Uh, and I missed it and I did. So I went out on Sunday, um and it was going to be a solo, just me, which I don't mind doing at all, but you have to either be the first one out. Otherwise you get stuck behind, you know, foursomes and that's lame.
00:21:07
echo_blades
Oh, and then you end up skipping holes. And so, so I ended up going off on the back nine and just doing nine holes, um, pretty quick. So it was cool. I had a super cool time. did have a golf lesson too on Saturday, um, which my son, got it for my son, but he had that surgery. So, um, with guy that I used to take lessons from too. So I'm going to be really good again here someday.
00:21:31
echo_blades
said every golfer yeah said every golfer but uh yeah that that's that's it so not much for the golf segment this week i'm sorry but uh yeah uh no it's okay i hate i hate this time for you guys but uh and then
00:21:32
Denis Tyrell
You're going to be back to a 220 average.
00:21:42
Denis Tyrell
Oh, well, we're all, we we'll have a sigh of relief. It's okay.
00:21:51
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I spent, uh, early last week with, uh, the reason I did not make the podcast. Um, and, and,
00:21:59
echo_blades
Cause you're irresponsible and inconsiderate. Obviously.
00:22:02
Denis Tyrell
No, because I forgot that we were leaving.
00:22:04
echo_blades
When did you tell me?
00:22:05
Denis Tyrell
I told you Sunday.
00:22:09
echo_blades
At don't make me go to the four.
00:22:09
Denis Tyrell
be and i don't i honestly don't remember what time I told you.
00:22:15
echo_blades
was like four o'clock the day before.
00:22:16
Denis Tyrell
Oh. Because I was packing, and I'm like, oh yeah, because I'm leaving tomorrow. And I realized, oh, shit, we we record Monday night. And I knew there's no way I was going to try to figure out a recording from Rick's place.
Creative Projects and Inspirations
00:22:33
Denis Tyrell
So, yeah, he was on his own. But I was at... Our buddy Rick Hall's place in Reno, Nevada. Nevada, sorry, Nevada. um We got ostracized for calling it Nevada.
00:22:46
Denis Tyrell
um
00:22:46
echo_blades
I agree, but
00:22:49
Denis Tyrell
ah We had a good... we we um we're gonna We went... You'll see the video Saturday. So if you watch my channel, you'll see the build video Saturday with me, Parker, and... ah rick building um some railroad spike knives but actually got this idea i'll call out my friend jason kraus from north star forge because it was his idea um because i saw him post a picture one and when and i thought it was really cool he did um basically forge welded a damascus blade into spike knife handle
00:23:28
Denis Tyrell
Uh, cause you know, I don't particularly like spike knives that you can't harden. So we thought this would be kind of fun. It'd be something we can do in a day. um so yeah, so we spent, well, kind of half of Monday and half a Tuesday, making those spike knives.
00:23:45
Denis Tyrell
Uh, and it was really cool. Um, Parker got to use the power hammer, so he was loving that. And yeah, it was just good time. We we went out for um a nice dinner while we were there. We, of course, did the all-you-can-eat sushi, which we can't get here in California.
00:24:05
Denis Tyrell
So we did that and had some dinner.
00:24:06
echo_blades
That's a shame.
00:24:08
Denis Tyrell
ah yeah but it was fun. it was Rick's always good host, and and we had a really good time. And his wife, Deb, is is hilarious. and So yeah, it was fun.
00:24:16
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. That's a bummer. I didn't get to go.
00:24:20
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. yeah but we that um Yeah, you're on the shit list.
00:24:21
echo_blades
I don't think I was invited, but it's probably because I didn't call him. but So I, I don't have any ill will towards this one. I have nobody to blame for myself. Yeah.
00:24:36
echo_blades
I am. I still haven't called him. Fuck. I'm sorry, Rick. I love you with all my heart, dude. And thank you so much for the beautiful package.
00:24:40
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:24:44
Denis Tyrell
And then we came home.
00:24:45
echo_blades
Not yours, but the the package that you gave me.
00:24:46
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:24:48
echo_blades
Yes.
00:24:48
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:24:49
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. Sorry.
00:24:50
Denis Tyrell
We came home Wednesday and yeah, that was, I spent the last couple of days, well, the days after that working on some chef knives. Oh, I was talking about these last week and that um I had texted Jared because normally I've harassed Jared in the past. When you get AEBL, I was telling him to anneal it.
00:25:14
Denis Tyrell
um So I ordered these, these are water jet cut knives off knife print.
00:25:15
echo_blades
Yes.
00:25:19
Denis Tyrell
And they don't have AEBL, right? But they're come from Europe. So it's usually the European equivalent one, which I'm lazy and I didn't actually look up because I, this is what I ordered last time. And that's when I looked it up and I just didn't, I never remember these blah, blah numbers for steals.
00:25:38
Denis Tyrell
Um, cause it's not a steal I use very often. So I get it. I heat treat it like AEBL and, uh,
00:25:45
echo_blades
And Jared says, shouldn't you like a Neil or thermal cycle that.
00:25:49
Denis Tyrell
anneal it. And I'm like, man, I'll just, I'll test one and make sure. So I tested and they're like 55 and I'm like, fuck. um Okay. So I anneal it.
00:26:02
Denis Tyrell
Heat treat them again in my Even Heat kiln, which are the best kilns on the market.
00:26:06
echo_blades
Ooh,
00:26:08
Denis Tyrell
If you need a kiln, ah go check out our friends at to Even Heat.
00:26:09
echo_blades
absolutely.
00:26:14
Denis Tyrell
It's family owned and operated since 1948. That's over 50 years of making kilns. ah They build the highest quality heat treat ovens available. So get yourself an Even Heat.
00:26:28
Denis Tyrell
ah But even heats only work if you if you use them correctly. And so i
00:26:34
echo_blades
Or just set them to the appropriate heat treating recipe.
00:26:37
Denis Tyrell
well so I heat treated the knives again, and still they turned out 55, 56. fifty five fifty six I'm like, what the fuck? So finally, before I like email that the knife print folks and tell them you sent me garbage...
00:26:51
echo_blades
God, I wish you would have done that. Yeah.
00:26:53
Denis Tyrell
I look up the steel and I'm like, wait a second, that's not the AEBL equivalent. What I ordered was twelve c twenty six which is got a very different heat treat. You have to heat treat at 1975 instead of 1950 and do a much lower temper.
00:27:13
Denis Tyrell
So after I did that, then I got them to 60. That steel, I tried to get them up to 61. I couldn't quite reach. I think they're they're probably 60, 60 and a half, something like that. But I was a little disappointed in myself for not cluing into it not being the right steel.
00:27:33
Denis Tyrell
So, yeah, it's easy to heat treat when you use the right recipe. So, but lesson learned.
00:27:37
echo_blades
Yes.
00:27:40
echo_blades
You know what else I forgot to say?
00:27:40
Denis Tyrell
But what?
00:27:43
echo_blades
If I didn't cut you off.
00:27:45
Denis Tyrell
No?
00:27:47
echo_blades
The Pacific Northwest
00:27:49
Denis Tyrell
Uh-huh.
00:27:52
echo_blades
has the most awesome judge of beards ever. I had at least, but I'd say at least five comments about how awesome my beard was.
00:28:05
echo_blades
And then I had ah one of my coworkers flew up on Friday and he was with me. And three times while I was with him, man, that's an awesome beard. And I was just like, no, these were strangers.
00:28:16
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that's like boss brown nosing. That's what that is.
00:28:20
echo_blades
Dutch bros, the car rental place and the TSA agent. Two chicks and one dude. And I was just like, wow. it it's it To be honest with you guys, i've had I've had beard envy my whole life because I've never tried to grow a beard. I've had like this, you know, like a chin strap type thing for,
00:28:39
echo_blades
But like as like a beard beard, um I just never, never tried. And to to have such a didn' to not know that I had perfection just just around the corner is just a shame.
00:28:51
Denis Tyrell
Geez.
00:28:52
echo_blades
It's just a shame. And it just takes my you know, it made me to visit the Pacific Northwest and for them to acknowledge this, you know, because I went
00:29:00
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, because by Atlanta Blade Show standards, it's it's just an okay beard.
00:29:05
echo_blades
Sure. but then that's That's probably like the beard Mecca. But on this side of the the country, i'm I'm winning best beard in the building all the time. It's just...
00:29:14
Denis Tyrell
All right. We're going to see. We're going to do. a And you people out there can't participate that are listening. But when we go to Blade, Texas, I'm going to be there to witness if you get beard comments.
00:29:27
Denis Tyrell
And we're going to see in Texas.
00:29:28
echo_blades
It's going to happen. It's going happen.
00:29:30
Denis Tyrell
All right.
00:29:31
echo_blades
It's going happen. If I still have it, but i I don't plan on getting rid of this thing. so But yeah, dude, I was say the funniest part, though, is like i said, I've never had one. So the first time we're in Dutch Bros line getting a coffee and the lady's like, man, that is a really nice beard.
00:29:47
echo_blades
And it's like two seconds go by and I'm like, oh, shit, she's talking to me. Obviously, yes. Thank you.
00:29:56
echo_blades
It's just so not not anything I'm used to. So ah it was pretty pretty good. My buddy was busting my balls pretty good about that. But yeah, I couldn't i couldn't let that go without commenting on how awesome there.
00:30:10
echo_blades
So yeah, Best Beard in Building is is is a prestigious award.
00:30:13
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah.
00:30:14
echo_blades
And Best Beard in the Airport, too. So um for the TSA lady-ish.
00:30:22
Denis Tyrell
Well, speaking of beards, I almost lost mine the other day. Lost my head.
00:30:27
echo_blades
Oh.
00:30:28
Denis Tyrell
ah When I was doing those chef knives, I was... You know how you want to, like, soften the edges of the knives?
00:30:37
echo_blades
Before you do that, speaking of beards, you know who would whoop my ass in a beard contest without a doubt?
00:30:38
Denis Tyrell
What? What?
00:30:42
Denis Tyrell
Oh, Koi Baker for sure.
00:30:44
echo_blades
Koi Baker, for sure. So, yeah, ah a man that makes the best pattern welded steel in the business, Koi Baker, and and is the aficionado of best beard and building everywhere he goes, for sure.
00:30:58
echo_blades
a maker of uh all of your awesome damascus needs as well as a complete line of uh products to help you take it from the beginning to the end you can clean it etch it and protect it clean it with the uh grime reaper um and then you can etch it with their line of gator piss uh with the og blend the gator max and gator heavy uh and then you can protect it with the um Gator skin, the ceramic, the nano ceramic coating.
00:31:29
echo_blades
um You can grab all of that stuff. There's, he's got auctions. He just had the, one of the the biggest sales he had. i hope you guys all took advantage of that. But now you can load up your cart. with all of those awesome things and use the discount code triple T 10. And if you want to be an extra overachiever, you can go ahead and use the Baker forging tool app and you can get one day early access from all those lambs that just use the website.
00:31:54
echo_blades
So triple T 10 for 10% off. Now back to your beard.
00:31:57
Denis Tyrell
Yes. And he he's so proud he's so proud of his beard, he puts it on every package.
00:32:03
echo_blades
Yeah. I mean,
00:32:07
echo_blades
Yeah, that's humble. That's pretty damn humble.
00:32:10
Denis Tyrell
Not that package.
00:32:11
echo_blades
Oh, shit. The beard package.
00:32:17
Denis Tyrell
Yes, yes.
00:32:18
echo_blades
Hey, he's got the old natural package.
00:32:18
Denis Tyrell
In his...
00:32:22
echo_blades
Roll all that beautiful bean footage. if
00:32:27
Denis Tyrell
Oh, what was I saying?
00:32:27
echo_blades
Oh, man.
00:32:28
Denis Tyrell
Oh, the the knives.
00:32:29
echo_blades
Back to your beard loss
Challenges in Craftsmanship
00:32:32
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. See how you soften the edges of like chef knives? They're not like, you know, you know what I'm talking about. So on the spine, both.
00:32:32
echo_blades
scare.
00:32:39
echo_blades
The spine or the choil? Okay. Okay.
00:32:42
Denis Tyrell
So did the spine, no problem. And then I decide to do the choil and I have a brand new 120 grit because I'm just taking the edge off and then I normally go to the surface conditioning belt.
00:32:56
Denis Tyrell
So i don't know what the hell is going through my mind, but I'm doing this with the the point of the knife down, which means the choil, has like the heel is pointed. So now that point is up and I'm trying to...
00:33:18
Denis Tyrell
do that yeah so i catch the uh i catch that point but it's like these are almost sharp and i catch that point and it rips just the center of the belt so i now slice the belt in two and that one half that hasn't completely separated from the other half now splits and it's just going wow And it's hitting the water bucket and there's water everywhere.
00:33:18
echo_blades
catch it.
00:33:22
echo_blades
Oh.
00:33:33
echo_blades
Ha
00:33:46
echo_blades
ha.
00:33:48
Denis Tyrell
And it's now like, oop it it's like this three feet of belt just whipping around and I can't even get close enough to turn the grinder off.
00:33:49
echo_blades
Oh, man.
00:33:58
Denis Tyrell
I don't even know what to do at this point. And finally it severs and I can turn the grinder off. It's scared the shit out of me. I haven't had that happen in a while, but I don't know what was going through my head thinking that that was a good idea.
00:34:07
echo_blades
That's funny.
00:34:13
Denis Tyrell
Um, so yeah, that was my adventures with though though those four chef knives have been giving me a lot of grief.
00:34:14
echo_blades
Hmm.
00:34:19
Denis Tyrell
So I'll be glad to get them out of the shop. Uh, should be on the website later this week. So take a look, but, but I was using the Ameribraid, fastback two by 72.
00:34:29
echo_blades
Man, I wish I could have been there.
00:34:37
echo_blades
I'm pretty sure you had the drop-away blatant in full effect in that procedure.
00:34:37
Denis Tyrell
um
00:34:40
Denis Tyrell
Um, I was using that plant and I hadn't, I didn't have it dropped away. That probably would have made it even worse.
00:34:45
echo_blades
Oh.
00:34:47
Denis Tyrell
I was actually just using it up against the flat plant and just kind of using the edge of the belt.
00:34:52
echo_blades
Oh, okay, yeah, yeah.
00:34:53
Denis Tyrell
Um, But yeah, if you guys need a grinder, that is the Workhorse Grinder. The Ameribraid is an awesome machine. has amazing attachments, some of the best ones out there. The Surface Grinder, the um Rotary Platten, the Dropaway Platten, all amazing um engineering on these things. So go get yourself an Ameribraid at Ameribraid.com.
00:35:19
Denis Tyrell
And while you're there, check out the Super Tool, the...
00:35:26
echo_blades
Hyperdisk.
00:35:26
Denis Tyrell
Hyper... Sorry, I was having a brain fart. The HyperDisk, which is a buffer. It's got different rotary tools you can put on it. So take a look at that and get yourself one of those. So go check out Ameribraid.com and yeah, get yourself a good grinder.
00:35:46
Denis Tyrell
You deserve it. Make it a Christmas present for yourself.
00:35:51
Denis Tyrell
um
00:35:52
echo_blades
Yes.
00:35:53
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:35:54
echo_blades
Yes.
00:35:54
Denis Tyrell
yeah i got Since we're doing sponsors, I got to tell you, um'm I'm watching TV, um and for some reason, 40-year-old version comes on.
00:35:56
echo_blades
But wait, there's more.
00:36:07
Denis Tyrell
No, no, sorry. um Something About Mary. Something About Mary comes on, and if you've never seen that movie, um Cameron...
00:36:15
echo_blades
Get out from the rock you live under.
00:36:17
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that. But Cameron Diaz's brother in the movie is Warren. There's this one scene where he goes, Franken beans. french And I just realized where that came from when i was watching.
00:36:32
echo_blades
I was going to say, don't you fucking make me embarrass you like this on this damn show.
00:36:35
Denis Tyrell
No, no, like I forgot that that's where it came. I've heard this. I've heard it so many times, but I forgot which movie.
00:36:40
echo_blades
Okay. No, no. I'm glad you're making the connection now. Yes.
00:36:43
Denis Tyrell
I forgot what movie it came from. And as he sang it, I'm like, oh, right.
00:36:50
echo_blades
God.
00:36:50
Denis Tyrell
So it made me think of our friend Frank at Two Bastards. Texas Smithian Supplies. For all your hammer needs, go check out Frank and Nita. And, yeah, Frank and Beans.
00:37:05
echo_blades
Frank and beans, Frank and beans.
00:37:05
Denis Tyrell
And... i
00:37:08
echo_blades
How you get the beans on top of the fry?
00:37:12
echo_blades
We got a bleeder.
00:37:12
Denis Tyrell
parker in there Parker had never had never seen it and I said to Parker you gotta sit down for the first like 10 minutes of this movie it's the best yeah after that man but the the yeah
00:37:21
echo_blades
It is is, it is fantastic. Yeah.
00:37:27
echo_blades
I don't know, man. It's got some pretty, it's pretty good the way through. But yeah, curvy peens, fat peens, straight peens, cross peens, diagonal peens, any peen on the scene, he'll make you, glean.
00:37:39
Denis Tyrell
ain't it grand man ain't it grand
00:37:42
echo_blades
It is grand to have a fat peen in your hand. Absolutely.
00:37:46
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. But that was pretty funny hearing that.
00:37:50
echo_blades
Yeah, thanks. I'm glad you fucking finally acknowledged. Yeah. Goodness gracious. Somebody help me. Anybody want to do a show next week? I need some goddamn help.
00:38:03
echo_blades
And Brant, you're fired because you make fun of me.
00:38:06
Denis Tyrell
I love it.
00:38:06
echo_blades
I do the making fun of around here.
00:38:08
Denis Tyrell
yeah ah Brent did really good. and Great to see all the new designs. I saw his chef knife design, which I thought was cool.
00:38:14
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah.
00:38:16
Denis Tyrell
What's the other one?
00:38:16
echo_blades
The double.
00:38:17
Denis Tyrell
The Sable?
00:38:18
echo_blades
Disable. Yeah.
00:38:19
Denis Tyrell
And what's the new one? What was the new one? What's the one you guys were... See, it can't be that good of a name because I already forgot.
00:38:24
echo_blades
Straight.
00:38:26
Denis Tyrell
What is like?
00:38:26
echo_blades
strength, and adaptability, endurance.
00:38:29
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:38:30
echo_blades
Whether you're tracking game and you pop out behind a swamp with an alligator in your teeth, the Sable's got you covered.
00:38:30
Denis Tyrell
good
00:38:38
Denis Tyrell
He needs to do an AI picture of him with like...
00:38:45
echo_blades
no he doesn't. Hey, I got him in trouble, man.
00:38:46
Denis Tyrell
i no no, a picture of him with the knife in his mouth, like like swim through a swamp looking for gators.
00:38:48
echo_blades
i think he's...
00:38:53
echo_blades
I would co-sign that. I would co-sign that 100%. If but the Rambo. Time to Rambo not. Just kidding. Straight adaptability. Endurance. The Sable.
00:39:09
Denis Tyrell
What would know what it was the name now?
00:39:09
echo_blades
my God.
00:39:10
Denis Tyrell
even forget the name that he came up with for the other knife. the
00:39:13
echo_blades
Double tap.
00:39:14
Denis Tyrell
Oh yeah, the Pokey one. then
00:39:16
echo_blades
Yeah. which I like. So see, I just, I just challenge him to be creative and not, not lean on that chubby.
00:39:18
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, no, I did too.
00:39:23
echo_blades
There's a place for it, but yeah.
00:39:25
Denis Tyrell
yeah It's crazy. i was just I was watching TV earlier and I'm watching commercials and I'm like these motherfuckers, every commercial is just a i art AI visuals now.
00:39:38
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:39:39
Denis Tyrell
Like, they're not hiring graphic designers for everything. Like, I'm literally watching a commercial knowing that they generated this with AI.
00:39:48
Denis Tyrell
Lazy bastards.
00:39:48
echo_blades
i That's why graphic cards are $3,500 right now.
00:39:52
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah.
00:39:55
echo_blades
Everybody's snatching them up for AI generation.
00:39:58
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:40:01
Denis Tyrell
But, um, you what? Oh, you guys, did you guys talk about the hot salting video on the Triple T, did you?
00:40:10
echo_blades
I did. I did, yeah.
00:40:14
Denis Tyrell
I don't recall, but that's a good one.
00:40:16
echo_blades
It's probably because i said I said something nice about you.
00:40:19
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah. i didn't I didn't listen that part.
00:40:20
echo_blades
And I laughed because, yeah, because I laughed because the when I watched it, you just had this giant turkey deep fryer bucket. It was on Thanksgiving. I'm like, you're probably wearing that damn camo sweater, too. I was like, Jesus.
00:40:37
echo_blades
But, yeah.
00:40:38
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I didn't get to go turkey hunting this year, this fall.
00:40:42
echo_blades
It's all right.
00:40:42
Denis Tyrell
Things got in the way, so the turkeys are off the hook until the spring.
00:40:43
echo_blades
You lift.
00:40:48
echo_blades
All right.
00:40:50
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, and this week will be the gifts for the knife makers, so yeah.
Community and Recommendations
00:40:57
Denis Tyrell
Shall we do some maker spotlights?
00:41:01
echo_blades
I was just wondering why I'm so damn tired right now. It's like freaking yawning.
00:41:04
Denis Tyrell
That's because it's the third show of the night.
00:41:05
echo_blades
I'm like, well, cause this is the fifth fucking time we've done this and it's not as awesome as it was the first time, but yeah, this will be our first maker spotlight.
00:41:15
Denis Tyrell
All right? That's right.
00:41:18
echo_blades
So this week I have, look at how prepare to am. ZDforge, one word, ZDforge. Zane, I don't know how to say that.
00:41:31
Denis Tyrell
Zane Dvorak, like the keyboard.
00:41:31
echo_blades
Dorak? Dvorak?
00:41:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:41:35
echo_blades
what do you mean like the keyboard?
00:41:37
Denis Tyrell
There's a Dvorak keyboard. Yeah,
00:41:39
echo_blades
Oh, I know nothing about it.
00:41:41
Denis Tyrell
well.
00:41:42
echo_blades
um Yeah, I was just flipping through my page and saw some some of his work pop up. And i was like, wow, this shit's pretty cool. Keyholes.
00:41:54
echo_blades
good
00:41:54
Denis Tyrell
I was not, if I am not following him.
00:41:58
echo_blades
some Some chef work, some darked out stuff. Like, I don't know, man. Really, really good stuff. And yeah, I wanted to.
00:42:05
Denis Tyrell
like it.
00:42:08
echo_blades
is it Looks like a younger. You know what? That's
00:42:12
Denis Tyrell
Oh, that, is that a piece of muskox? Oh, I love muskox.
00:42:16
echo_blades
what you say about my filthy mouth. um
00:42:22
Denis Tyrell
this This is one of my favorite handle materials. We were talking about this at Rick's place, um which is muskox, which I think can just...
00:42:29
echo_blades
I just can't stop. and it' emily Yeah,
00:42:32
Denis Tyrell
but what Have you ever seen it?
00:42:35
echo_blades
go ahead
00:42:37
Denis Tyrell
Like, if you scroll down to, like, well, right beside the Bladeshow one, to the left of the Bladeshow one, that handle material is muskox.
00:42:46
echo_blades
Is it the pearly looking thing? The white stuff?
00:42:48
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:49
echo_blades
Oh, yeah, that is really cool.
00:42:51
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's expensive as fuck, but it's like more expensive than ivory.
00:42:52
echo_blades
It is must box.
00:42:58
echo_blades
Oh. Yeah, that shit's really cool.
00:43:01
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's beautiful.
00:43:04
echo_blades
It is.
00:43:04
Denis Tyrell
It almost looks like marbly. It kind of almost looks like an like an acrylic, but it feels totally different in the hand. It's really brittle, though.
00:43:12
echo_blades
Hmm.
00:43:14
Denis Tyrell
But it looks amazing. I want to get some, but it's expensive.
00:43:16
echo_blades
Yeah. Dude does some really cool work.
00:43:23
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that's a good one. Finally, you come up with a good one.
00:43:25
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:43:27
echo_blades
Finally, how dare you disrespect all of those awesome makers I spot like. Good Lord.
00:43:34
Denis Tyrell
ah But this is what I would have like. You're always doing like the chef knife guys. This what I would have come up with.
00:43:40
echo_blades
um i keep it well rounded sir this is a good one so um yep uh if you're not following uh zane he's got 2081 followers um and again that handle is zd forge on instagram so uh go check them out and tell them uh
00:43:43
Denis Tyrell
It is a good one.
00:44:00
echo_blades
Give them follow. Let's bump that up to
00:44:07
echo_blades
cause that's our capacity, Dennis. Five listeners.
00:44:13
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:44:13
echo_blades
Including myself.
00:44:15
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yes.
00:44:15
Denis Tyrell
You count yourself.
00:44:15
echo_blades
That's what that that that that mouth.
00:44:18
echo_blades
that that That's how the math works after I realized I didn't do it.
00:44:21
Denis Tyrell
Oh.
00:44:22
echo_blades
Who do you got?
00:44:23
Denis Tyrell
I have... i swear we had done this one before because these guys are awesome, but win Windburn Steel.
00:44:29
echo_blades
Pretty sure we did.
00:44:32
Denis Tyrell
um Win, W-I-N, Winburn Steel. No underscores or bullshit. Winburn Steel. And this is Mark and Dale Winburn. And they are father's son team. And every I love checking out their table at Blade Show because these guys do like swords, like big things.
00:44:55
Denis Tyrell
like awesome things that you just look at and you're like yeah i want to pick that up i want to swing it around they they just do the like the funnest builds like really cool swords um i just love visiting their table because it's just really awesome stuff um yeah i see daggers most most the stuff that i've seen is like big swords And really, really historically accurate ones as well.
00:45:20
echo_blades
Same.
00:45:24
Denis Tyrell
So just just really, really cool. um Love their stuff. They're cool guys. and Cool to chit-chat with them and just about...
00:45:35
Denis Tyrell
you know, how they made it. And the and and he lets you pick, well, I don't, he lets everybody pick them up. um I think so. But you can pick them up and try the weight of these swords because some of them are huge. Like he did one that was like, geez, was like five feet long. It was very cool.
00:45:54
Denis Tyrell
So were yeah, good stuff. They're at 11.2 thousand followers. So go check them out. Windburn Steal.
00:46:05
echo_blades
Yeah, I am the proud owner of Windburn Elvin Doghead Hammer.
00:46:16
Denis Tyrell
But have you have have you used it?
00:46:19
echo_blades
Yes, we used it together.
00:46:21
Denis Tyrell
I remember you bringing it. I don't remember you using it.
00:46:23
echo_blades
Yeah, we used it on the on our railroad spike knife.
00:46:28
Denis Tyrell
Okay. Yeah, yeah. Nah, it's coming back to me.
00:46:31
echo_blades
Yeah, it's got the... ah it's ah It's a bigger hammer than I would normally do. I just thought it looked freaking really cool.
00:46:37
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:46:37
echo_blades
And then it's a, I think it's a three pound, three and a half pound, something like that. But um he's got, he's got the recurve with two positions.
00:46:43
Denis Tyrell
It's got that like recurve handle kind of thing, right?
00:46:46
echo_blades
Like you got the the backside, you can fucking get after it with a big whack or you can choke up on it and for some more precision type doing. So really cool thing.
00:46:59
echo_blades
And yeah, Dale's a good, good dude. So.
00:47:04
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:47:04
echo_blades
Yeah, for a sword guy, it's pretty cool. I saw it for the hammer. It worked pretty good.
00:47:07
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:47:08
echo_blades
so
00:47:09
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:47:11
echo_blades
Love that.
00:47:13
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah. so Something else I want to talk about. so that um
00:47:16
echo_blades
Is it Pelican paste?
00:47:18
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. That's exactly what I was going to...
00:47:19
echo_blades
It is. I was just i know i could fight could feel the Pelican base vibes from all over you. You're like all gleaming and glistening with wax.
00:47:30
Denis Tyrell
Absolutely.
00:47:31
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:47:32
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. If you need... Wax for any occasion. ah Maybe, maybe not any.
00:47:39
echo_blades
um No. Yeah.
00:47:39
Denis Tyrell
Wax for any occasion.
00:47:40
echo_blades
Any occasion. oh no it's No limits to to your WAX applications.
00:47:46
Denis Tyrell
um You need wax for that hammer handle. You name it. Hard wax, soft wax, Pelican oil, hand salve, soap, and even butternut seasoning for your ah cast iron pans.
00:47:59
Denis Tyrell
Pelican paste has it all. So go check out pelicanpaste.com. Use the discount code TTT10 and ah get yourself some quality wax.
00:48:08
echo_blades
That's right.
00:48:10
Denis Tyrell
Now, what I was thinking of is um
00:48:13
echo_blades
Grip tech. Ah, you're the man, dude, dude.
00:48:17
Denis Tyrell
You're just force-feeding me these now.
00:48:19
echo_blades
This is great.
00:48:20
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:48:20
echo_blades
I just, I, it's very rare. We're this in tune. So.
00:48:24
Denis Tyrell
I did this. So I used GripTech once when Parker did his chef knife. We used GripTech. I love this stuff because that really was the first time I had used it. The four knives that I'm working on now, three of them have GripTech in them.
00:48:41
Denis Tyrell
So they're all combo scales. So there's...
00:48:43
echo_blades
ah you You should be an aficionado now. you ah you You're the owner of a Griptek handled knife.
00:48:49
Denis Tyrell
I know, i know.
00:48:50
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:48:50
Denis Tyrell
um So yeah, I love working with It's super easy. um i love, me personally, i love combining um carbon fiber because I just love the look of carbon fiber.
00:49:02
Denis Tyrell
I like that on the front of the knife where you're gripping, but the um the grip tech on the rest of the handle looks amazing. And then I actually did the reverse on one knife, did the grip tech on the front and the carbon fiber on the back.
00:49:14
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:49:15
Denis Tyrell
No matter where you put it, it looks awesome and it feels awesome. So go get yourself some Grip Tech, ah some Grip X from Grip Tech.
00:49:23
echo_blades
gripex
00:49:25
Denis Tyrell
They also have the Grip X 3D and then the Limitless Color ah for higher finishes instead of the the easy finish.
00:49:36
Denis Tyrell
And i'm actually, i'm not I'm not used to this because I was like doing the, you know, the front of the handle scales, you know, before you put them on the knife. I was doing those and... it It actually, i forget because I did the 220 and then I go to 400 and 800 and a thousand and I got to 400 and it just wasn't finished.
00:49:52
Denis Tyrell
Well, oh yeah, shit, this grip tech, you can't do that.
00:49:54
echo_blades
You got to back it up. Yeah.
00:49:57
Denis Tyrell
um So yeah, it was awesome. Not having to go through all that.
00:49:59
echo_blades
Yeah. Absolutely.
00:50:02
Denis Tyrell
But you guys will see some pictures of of, I really love these handles. So you'll see some pictures of these handles in the next couple of days when I get them finished. But what I was saying is, you just love...
00:50:11
echo_blades
Very cool.
00:50:14
echo_blades
Before you say that, you go to grip tech official on grip tech.com and use the discount code triple T 10 for 10% off.
00:50:22
Denis Tyrell
Yes, that, what he said.
00:50:24
echo_blades
Yes.
00:50:25
Denis Tyrell
um one of the um One of the things that's going to be my in my Thursday video...
00:50:31
echo_blades
I wish we had another sponsor because I was inserted again and I, and I don't.
00:50:34
Denis Tyrell
Uh, just, um, I'm going to mute.
00:50:37
echo_blades
So, but go ahead. All right.
00:50:38
Denis Tyrell
I'm going to mute Jared.
00:50:39
echo_blades
I'm all ears now.
00:50:43
Denis Tyrell
In my, one of the things in my Thursday video is going to be, um the sanding stones. Cause mean, most people have heard of these sanding stones, but and I've had some in the drawer. i use them on occasion.
00:50:57
Denis Tyrell
Um, Jared's giving me the fist. Um,
00:51:02
echo_blades
Those are stupid.
00:51:04
Denis Tyrell
when We heard about them at the same time, so don't give me that crap.
00:51:05
echo_blades
that i have used them. I use them regularly. Those are stupid. di rabbi Why would anybody?
00:51:11
Denis Tyrell
I have never said that. I just said they're not in my not in my regular rotation.
00:51:13
echo_blades
ah Remember what I said.
00:51:16
Denis Tyrell
i just forget that I have them and I don't use them very often.
00:51:20
echo_blades
I forgive you. It's not your fault.
00:51:21
Denis Tyrell
yeah But I was doing these knives on the Sandshark.
00:51:22
echo_blades
You are the way you
00:51:27
Denis Tyrell
And I was using your blue sandpaper. And the only downside of that sandpaper is it's really fucking sticky and it's hard to get it off this the the stick.
00:51:37
echo_blades
It can be, yes.
00:51:38
Denis Tyrell
um so So I was having to change paper a lot and it was kind of annoying me. And I got and i said to myself, damn it, I wish there was something where I could change the paper faster or not have to change it all. And then it just occurred to me, why the hell aren't I using the sanding stones on the Sandshark?
00:51:57
Denis Tyrell
So I went and got the 220 sanding stone and I actually got a um Because i do I do find they load up a little bit. You get... If you use them, at least with the sand shark, because it goes so fast, and you you you load up the sanding stone with a bunch of the the black metal like that you're taking off. So I actually put...
00:52:21
Denis Tyrell
um a little dish with Windex, and I would just um dunk the sanding stone in the Windex to get all the black off of it and then use all four sides of the sanding stone and then just dunk it again.
00:52:34
Denis Tyrell
That, I couldn't believe how fast that went. ah I was amazed. It it was awesome. So if you guys have a Sandshark, go get yourself some of those sanding stones and use those much, much quicker, especially getting through that first grit.
00:52:51
echo_blades
Yeah, which reminds me that while I was in in Washington talking with Steve, he he he mentioned that Fader had shouted us out on the on Knife Talk. And so I went and took a peek at that and ended up hearing that there was a listener question about Tyrell Metalworks' um sanding machine. Yeah.
00:53:18
echo_blades
I can't. That was so good. Anyways, Tyrell metal works, puts out a, yeah a, a sanding machine. And, and I was actually listening to those Craig and him talk about, you know, like debating whether that machine was worth its weight.
00:53:35
echo_blades
And ah I was fucking defensive. My friend, i was like, like Try it. Don't those sit there talk about fucking something you've never tried and just like your pompous fucking, you know, ah view on what you think it is.
00:53:44
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:53:53
echo_blades
One of them said ah something about, um you know, if if it was that good, then everyone did. I'm like, and I was just like screaming. good episode, good content. Maybe just got me because I was like screaming, like the shit is fucking awesome. Try it quick. Just yeah, go, go get after it because for that exact reason right there, the, the, the sand shark absolutely destroys that, that first, even with sandpaper. So if Dennis is coming up with, uh, this brand new idea of sanding stones, um,
00:54:29
echo_blades
I double flipped him off with that. And in combination with the with the deal, um then, yeah, that's even cooler because if it's easier than that, um I'll definitely give it a try.
00:54:30
Denis Tyrell
yay Yeah, I'll have to go back and listen to that one and hear all of the shit talk about the Sandshark.
00:54:42
echo_blades
And I appreciate the the suggestion. And yes, and we thank Jeff and Craig for for the shout out and the acknowledgement on the show. We're friends of the show.
00:54:59
echo_blades
It wasn't shit talk, but it was ah it was like, you know, they didn't, they just hadn't tried it and they haven't tried it.
00:55:00
Denis Tyrell
and
00:55:04
echo_blades
Right. And I was just like, go give it a whirl. It's fantastic. But I mean, it's, you know, at first it's, I guess from a distance from the surface, you can think it's kind of gimmicky until you make short work of, you
00:55:19
Denis Tyrell
it's It's the exact same hand motion you do in sanding a blade. I don't understand why it would be gimmicky to them.
00:55:23
echo_blades
know. It's because it's automated and it, you know, it potentially makes it easier. So, um but yeah, no, it was cool.
00:55:29
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:55:31
echo_blades
um But yeah, appreciate the, ah the shout out and the love, Jeff. Thank you. Go get your sand shark now.
00:55:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. So have we have we paid all the bills? I feel like we've, We've read out sponsors four times. ah
00:55:51
echo_blades
We have, we paid all the bills.
00:55:51
Denis Tyrell
All
00:55:53
echo_blades
I think. Yep. We, uh, we did Lawrence from maritime nice supply. We did Frank and beans over at two bastard Smithy and supply. We talked about Koi's beard, Travis's awesome. Pelican pays Matt's grip tech and grip X Amer braid.
00:56:10
echo_blades
And, and even he, yeah, we paid him.
00:56:13
Denis Tyrell
right.
00:56:14
echo_blades
It's 56 minutes times four. And, uh,
00:56:19
Denis Tyrell
Hey, it's only times three for you. Quit your bitching.
00:56:23
echo_blades
It is only times three.
00:56:26
echo_blades
Oh, you know what I'm super stoked about?
00:56:28
Denis Tyrell
Oh, what?
00:56:31
echo_blades
This year, I'm going to take some time off over the Christmas, New Year's holiday.
00:56:39
Denis Tyrell
All right.
00:56:40
echo_blades
i have never I have never done that.
00:56:40
Denis Tyrell
Knives to be made.
00:56:45
echo_blades
I have never done that. I always find that those are the best times to work.
00:56:50
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:56:50
echo_blades
And almost a like, I mean, you you you have a zero commute. You have fucking no one calling you, emailing you. Like you can actually get some shit done. um But I've had it this year. So fuck them. I'm going on break.
00:57:07
Denis Tyrell
i used to do that I used to take like all the time between Christmas and New Year's.
00:57:08
echo_blades
if
00:57:13
Denis Tyrell
And then when I started working from home, i like, I'm just going to say I'm working. None of my guys are working. So there's no meetings. There's really nothing for me to do because you know i just manage shit.
00:57:25
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:57:26
Denis Tyrell
And ah yeah, it was just easy peasy.
00:57:26
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:57:30
Denis Tyrell
So i've yeah, i've I've done it both ways, but... Yeah.
00:57:35
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:57:35
Denis Tyrell
Something to be said for like, yeah, I'm not working at all.
00:57:36
echo_blades
I'm going to take.
00:57:38
Denis Tyrell
Don't call me. Don't text me. Don't, don't even, don't even mention my name in the sentence.
00:57:41
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. it does It's not go to work out this year to where you can get like a lot of days off for little vacation time.
00:57:52
echo_blades
The way it works.
00:57:52
Denis Tyrell
What's Christmas? What day is Christmas on this year?
00:57:54
echo_blades
Thursday.
00:57:56
Denis Tyrell
Thursday. And then the first is on Thursday.
00:57:59
echo_blades
Thursday. Yeah.
00:58:00
Denis Tyrell
Okay. Well, you still, yeah, it's not,
00:58:01
echo_blades
But yeah, you could turn some long weekends. so I'm going to take a Wednesday, Friday. That'll come out to like six days off. No Wednesday, Friday, Monday.
00:58:14
echo_blades
And then I'm going to Tuesday, Wednesday, and then take the Friday off after. So I'll have a six days off, come back to work for a couple days and then have another four days off. So I'm stoked. I feel like I'm winning right now.
00:58:27
echo_blades
So,
00:58:28
Denis Tyrell
Nice. Well, I'm going to take off, um, whatever the hell I want.
00:58:33
echo_blades
Fuck yourself. Oh, sorry. I'm happy for you.
00:58:38
Denis Tyrell
no, these four knives, these chef knives I'm working on, that's it for Christmas. And then, uh, yeah, I'm finally going to start on that dagger that I've been talking about for going on three weeks. So.
00:58:50
echo_blades
Yeah, man, I made some even poorer decisions than I normally make last week. I completely forgot that I was going to be out of town. um So I lost some time last week and then had a bunch of shit going on this week. So, yeah, I'm about to be in it here for the next couple weeks to get a couple things out for Christmas.
00:59:13
echo_blades
But I'm looking forward to it. i think i I don't know who I was telling, but ah finally got the... the uh maybe it was steve when i was up washington i was saying that for a while there like overall making was not like the release that it used to be used to be like a happy place and a place where i could go and kind of escape from all the bullshit um but then it it just wasn't it hadn't been that for a long time uh but these last couple times uh for about the last month i've been back to to enjoying it and having fun and and looking forward to it so um
00:59:49
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:59:51
echo_blades
It's been cool.
00:59:52
Denis Tyrell
Good. Get at it.
00:59:54
echo_blades
Yep.
00:59:54
Denis Tyrell
You get after it.
00:59:56
echo_blades
I'm after it.
00:59:57
Denis Tyrell
All right, man. Well, yeah, I'm done with you.
00:59:59
echo_blades
And then, yeah, let's go.
01:00:03
Denis Tyrell
I'm done. I'm done with this podcast.
01:00:05
echo_blades
I'm done. Yeah. I mean, you've done so many this month. and
01:00:09
Denis Tyrell
I've done so many today.
01:00:11
echo_blades
For other people.
01:00:11
Denis Tyrell
i'm done.
01:00:12
echo_blades
All right.
01:00:14
Denis Tyrell
All right. Bye. Bye.
01:00:17
echo_blades
Bye-bye.
01:00:34
Denis Tyrell
And that's a wrap.
01:00:34
echo_blades
That's a wrap. Ooh, good one. Love you, Mom.