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Jerid is back and we're at it again! We'll talk about Jerid's bead-off socks, ups and downs of Blade show and how we are inspired to get back into the groove!
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Transcript
Introduction to the Triple T Podcast
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echo_blades
we
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echo_blades
and pra fra
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echo_blades
be
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echo_blades
What's up, everybody? Welcome to another Triple T Podcast for Knife Makers.
Dennis Terrell's Return and Blade Show Recap
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echo_blades
Fresh, fresh off a well-deserved break from Mr. Dennis Terrell, my wonderful co-host,
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echo_blades
After taking a little sabbatical after Blade Show, but welcome back. I'm happy to be back and thanks for putting up with him while I was away.
The Sticker Mystery and Pranks
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echo_blades
Glad you're still here, all four you now.
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Denis Tyrell
hey
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echo_blades
This is fantastic news.
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Denis Tyrell
And I'm pretty sure a couple people took that I'm the fifth listener sticker, so we must have five or six by now.
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echo_blades
Yeah, you're probably right. i think that fifth listener thing is a joke. But for you know I think we probably start it off with the mystery's over.
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Denis Tyrell
Yep.
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echo_blades
the The man behind the ah the fifth listener sticker revealed himself to us.
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Denis Tyrell
Yep.
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echo_blades
And Dennis, let me just tell you, I feel like a absolute moron because I should have known.
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Denis Tyrell
I think we both should have known.
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echo_blades
I should have known because this guy ah had the. OK, first off, let me just say. If you guys aren't ah aware, I think, no, you talked about it last week.
00:01:27
echo_blades
Somebody put out ah another sticker. And the worst part about the sticker was the whole time that I was handing these out and talking about trying to figure it out was I was like, this sticker's better than the one that I made.
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echo_blades
It was fucking genius. It was fantastic. It was well thought out. it was very show orientated. And it was spot on. The ti ti tip. I should have known.
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echo_blades
I should have known.
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Denis Tyrell
So tell everybody.
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echo_blades
This is called you know cliffhanging podcast here. I might not even say it for that.
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Denis Tyrell
Oh, really? Oh, it just sounds like dead silent pause for everybody.
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echo_blades
Oh, well, that's because you don't know how to have that back and forth conversation. You just wait. But anyways, yeah, I'll tell you in a minute. There goes that silence again.
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Denis Tyrell
Jared thinks he's on TV. The the silences are... but but You realize people can't see your smiling face, right?
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echo_blades
But they're engaged, right? Especially with this energetic attitude that I have right now. So they're like, ah ah And I just keep it, keep it waiting. But anyways, yeah. So the mystery is ah my good friend, our good friend, Mr. Brent Smith from bald man knife and tool.
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echo_blades
Good job, buddy.
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Denis Tyrell
bastard
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echo_blades
Yeah. Good job. You big Canadian. Yeah. That was well done. Well done.
00:02:42
Denis Tyrell
it one and he didn't yeah I'm surprised he didn't cop to it during the show. He kept pretty quiet at
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echo_blades
So, yeah. So i talked to him the other day and he says that, the whole story behind it was, he wasn't going to do it because the the cost of the stickers, right.
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echo_blades
They were like, for however many, it was going to be this many bucks. And he was like, yeah, no, i don't, I'm not, I'm not the juice ain't worse.
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Denis Tyrell
It's not that funny.
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echo_blades
That squeeze. Yeah.
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Denis Tyrell
ah
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echo_blades
And then like randomly he got like a special, uh, like discount thing that popped up on it and it was like super cheap. So he was like, okay, now it's worth it. So he got like 50 of them made.
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echo_blades
And then he, said, uh, he, he kept one, which he baited me before I even saw the big sticker, the big pack on our table, uh, and said, Hey, somebody just put this on my table randomly.
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echo_blades
So before that he ran over to the table and stuck the stack on ours. So then went back to his table, kept one and got the joke going with me. So, but, uh, it's pretty good.
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echo_blades
It was funny. I enjoyed it.
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Denis Tyrell
Yeah. was Good job, Brent.
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echo_blades
It was, yeah, it was almost as cool as, uh, Mr.
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Denis Tyrell
Good job.
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echo_blades
uh, maritime himself, uh, Lawrence making the the, the Canadian vest sticker as well, which was probably one of the highlights of the show for me was walking around and seeing, i mean, just countless people wearing this, you know, uh, picture of the vest on their badge.
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echo_blades
It was, spen I was so on on tables and the back of things. Like it was so cool. Uh,
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Denis Tyrell
um sure there was a few in the bathroom stall too.
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echo_blades
I hope so. Yeah. Yeah. Nothing says bathroom toilet mint like a Canadian vest.
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Denis Tyrell
yeah
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echo_blades
So, uh, and the whole origin of him, like trying to ah apparently sometimes while he was trying to make the sticker, there was some that had like my, me, my face on it.
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echo_blades
But then the vest was like, and things were all out of proportion and stuff. And I was the wrong color and, Like my arms didn't match my head. It was great.
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Denis Tyrell
You should have used those.
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echo_blades
So yeah, I thought so. It was pretty cool. But yeah. yeah How you been?
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Denis Tyrell
ah um Yeah, it's just been back to work this week.
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echo_blades
i haven't talked to you since like you put my Crocs up for sale.
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Denis Tyrell
You know, getting some work done. But yeah, had a good Father's Day yesterday and mostly just relaxed. The boys came over and they made me breakfast and, you know, played some some Farkle and.
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echo_blades
which is a fantastic game, by the way, and I hate to say it because ah had so much fun doing it.
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Denis Tyrell
but
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echo_blades
ah did win, right?
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Denis Tyrell
Did you?
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Denis Tyrell
I don't remember.
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echo_blades
and think I did win.
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echo_blades
Yeah, of course you don't because I won.
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Denis Tyrell
I was too busy watching my wife prank you on Facebook right in front of you.
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echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah, and you, fool.
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Denis Tyrell
She didn't know she did me earlier.
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echo_blades
Yeah, it was pretty good.
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Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
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echo_blades
Yeah.
Family and Personal Stories
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Denis Tyrell
But, yeah, I'm just working on some new projects now, trying to get some videos in the can and following up on some stuff from Blade Show and sending out orders and, you know, the usual bullshit.
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echo_blades
Cool. Very cool.
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Denis Tyrell
But yeah, it's been good. Parker was ah inspired after Blade Show and he's he's in the process of making a knife.
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echo_blades
cool
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Denis Tyrell
So that's good. He was happy about selling all his, well, not all of them, but a good portion of his scoops he made for Blade Show. And I told him, you should be learning making more knives.
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Denis Tyrell
So he is making a chef knife right now.
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echo_blades
very go
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Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
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echo_blades
Very cool. Yeah. I mean, we need more shit to put on the table that won't sell. So fucking join the club, dude. We're, we're, we're paving the way for you.
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Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah, exactly. um
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echo_blades
that
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Denis Tyrell
Well, tell me, how how was your trip? How was, i was where are you, North Carolina?
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echo_blades
Yeah. I went to North Carolina after it was fantastic, man.
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Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
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echo_blades
It was really, really, really good. Um, I was kind of, kind of bummed. I had to jet out of the last day there. Um, cause I had like a four hour drive up to to North Carolina, but my buddy picked me up.
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echo_blades
We head over there. Again, another opportunity to, to drive through our beautiful country. um In the past couple of years, I've gone down South to Florida. And I mean, with great company, that's, that's an awesome drive.
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echo_blades
And one, ah you've done it with us once, um you know, just, just a good time.
00:07:21
Denis Tyrell
Mm hmm.
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echo_blades
But ah so we went the other way and I got to see the other side of,
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Denis Tyrell
I think the drive north is a little more scenic.
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echo_blades
Yeah. yeah Well, yeah, because it gets dark on the... I haven't seen Florida, really, because it's always dark by the time I get through there.
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Denis Tyrell
Oh.
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echo_blades
But yeah, the the the southern health and southern half out there is not much.
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Denis Tyrell
Like Georgia to Florida, it was like, you're not you're not that close to the ocean. It's just flat trees.
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echo_blades
Yeah.
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Denis Tyrell
It's not that interesting.
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echo_blades
Yeah.
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Denis Tyrell
At least there's hills. And, you know, you get into the Carolinas and Virginia and up there, and there's more to see, especially around Pennsylvania.
00:07:53
echo_blades
Yeah.
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echo_blades
Yeah, I didn't get that one.
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Denis Tyrell
No, I know you didn't go that far, but
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echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, definitely really cool. um Yeah, like start South Carolina. All the the tobacco products were really cheap. Gas was extremely like like half price, apparently.
00:08:16
echo_blades
So that's still mind-boggling. Again, I'll say this until I'm blue in the face is that the rest of this country is so damn green. it's It's overwhelming. I'd say it a million times, but We're in right dab smack in the middle of brown town season until it starts to rain again.
00:08:35
echo_blades
And there's just so much.
00:08:36
Denis Tyrell
in November.
00:08:38
echo_blades
Yeah, so much lush greenness of, you know, trees and hills and grass and it's still raining. and And that part was cool.
00:08:48
Denis Tyrell
yeah
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echo_blades
um But got into North Carolina. Which I was digging the vibe there. I had no no expectations um of you know what what to expect. But I did stop at somewhere. I think it was in South Carolina. But we ate at this place called The Cookout.
00:09:08
echo_blades
You ever heard of it?
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Denis Tyrell
Sounds promising. No?
00:09:10
echo_blades
Okay, so it's a fast food place.
00:09:12
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I was expecting some like down home barbecue place.
00:09:13
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:09:16
echo_blades
No, it's just a standard chain called The Cookout. Deal is, though, this food, it was I guess it was like, do you want a burger? My buddy's like, yeah. So apparently he's ah he's a. It's OK.
00:09:32
echo_blades
Food's like, OK. right Right. Nothing to write home about. okay
00:09:36
Denis Tyrell
Okay.
00:09:36
echo_blades
But the shit is so cheap. Dennis, it's like two dollars for a hot dog, three dollars for a hamburger. $2 for fries. Like the the the funniest thing to me was their shakes were more than any of the food.
00:09:55
Denis Tyrell
Really?
00:09:56
echo_blades
Yeah. It's like four bucks for a milkshake and like three 50 for a hamburger or something like that. It was a trip. not again, not that great, but, uh, it was just a trip to see.
00:10:09
echo_blades
like it was so cheap. I felt like I honestly had a moment i was like, I feel like buying everybody in this restaurant lunch. Like,
00:10:17
Denis Tyrell
ah You're
Southern Food and Golf Adventures
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Denis Tyrell
a baller there.
00:10:19
echo_blades
I'm a baller.
00:10:20
echo_blades
I mean, hot dogs on me guys, two buck checks all day long.
00:10:21
Denis Tyrell
think
00:10:26
echo_blades
Oh, a bunch of,
00:10:26
Denis Tyrell
it's It's because you sold that knife at Blade Show. That's why you're you felt like a baller, right?
00:10:30
echo_blades
I guess, man, it it was, it was pretty cool. But, uh, Yeah, we did that. And then finally had that Bojangles. So I think last year before I went, I was talking about trying, you know, places to eat while we were driving and out there.
00:10:44
echo_blades
I got so many mixed comments about Bojangles. And I think the other one is Zaxby's or some shit like that. But they're just chicken places.
00:10:51
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I've been to a Zaxby's before.
00:10:54
echo_blades
Yeah. So i remember somebody was like, oh, they have health violations and this shit and Bojangles is trash and shit.
00:10:58
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's...
00:11:01
echo_blades
Man, i'm I'm a fan. i did not mind Bojangles at all. The Bo rounds, they have something called Boberry biscuits.
00:11:10
Denis Tyrell
Hmm.
00:11:11
echo_blades
Dude, they are blueberry biscuits covered with jizzy frosting.
00:11:19
Denis Tyrell
Why do you have to call him Jizzy Frost?
00:11:20
echo_blades
it was so It was the most, I mean, cause it was overwhelming how much frosting was put on mine. My buddy had like his thing had just a couple of them Mine was just like, dude must've got like distracted and went with the, with the, yes, it was so, it was so good, man.
00:11:34
Denis Tyrell
but Did you have an insulin shake with that or what?
00:11:40
echo_blades
They were fucking fantastic. And then I found out you can eggs and shit on the chicken biscuits and stuff. So it was pretty good. I went there twice. We had it for breakfast both days. But i was i'm I'm a fan. I'll be stopping by there next time I ah cross one.
00:11:58
Denis Tyrell
Hmm.
00:11:58
echo_blades
And then we went to some other place called the Vicious Biscuit. lot of biscuits and chicken out there in the South.
00:12:04
Denis Tyrell
Well, you're in the Carolinas, right?
00:12:06
echo_blades
Yeah, I guess. I mean, it's it's real.
00:12:07
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:12:09
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's not real healthy food, but there's a lot of it.
00:12:09
echo_blades
I mean, we have like Dave's Hot Chicken.
00:12:11
echo_blades
oh no. Although I did, I did pull some, we did have barbecue at a, I I'm not going to remember the name of the place, but, um, I was so full from, from like just biscuits and chicken went to a barbecue place. And I was just like, I want a salad.
00:12:28
echo_blades
So I got to build my own salad.
00:12:30
Denis Tyrell
Everyone's like, fucking Californian.
00:12:32
echo_blades
Yeah, ah basically. but And again, the shit was cheap. was like oh eight bucks for a salad and then like five bucks I put ah brisket, I think, on top of it so ah for a protein.
00:12:42
echo_blades
It was delicious. It was really good. and Had um ah some jalapeno cornbread and like, I don't know, man. Like the food was great. It was good. It wasn't like super over the top, but I ate well and that and that was cool.
00:12:58
echo_blades
um But yeah It was good to see my my buddies. Haven't seen them in a couple years now, it feels like. And got to hang out with ah with my buddy Peter.
00:13:09
echo_blades
That's not his name. So he calls me Jerry. And I call him Peter. We don't wet call it each other by our names, right? So we're in the car going somewhere. And he says, oh, you know, something, something, Jerry. And I looked at him and I go, you know, that's not my name, Peter.
00:13:24
echo_blades
And he looks at me dead square in the eye and he goes you know, my name's not Peter, right? Yeah.
00:13:31
echo_blades
Funny, probably the funniest moment I had. i was like, yeah, touche. Okay. All right.
00:13:36
Denis Tyrell
But you both knew it as you were saying it, right?
00:13:38
echo_blades
I was clue clueless. Like I was seriously trying to be funny about, you know, my name's not Jerry.
00:13:40
Denis Tyrell
Well,
00:13:42
echo_blades
Right. And he was our Peter. And he's like, you know, my name's not Peter. I was like, oh yeah, you're right. My bad. So anyways, that's, that's the, the awesomeness of that
00:13:53
Denis Tyrell
besides eat, what did you do there? did you go golfing? did you do anything?
00:13:56
echo_blades
Yeah, I golfed twice. We went once. We were only supposed to go once. We went to Topgolf the first night I got there. um that Had more chicken and biscuits probably.
00:14:08
echo_blades
So we did Topgolf to kind of warm up and then we ah golfed the first morning. um Decent golf course. Had to rent clubs. That's always pain in the ass.
00:14:20
echo_blades
It is and it isn't, right? But I will tell you that I fell in love with the five wood. I've never hit one. I've never used one. Um, I know a lot of the pros are using them now, uh, cause for obvious reasons, but I couldn't hit the driver.
00:14:39
echo_blades
must've hit, I must've hit three, three shots on my, on my second shot, like all day long, like no matter what I did, every, everything off the tee was in the fucking trees or somewhere.
00:14:49
echo_blades
and I, you know, attest that to the, to the club rentals, but. So finally pulled out the five wood one time and I just started lacing them. So um that was pretty cool.
00:15:01
echo_blades
Had get a decent round. Again, you can't score well if you're hitting three on your second shot every time. So um then we had so much fun that we went back and we booked another round the next day and i flew out later that day.
00:15:14
echo_blades
So I golfed in the morning and came back and took off.
00:15:16
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:15:17
echo_blades
So. That was fun, man. It was a good trip. I really enjoyed it. It was good to kind of shake off all of the madness of ah Blade Show because that was a fucking emotional roller coaster.
00:15:30
echo_blades
You know, i I heard you guys talking about it.
00:15:31
Denis Tyrell
It was.
00:15:33
echo_blades
And hey, shout out to Trey from Third Hill. and Great episode. Dude, I was absolutely crying. with the whole beat off session.
00:15:45
Denis Tyrell
that's
00:15:46
echo_blades
And I am so upset with you that I actually messaged him and told him, I hope you understand how difficult it is to do a show with this guy. When you drop gems, like beat off and beat off socks and he just changes the subject and keeps rolling.
00:15:59
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:16:01
echo_blades
It doesn't just like pick up and, and keep rolling with, I was like, get the fuck out of here, dude.
00:16:04
Denis Tyrell
I didn't even get you when he said it.
00:16:08
echo_blades
That is pure gold. And it was like like the spirit of me was still around, man. it was It was fantastic. But
00:16:16
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, you wouldn't wouldn't gonna come pick up these Crocs.
00:16:20
echo_blades
yeah, I'll pick them up sometime this week. That was funny, too. By the way, you you did.
00:16:26
Denis Tyrell
I didn't get any no bites on those $1 crocs. So there's your evidence.
00:16:30
echo_blades
Yeah. Well, we didn't get any bites. I'll fucking show anyway, so it's all good. Plus they had the beat off socks in them, but and I think I, again, I just want to shout out to Trey.
00:16:38
Denis Tyrell
right Yeah, right.
00:16:42
echo_blades
Thanks for filling in, buddy. You did a great job. Yeah.
00:16:44
Denis Tyrell
He did. he was it was It was fun talking to him. There was no, you know, could have talked for another hour.
00:16:50
echo_blades
yeah
00:16:50
Denis Tyrell
There was no lulls. It was it was easy.
00:16:52
echo_blades
Nah. Yeah. You guys did a great job.
00:16:54
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:16:54
echo_blades
And then you have special guests and shit too. Cause he's got, you know, the entire European country knife makers guild hanging out with him.
00:17:02
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah.
00:17:04
echo_blades
That was cool.
00:17:05
Denis Tyrell
yeah And Parker did good, too. He was, you know,
00:17:07
echo_blades
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:17:08
Denis Tyrell
He wasn't chiming too much, but yeah, he did good.
00:17:08
echo_blades
You did.
00:17:11
echo_blades
No, yeah, that was that was good. I appreciate both of them filling in. That was awesome.
00:17:17
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:17:18
echo_blades
But yeah, that that show was crazy. I mean, for I got a list of shit here to kind of go over and I'll try to skim
Sponsor Acknowledgments and Community Support
00:17:23
echo_blades
through it. But first off, I think, you know, I just want to give a shout out to all the sponsors that we got to see and hang out and, you know, and meet.
00:17:33
echo_blades
Um, one for, for the first time. um but our, especially our boy Lawrence Lake from maritime knife supply, man, he's, he's just an awesome dude. and we always hang out like pretty heavy at these kinds of events, maker's camp, all the blade shows and everything.
00:17:51
echo_blades
Um, and he's just a, just a kick-ass dude and the, the culprit behind the fricking the Canadian best stickers as well.
00:17:56
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:17:59
echo_blades
which was awesome. But, uh, yeah, if you're in the, uh, market for any knife making supplies, go check out Lawrence Lake at maritime knife supply. They got everything you need from abrasives to tooling, grinder, steel, cut up your steel for your, uh, for your Damascus, um, folder parts for all you weirdo folder makers. Uh, thanks to to Dennis.
00:18:24
echo_blades
This is help putting together an awesome, um, section for to get all of that stuff and anything else you need. And if he doesn't have it, he will find it because he's a maker himself and, uh, he knows what you want. So make sure you go check out a maritime night supply.
00:18:40
Denis Tyrell
He's got it all.
00:18:41
echo_blades
He does. And he gave us these, uh, right before we left, he, was showing me the 3D printed cat's ass things you were just showing me.
00:18:53
echo_blades
Yep. The nuts, the mutts nuts.
00:18:56
Denis Tyrell
the the The mutt's nuts and the cat's ass right here.
00:18:58
echo_blades
Yeah. And the cat's ass. Yeah. At the very, at the very, was showing me the cat's ass and I was like, dude, don't forget the mutts nuts. He printed out some of those too. So we got some bread ties and stuff.
00:19:09
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:19:09
echo_blades
So I came home. My mom listens to the show. You guys know that. And I gave her the cat's ass and the mutts nuts.
00:19:16
Denis Tyrell
yeah i i gotta do a pose i have a picture on my phone i just haven't posted it on instagram on those things yet
00:19:22
echo_blades
Yeah, they're awesome. I don't have them anymore. I gave them to mom. But yeah. But ah yeah, it was so cool to see all ah all of all of the sponsors. We appreciate you.
00:19:33
echo_blades
All the support. um every Every one of them kicked ass at the show. And all you listeners, man, that was pretty... So I'll but just get this out of the way. So I think I posted after on my way back flying home from...
00:19:52
echo_blades
from North Carolina was the, i think it was a Tuesday, the day before we left, um, we had an unfortunate situation at the house and we had to put one of our dogs down.
00:20:04
echo_blades
And, um, so I was a fucking mess the day before the whole time I was there. I was having to like, put that, there's a term in recovery we call fake it till you make it, you know, like, uh, just trying to put on that,
00:20:21
echo_blades
that front of, you know, everything's good. Um, cause I'm not trying to bum people out. I did share with a handful of people. Um, cause I don't like, don't like to suffer alone. I think that's needless. I think there's too many, too many men in this world that are afraid to say that they're hurting or, you know, to show emotion.
00:20:37
echo_blades
um and I think it's sad because that just ends up with like needless suffering. So I reached out to a handful of people who are there and you guys know who you are. And thank you so much for just listening. There wasn't much anybody could say or do because it just sucks, man.
00:20:52
echo_blades
Our little ah Milo, um we had to put him down three weeks ago. the Three weeks from that time. Anyways, we had a healthy dog. Um, and just and with the span of three weeks, he, he went blind and went into a seizure and, um, we weren't able to pull him out of it. So, uh, our family's still forever going to be dealing with that. And it's a horrible thing. And I think it has more to do with the fact that, you know, I think we've all lost animals and, you know and they're like family. Right.
00:21:21
echo_blades
Um, but I think having to be there while he was put down was,
00:21:22
Denis Tyrell
Mm-hmm.
00:21:25
echo_blades
was just brutal. And um so that sucked. And um but I share that because, like I said, no, no reason to to needlessly suffer. But I appreciate all the support. um I did make a post about it afterwards and got a lot of wonderful comments from people who showed my my family love and support during that time.
00:21:48
echo_blades
But this time I should say. um And then but the highlight for me for the show was talking to the listeners and the people that actually took the time to come up and and share stories about their experience while they listen.
00:22:02
echo_blades
Right. mean, there was only four of them, but you know, you're there were four really valuable stories, but, uh, know, in seriousness, had to add, add some people come up and like, try to explain, like, you I feel like I know you,
00:22:17
Denis Tyrell
ah I remember that one.
00:22:18
echo_blades
yeah
00:22:19
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:22:19
echo_blades
Yeah. I feel like I know you. It's like, I, I hear you every week and you know, it's, it's kind of weird. Um, that was really cool. Uh, and then the other one was the the handful of people that were brave enough to come up and share that, um, you know, me sharing that, uh, I'm in recovery and, um, have,
00:22:39
echo_blades
been doing that for a while now, uh, wishing me, you know, a happy recovery date and thank you, saying thank you for, for sharing that stuff. Cause it gives them, you know, but hope and lets them know they're not alone and all that stuff. Like just no matter what you're doing, you know, that's why I do share as much as I do is cause it gets you out of yourself.
00:22:56
echo_blades
Right. And you never know what's going help somebody else. So that's, that was really, really, really awesome. And, uh, yeah. What else?
00:23:07
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that that was it was really fun seeing everyone. A lot of fans came up. And I actually got a chance in this show, because it was a pretty slow show, um to walk around. And the number of tables I would go up to, like not being at my table, I'd go up to someone else's table and I'd be looking at their knives and asking them questions. They'd be like, oh, hey, love the videos and love the podcast and stuff like that. So that was really cool.
00:23:32
echo_blades
Yeah, ah seriously, the ah the high the high point for me, because it definitely wasn't the the self-worth and encouragement from from the activity that we got at the table, which wasn't horrible. I mean, like I don't want to say like it was all bad, but it was just a lot of tire kicking and you know not not a lot of stuff happening. And and I was listening to the show yesterday,
00:23:57
echo_blades
last week and guys explained it very
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00:24:00
echo_blades
well. But for me, it was like, there was moments where there was so many people that we couldn't talk to everybody. And then in like a slickety split, we would just be staring at the ceiling for 20 minutes with like nothing going on.
00:24:14
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:24:14
echo_blades
It was so inconsistent.
00:24:16
Denis Tyrell
there was There was about a maybe two hours when it was really busy on Saturday afternoon.
00:24:22
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:24:22
Denis Tyrell
And that was...
00:24:22
echo_blades
I think Friday was way busier. Friday was,
00:24:25
Denis Tyrell
No, Saturday was way busier.
00:24:27
echo_blades
I disagreed. I disagreed when you guys were saying that last week, but Friday was way more consistent for me.
00:24:32
Denis Tyrell
I don't remember. Maybe consistent, but I mean there was more people.
00:24:36
echo_blades
How would you know you weren't even at the table Saturday?
00:24:38
Denis Tyrell
Oh, shut up.
00:24:39
echo_blades
Hmm.
00:24:40
Denis Tyrell
there was There was a point where it was hard to walk between tables. Like, there was a lot of people around. And that was between, like, 11 and 2 o'clock on Saturday. But other than that, yes, yeah Friday was more consistent.
00:24:51
echo_blades
yeah
00:24:54
Denis Tyrell
But there was a surge on Saturday.
00:24:57
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:24:59
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I mean, it was... and And I see you've got it in your notes, like some people really did said they did really well. And then this is like every year, some people did really well. Some people didn't do well at all.
00:25:13
Denis Tyrell
um And I, I do think we're going to see less, um you know, less people spending money on knives. I think the, ah the, the mid range knives are, are the,
00:25:27
Denis Tyrell
higher mid-range the high-end knives or the the mid-high knives you want to call them um yeah which is what i brought you know it it hurt it was not a good show but uh It was a good after show for me um this past this past week.
00:25:46
Denis Tyrell
Last week was great um as far as selling everything, but the Blade Show itself. And I got to say, like i was really, really... like You left Sunday morning, and I was... like Even Sunday morning, like right you know getting there, I figured we're not going to sell anything Sunday.
00:26:06
Denis Tyrell
i was I was really depressed. like I was not happy Sunday.
00:26:08
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:10
Denis Tyrell
And ah Monday when I got home, same. Like the whole the whole flight home, I'm thinking how much money I spend, how much I spent on um materials and pictures and all this stuff. And I'm just going through in my head like, man, was this really worth it? and you know, all of the doubt that creeps in your head.
00:26:29
echo_blades
Yeah, there you
00:26:30
Denis Tyrell
And that was a solid 48 hours of like grief for me until Tuesday. um where I had one of my regular customers basically reach out and said, hey, if I buy multiple knives, we give me a discount? I said, sure.
00:26:49
Denis Tyrell
And then he went and bought pretty much every one of my knives except for one of the folders and the dagger.
00:26:55
echo_blades
there you go
00:26:56
Denis Tyrell
So, theory yeah, there you go.
00:26:59
echo_blades
Yeah, there you go. I, I, you know, and I want to give, uh, you know, as much ball busting as we do here. And that's kind of what I, I like to, to, to do is i think one of the great things about the show is, you know, I do need to say this too.
00:27:16
echo_blades
Got to get super Canadian right now. The, the, um,
00:27:24
echo_blades
Watching Dennis go through what I would say, don't to say normal because you're fucking way normal, but like you, you experience kind of making on a different level, I think, than most people.
00:27:38
echo_blades
And ah watching you go through those moments where it's more human. Like I say that a lot, like, you know, there was a moment last year when coy came up ah before the show started and when he had his very first booth about to go and I was talking with him, this guy's ultra successful, super cool dude, great product, you know, just always killing it.
00:27:57
echo_blades
And I was talking to him right before the show and I could literally sense like he was nervous. Like, I love that when people are, you know, they show that side of like, you know, like, I don't know what to expect. I'm fucking scared. Like if this is a bus, this is really going to be a bummer.
00:28:11
echo_blades
um But you know, when you, you were, we were going through that kind of like together, Um, but we stay optimistic during the, during the time. And, you know, there's always hope that, you know, something can happen. Cause I mean, it happened several, but one year we didn't sell shit. And then Sunday morning you cleared the table and I, you know, so you never know.
00:28:32
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:28:32
echo_blades
But, uh, I think it's important that, you know, that you, you do share things like that where you're like, fuck, man, this was a bummer.
00:28:38
echo_blades
Like I, I did a lot. And on my side was, you know, I brought two things. I know why I brought two things, right? Um, but the whole time I'm kicking myself because, you know, I'm poor planner, you know, I, I, I'm not committed to this. I'm a slacker. I didn't bring enough to, you know, if I made this knife in a different handle, like, you know, this, you know, i probably would've got more looks or this would've went and I'm kicking myself. I remember texting my wife during the, during the show, you know, I was like, uh, I had to text her that I am worthy and I am capable. And I was just like self affirmation type things because i was feeling,
00:29:16
echo_blades
you know, I couldn't take another person looking at my knives and going, man, and then just walking away and going buying a fucking knife from the people next door. That was getting, that was getting a little old.
00:29:28
echo_blades
um But, you know, I guess what I'm, I'm trying to say that the, the overall feeling from the show was either people felt like us or they slayed it.
00:29:41
echo_blades
And I think if you're one of the lucky people that,
00:29:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:29:44
echo_blades
you have what people are looking for that year you get, or the other part, which is why, um I'll talk more about this on the, on the maker spotlight, but if you've built a following, right.
00:29:57
echo_blades
If you've had a length of time doing this and you've put in the work and people come and seek out your work, right. Those guys tend to do regularly well.
00:30:09
echo_blades
Um, so, for the rest of us clowns, it's like hit or miss, right? You either got what people are looking for or you know, you don't.
00:30:18
Denis Tyrell
yeah and i and there are like you know like the peter kohler behind us at dark timber like he's obviously you know that guy sells anything and brent does really well the guys that have names and that are approachable price points or or at least have or they're like dave lish who of course sold everything but he's master smith with a huge name so yeah you're totally right it's you know i
00:30:25
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:30:33
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:30:41
echo_blades
Yep.
00:30:46
echo_blades
There's so many ingredients to the recipe of success, you know, and you can't be deterred by one year, the season, you know, the, the climate of our economy and all that crap, right?
00:30:48
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, absolutely.
00:30:58
echo_blades
It's consistency. It's consistency. It's consistency. And it's putting yourself out there and if you're going to win some, going to lose some, and it doesn't even have to be at the show. you know what I mean? Look at, look at you, you walk away,
00:31:11
echo_blades
all bummed and then now you're not right financially, right? You, you, it evened out.
00:31:15
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:31:17
Denis Tyrell
Yep, and then it's just back to Macon and then back to the, ah you know, get back to get back on the Okay.
00:31:22
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:31:24
echo_blades
I mean, nobody wants to have their buddy sell the most expensive knife at the table.
00:31:35
echo_blades
I'm flipping them off right now.
00:31:35
Denis Tyrell
ah oh
00:31:37
echo_blades
Sometimes I wish we did the, the the video to this cause that was good.
00:31:39
Denis Tyrell
I know, but I do, I do want to congratulate you for selling that knife. It was probably the knife that people picked up the most at the table.
00:31:49
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
00:31:50
Denis Tyrell
Um, the, the grip tech on that blade was, I'm, I'm pissed off that you never showed that to me and you kept it from me.
00:31:51
echo_blades
Thank you.
00:31:59
echo_blades
I did.
00:32:00
Denis Tyrell
but Um, I'm going to make sure that the, uh, The stuff we get from ah one of our new sponsors that we're not ready to talk about yet, but it doesn't get filtered through you first.
00:32:10
echo_blades
Yeah. Oh, it will. The man who plants the seed gets it.
00:32:14
Denis Tyrell
Fuck you, it will.
00:32:16
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:32:18
echo_blades
How many leftovers have I got from you? Fuck off.
00:32:22
Denis Tyrell
like Free leftovers, bastard.
00:32:28
Denis Tyrell
um But the knife was great. The grip tech was super popular. So if you have if you if you don't know what we're talking about, you're living in a hole under a rock.
00:32:38
echo_blades
Yep.
00:32:39
Denis Tyrell
So go check out Rock Solid Scales, the makers of grip tech. It comes in unimaginable number of colors and flavors and, you know,
00:32:51
Denis Tyrell
copper the one the one on the table was kind of a copper copper color with like black or something in it it was everyone picked that up and ah tons of people were asking us hey what is this and we weren't explaining it to them uh you know what grip tech is how to do it how to finish it um that's what parker's putting on his chef knife is some grip tech
00:32:57
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:33:13
Denis Tyrell
so go check it out um grip tech at rock solid scales and use your discount code triple t10 and you too could sell a very nice knife like jared did
00:33:13
echo_blades
yeah
00:33:23
echo_blades
Yep. Yeah. And I think Matt's actually kind of making the switch over from rock solid scales to, to grip tech.com.
00:33:35
echo_blades
If you go to, yeah, you go to rock solid, uh, rock solid scales and it reverts you or routes you over to, to grip tech.com.
00:33:35
Denis Tyrell
izzy good
00:33:44
echo_blades
I think the, uh, grip tech official, uh, handle on Instagram is kind of what he's running under now. Um, I've seen that a lot. Um, but you do have, uh, several versions of it. Um, you know, diamond edition, the limitless, uh, bi-color technical classic, uh, 3d grip tech. Like there's just, there's so many variations of it.
00:34:10
echo_blades
Um, and the newer stuff is now, um, you can finish that up to like, cause I, the way I was explaining was like, When you're using it, it's easy to work with.
00:34:22
echo_blades
um But on top of that, like it's almost like a cheat code. Because for for me, most of us, I would say that you're working with stabilized woods or you know other epoxy resins or something like that.
00:34:34
echo_blades
You're really accustomed to taking these things up to a high finish. And you know i stopped at 400, sandblasted, and um was done. the the newer stuff you can take up to to a high finish and still get the grippy sensation that gets grippier with water when it gets wet.
00:34:44
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:34:56
echo_blades
So, um yeah, but that was great to meet Matt and his wife. Had some awesome conversations with them. They absolutely slayed the show. Yeah, i can ah can't believe how many how many people are using the product.
00:35:10
echo_blades
Yeah. And it's only going to get crazier because he had some really awesome things happen at the show as well. So I think he's going grip tech full time. And it makes sense.
00:35:21
Denis Tyrell
Good, good.
00:35:22
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:35:22
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. He was one that I think I went to his table when he wasn't there and he went to our table when
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00:35:29
Denis Tyrell
I wasn't there.
00:35:29
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:35:30
Denis Tyrell
and it's good thing we hooked up. um I don't know where it was. Oh, it was it was at Neal's.
00:35:35
echo_blades
Niels.
00:35:37
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. answer
00:35:37
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:38
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:35:39
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:35:39
Denis Tyrell
So that was good.
00:35:40
echo_blades
I was bummed though that he, uh, he came to the table right after I sold the knife.
00:35:45
Denis Tyrell
Hmm.
00:35:46
echo_blades
So that was, uh, that was crazy. But before I get super sidetracked on all that, what I wanted to say about you, um with being human and everything, but I do want to just give you a huge shout out, um, and a heartfelt thank you for, um the help and the support, uh, as we were getting ready to, to go.
00:36:07
echo_blades
Um, I wouldn't have finished you know, the sheath and all that stuff before, but, uh, it was without a question. we were, I was, you know, a couple hours left with a handful of things to do.
00:36:20
echo_blades
And Dennis jumped right in and, you know, did a, some really simple things, but without even me asking. So, um, you know, i appreciate you, buddy. That's, that's, that's much love for that.
00:36:30
Denis Tyrell
Of course.
00:36:32
echo_blades
Um, I, I will, you got it
00:36:33
Denis Tyrell
Where's my cut? Oh.
00:36:36
echo_blades
right here.
00:36:40
echo_blades
But, uh, yeah.
00:36:40
Denis Tyrell
oh
00:36:42
echo_blades
All right. Fuck off. Um,
00:36:45
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:36:47
echo_blades
that's about as much as I'm ever going to say. That's nice to you. Um, but the knife, the, the,
00:36:55
Denis Tyrell
Oh, the microtech that you lost and found and surprised you haven't lost it again.
00:36:58
echo_blades
so I want to, I want to clarify this. I want to clarify this real quick. Okay.
00:37:03
Denis Tyrell
oh ah what, did we not get it perfect?
00:37:04
echo_blades
All right. No. So I had, ah ah got the knife. We'll go out to to dinner after the the day that I bought it. And Lawrence and I Ubered over to the the burger place, met up with Micah and Jake and, oh, I can't remember. Hensley?
00:37:25
echo_blades
and Hensley knives?
00:37:27
Denis Tyrell
Hensley Handmade? that i don't know.
00:37:29
echo_blades
Hensley. No. Yeah, I think so. I can't.
00:37:32
Denis Tyrell
I wasn't there.
00:37:32
echo_blades
Yeah, no, I can't. I'm fucked. My bad, dude. ah I'll look it up here in a second. But um yeah. And then we all jumped in the back of this giant like expedition or Tahoe thing.
00:37:47
echo_blades
And, you know, me with this stellar small physique, right? There was barely enough room for us. So I'm bumming a ride. I jumped my big ass.
00:37:57
echo_blades
all the way in the back and have to like somersault into the back seat. And that's what happened when I was fucking climbing around in the back, the knife got stuck on the seat.
00:38:08
Denis Tyrell
okay i said you left it in the car i didn't go through the whole somersault of you getting in the car but you left it in the car
00:38:13
echo_blades
it was It's not like I just like took it out of my pocket and threw it in the car and was like, hey, fuck this knife. yeah It was a mystery. Thank you, Lawrence, for remembering.
00:38:21
Denis Tyrell
but
00:38:22
echo_blades
this I was pretty bummed. that that That would have been a deal. But it was only because of my cat-like reflexes and ah supreme agility that that the knife unfortunately wiggled its way out of my small pocket.
00:38:30
Denis Tyrell
ah right your lack of catalyte reflexes
00:38:39
Denis Tyrell
ah Yeah, it was it was ah opportunity lost by Noah. it We could have made that way funnier. He should have come to me and told me first, and then we really would have had fun with it.
00:38:51
echo_blades
What you didn't know, though, is asked them all to look in the car, though. that's So i knew i knew the gig was up. The only one that, though the funny one was was Jake. Because that that dude's a solid kid, right? Just a stand-up dude.
00:39:07
echo_blades
And I was telling him, I'm like, hey, dude, I think I left my knife in your car. Can you can you check it out? And he just was like, he knew that they already had it. horrible liar. Like it was all over his face.
00:39:18
echo_blades
And I was, i was actually like, I think this guy's a good guy.
00:39:19
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:39:21
echo_blades
I'm like, he's acting like a real prick right now. Like no care in the world. Like, Oh yeah, i guess I'll try. I'll try to remember. it look like And then after I found it, I went up to him and i was like, you mother.
00:39:32
echo_blades
like it It was horrible. Dude. I was like, I should have known right then, but it came home and it's awesome.
00:39:39
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Good. Oh, and you owe me 200 Yeah.
00:39:43
echo_blades
I do owe you 200 bucks. That's true. That is true.
00:39:47
Denis Tyrell
Because I was thinking that I'm like, you're you're bitching about losing life.
00:39:48
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:39:50
Denis Tyrell
I'm like, look, you didn't even pay for that. enough
00:39:52
echo_blades
ah so Yeah. Technically. It
00:39:54
Denis Tyrell
but but
00:39:57
echo_blades
would have been hard to pay you for something. I don't even have.
00:39:59
Denis Tyrell
ah Yeah, that would have made you more depressed.
00:40:01
echo_blades
Yeah. um But then, and again, back to, to the deal, checked out, Travis had at a wonderful booth.
00:40:14
echo_blades
That thing was so well put together, like super just clean, neat.
00:40:14
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:40:19
echo_blades
Um, I was so happy that, you know, he, he ended up, uh, doing well in the show. Um, you know,
00:40:26
Denis Tyrell
There was three different times I went up to his table because I wanted it. I didn't actually get it. I mean, I kind of met his wife, but not really.
00:40:34
Denis Tyrell
um But I wanted to like have a conversation with him. He was so busy every time I went up there that I just didn't want to interrupt him.
00:40:34
echo_blades
yeah.
00:40:42
echo_blades
Yeah, I went there a couple times and he was like, yeah I don't want to be the guy that's standing on the side, right? You know, ah you're letting them do their thing. But I did. I wanted to to to get a challenge coin.
00:40:52
echo_blades
I never even just didn't get the average, just snapped a picture with him and and took off.
00:40:56
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, no, he was, he was doing business and I just let him do it.
00:40:57
echo_blades
but Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:41:00
Denis Tyrell
It was great.
00:41:01
echo_blades
So if you're in the, in the market for some premium wax, uh, go check out, uh, Pelican paste.com. They got hard wax, soft wax, Pelican oil, hand solved. So the new, um, God, can't remember the name of it now.
00:41:17
echo_blades
Um, butter, butter.
00:41:18
Denis Tyrell
Oh, the, the butter.
00:41:22
echo_blades
Oh, that's, that's a good read. That's a good read.
00:41:24
Denis Tyrell
I don't remember either.
00:41:25
echo_blades
Yeah. I'm gonna have to find that out right now.
00:41:27
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, we we need to put that in the notes.
00:41:29
echo_blades
Yeah. um For the yeah for the cast iron seasoning deal.
00:41:34
Denis Tyrell
yeah
00:41:35
echo_blades
um But yeah, go use the discount code triple T10 for 10% off your next purchase there. And yeah, congrats, Travis. And it was great to see you as well and meet your wife.
00:41:48
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah. um Who else? um Oh, yeah, Mr. I'm going to just finish off our sponsors here.
00:41:56
echo_blades
Sure.
00:41:57
Denis Tyrell
um Baker Forged and Tool. It was great to see Coy chat with him. um he he did bring a little bit of his stainless stock. I guess they were just kind of showing off some of that stuff and having it for sale.
00:42:12
Denis Tyrell
ah He told me, well, when I spoke to him Thursday, so the show is not even open, They sold over half of that on Thursday to makers.
00:42:20
echo_blades
Yeah, to makers. it just Yeah, right off the bat.
00:42:23
Denis Tyrell
And i I would bet by Friday noon, it was gone. Like Friday morning, it was probably gone. And it was very, I was surprised it was so cheap. um But yeah, price to move.
00:42:35
echo_blades
It's price to move, man. That's that's the name of the game. Yeah.
00:42:38
Denis Tyrell
And it's beautiful. so why
00:42:39
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:42:40
Denis Tyrell
And I can see on ah his socials, that they're moving in some big machinery for that stainless line.
00:42:47
echo_blades
Huge.
00:42:47
Denis Tyrell
So get ready.
00:42:50
echo_blades
I was this close to, to, we were supposed to get some weather in North Carolina while we were there and we were talking and I was, I was going to pitch to my buddies for us to go up to the shop to hang out, but we wouldn't have been able to do anything cool because, you know lack of planning, but that would have been cool to see that.
00:43:07
Denis Tyrell
Right.
00:43:09
echo_blades
um But yeah, it was two.
00:43:10
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. You're three hours away or something.
00:43:13
echo_blades
It was just, just, just a little over two hours from, from where I was.
00:43:13
Denis Tyrell
Two. That's not bad. Yeah. One after Blade Show one year, we're going we got to go up.
00:43:21
echo_blades
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:43:21
Denis Tyrell
We got to go up.
00:43:22
echo_blades
We talked about it, trying to set that up, because, you know, who he was like, yeah, we can get the production halted for a day so we could do something, you know, make some stuff.
00:43:33
echo_blades
and But, yeah, great to see Koi, as always, man. Love him. Just love him to death. It was awesome to meet his dad. Kept calling Every time I saw him, I was like, hey, I know. Oh, you're Pops.
00:43:45
echo_blades
but
00:43:45
Denis Tyrell
I did not get a chance to meet him.
00:43:46
echo_blades
Oh, it was awesome. so Such a cool guy. Such a cool guy. Uh, really cool.
00:43:51
Denis Tyrell
that's cool.
00:43:52
echo_blades
You can see, uh, uh, I know.
00:43:53
Denis Tyrell
Was he was he at Neil's?
00:43:56
echo_blades
Yeah, he was pretty sure he was.
00:43:57
Denis Tyrell
Oh.
00:43:59
echo_blades
Yeah. He was with them the whole time. i saw him in the pit, uh, at the, at the house pizza party.
00:44:02
Denis Tyrell
Well, maybe I met him and I just didn't know who he was.
00:44:05
echo_blades
Yeah. Um, but yeah, they, they did awesome. So, uh, the gator piss, the max heavy, the OG blend,
00:44:18
echo_blades
ah the new Gator Skin, um all of that stuff.
00:44:23
echo_blades
I'm going to work in the beat-off.
00:44:28
echo_blades
You want a good beat-off session? Go check out the new Gator Skin product. Oh, man. That's going to be fantastic.
00:44:39
Denis Tyrell
oh yeah my video is coming out this week on gator skin so stay tuned and you can see it beat off a knife
00:44:43
echo_blades
Nice. Cool.
00:44:47
echo_blades
That's right.
00:44:50
Denis Tyrell
And ah speaking of koi, also when koi was here with february in February, we made some stainless Damascus. And you're going to see that video released on my channel probably in a couple of weeks um when I finish the two folders that I'm working on.
00:45:03
echo_blades
Cool.
00:45:06
Denis Tyrell
that are the The Damascus looks really stellar. I'm very happy with it.
00:45:11
echo_blades
Nice. Very cool.
00:45:12
Denis Tyrell
um And yeah, it looks cool. And it's just cool to have some success on stainless Damascus.
00:45:19
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. I have my billet too. i have to figure that out.
00:45:22
Denis Tyrell
yeah yeah that make that a special one because uh it looks pretty cool yeah so go get yourself some baker forge um stuff yeah and use the discount code triple t10 um
00:45:24
echo_blades
Yeah, for sure. Yeah, absolutely.
00:45:32
echo_blades
Everything. Yeah. Get all of it.
00:45:39
Denis Tyrell
um
00:45:39
echo_blades
That'll score you 10% off.
00:45:41
Denis Tyrell
That's right. I do want to mention a couple of things happening. um So I was talking actually this week, I was talking to Brian over Housemade just on some changes I'm going to do to the Sandshark.
00:45:55
Denis Tyrell
And it's really a minor. um I'm not going to be shipping them with motors. So i'm going to be changing um the instructions. Basically, you're going to source the motor.
00:45:55
echo_blades
Mm-hmm.
00:46:09
Denis Tyrell
I'll be having links like Amazon links for you to source the motor. It's just find for both me and the customer, there's financial benefits, the shipping. Just those things are so heavy.
00:46:21
Denis Tyrell
The motors are like... 15 pounds. So, uh, it just makes shipping a lot cheaper. Um, assembly on my side is going to be cheaper. It's an easy assembly. So, um, and all of the, you'll still get all of the parts to put everything together. You're just going to acquire the motor and the assembly is like ah you know, a 15 minute assembly. It's not that hard.
00:46:44
echo_blades
Right.
00:46:44
Denis Tyrell
So, uh, that's going to change. Of course, the price is going to come down. um Equivalent to the price of the motor because I don't mark those up. So anyway, stay tuned. If you need a sand shark, you want a sand shark for your, to make your hand sanding easier, you can get them off my
Product Updates and New Challenges
00:47:02
Denis Tyrell
website. You can get them off house made, but pretty soon, um like probably as early as next week, they're going to be shipping. I've got two more motors in stock.
00:47:12
Denis Tyrell
Those tools, those two I'll sell. And then after that, they will ship without motors and you'll source the motors yourself.
00:47:20
echo_blades
Nice.
00:47:21
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I think it's just better all around. I probably should have done that from the beginning. But, um you know, it is what it is.
00:47:30
echo_blades
How you living to learn?
00:47:31
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. And other announcements. Friday, know Saturday morning. Sorry, Saturday morning we announced the military challenge.
00:47:42
echo_blades
Yes.
00:47:42
Denis Tyrell
So the challenge is on. And we were chatting in our Discord chat. This by far, if you think about it, by like not even close, this is the widest range of like weapons we've ever done.
00:47:58
Denis Tyrell
Because think about it, what sword, what knife... doesn't, didn't have some kind of military origin. Maybe, okay, a buoy is actually one that probably isn't, you wouldn't consider a military knife, but any of, any historical sword, tons of historical weapons, most historical weapons have some military, um,
00:48:06
echo_blades
Doesn't
00:48:21
Denis Tyrell
origin so this this challenge is make a military weapon it can be current it can be historical any weapon any era i mean we lean towards bladed weapons but we're not specifically saying it's a bladed weapon any weapon any military
00:48:30
echo_blades
doesn't have to be a knife
00:48:39
echo_blades
yeah okay Yeah. Cause I got, i actually had somebody reach out and ask like, did I know any specifics about it? Cause that's the vibe that they were getting. Like that is so leave so many doors open to like what you can do.
00:48:52
echo_blades
But I mean the same is how you had a golf club in the the last challenge or something like that.
00:48:59
Denis Tyrell
right yeah
00:49:00
echo_blades
Right. Like it doesn't have to be maybe preferred or or something kind like that. But I would say, yeah, you guys lean on your creative expressions and, Do whatever, know.
00:49:10
Denis Tyrell
now but do think this is a judged competition um we're probably ah i i we've been joking like who's gonna we were saying trollsky trolls he's gonna be trolls he's definitely gonna do a tank
00:49:16
echo_blades
Make a tank. That's all I'm saying. Make a tank.
00:49:24
echo_blades
Yeah, for sure.
00:49:26
Denis Tyrell
Um, but, um, yeah, but realize it is judge. So don't make it too obscure that we're going to look at it and not understand the military connection.
00:49:39
Denis Tyrell
So think about that when you do these, that, you know, it is, it is judged based on a picture. So we're going to have to understand it. Um, the, a couple of the, I'm not going to, I'm not going to obviously let the cat out of the bag, but I know one of the,
00:49:55
Denis Tyrell
one of the builds of one of the participating channels that's going to be hilarious.
00:50:02
echo_blades
Nice.
00:50:02
Denis Tyrell
I think it's going to be awesome. So I'm looking forward to seeing that one. And I won't even say who it is, but it's a good one.
00:50:06
echo_blades
Very cool.
00:50:09
echo_blades
Nice. So give me the, give me the details real quick or give us the details on the, like, when does it start?
00:50:10
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:50:13
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. So
00:50:14
echo_blades
When does it end? When, what do you got to do?
00:50:15
Denis Tyrell
It started. It started. um You know, you can go and build, ah read. and' I'll put the link in the show notes for um the viewer instructions.
00:50:27
Denis Tyrell
But basically, easiest thing is join the Facebook group. I will pin the viewer instructions, which I haven't done yet, but I'll pin it in the Facebook group. And if you watch the announcement video, there's a link in the video description for the viewer instructions that just basically gives you the dates. It's going to go till August 30th is when your pictures are due.
00:50:27
echo_blades
Okay.
00:50:50
Denis Tyrell
And that's also the day that the videos will release. Um,
00:50:56
Denis Tyrell
the videos might release the 29th i don't remember um i need to look up the the videos in the i think we're giving the the viewers an extra day but anyway i know it's august 30th for viewers that's when you have to have a picture delivered to the email that's in the email account that's listed in the viewer instructions so go read that it also has in so like basically suggestions This happens every year where people will take a picture and it's not a good picture. And you know you will you will lose this competition if you have the best build but a shitty picture.
00:51:32
echo_blades
Yeah. So if you put a black knife on a black anvil and take a picture in the dark, you're probably not going to get the best results.
00:51:37
Denis Tyrell
the Yes. Or don't take a picture of like a camouflage knife on a big bed of leaves, which I've seen people do.
00:51:46
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:51:48
Denis Tyrell
Like make it very clear. Make the make the weapon, the focus. Don't have a lot of like busy background. Make it has to be lit. It's suggested that you make it in landscape because we're going to be showing this in a YouTube video.
00:52:03
Denis Tyrell
So, um do a landscape um as opposed to a portrait video.
00:52:04
echo_blades
Cool.
00:52:09
Denis Tyrell
I mean, a picture.
00:52:11
echo_blades
Turn your phone.
00:52:12
Denis Tyrell
Yes, turn your phone.
00:52:13
echo_blades
Okay.
00:52:14
Denis Tyrell
But, yeah, give it a shot. You got nothing to lose. We got excellent sponsors. We got Baker Forge. We got Maritime Knife Supply. Knife Print ah is giving away a whole ton of Waterjet equipment.
00:52:28
Denis Tyrell
Gift certificates from Baker and Maritime. We've got Mosa giving away a mosaic um pins. And um our last sponsor of this show, Two Bastards, is giving away a um It's...
00:52:46
echo_blades
Kirby Bean.
00:52:47
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, believe that.
00:52:49
echo_blades
Come on, tell me it's happening.
00:52:50
Denis Tyrell
It is, he's given away a special hammer, and I don't have, I didn't put it in my notes. Basically, it's a, shit, hold on, now I'm gonna, now you're gonna make me, here, here it is.
00:53:03
Denis Tyrell
It is a a British military cross-peen hammer.
00:53:09
echo_blades
Whew.
00:53:10
Denis Tyrell
So, it was exported, or imported from the UK.
00:53:11
echo_blades
That's...
00:53:14
Denis Tyrell
It is a British military cross-peen hammer, so that's pretty cool.
00:53:18
echo_blades
That's great, governor.
00:53:19
Denis Tyrell
And, If you need anything as far as you need to beat on some steel, you need to go talk to Frank Anita over at Two Bastards Texas Smithian Supplies.
00:53:30
Denis Tyrell
He will set you up with all of the shapely peens that he's got in stock. Because...
00:53:36
echo_blades
Fatter than...
00:53:39
Denis Tyrell
but i said shapely.
00:53:41
echo_blades
i
00:53:41
Denis Tyrell
Shapely.
00:53:43
echo_blades
know, those peens are fat as...
00:53:47
echo_blades
ah and
00:53:49
Denis Tyrell
Oh, Jared.
00:53:51
echo_blades
That's so good.
00:53:51
Denis Tyrell
Come on, say the damn line.
00:53:53
echo_blades
I'm not ready. I got i got ah got another Frank story first.
00:53:55
Denis Tyrell
but
00:53:58
Denis Tyrell
Okay, let's hear it.
00:53:59
echo_blades
Yeah. So I've been giving him shit about where where is the ain't it grand to have a fat peen in your hand shirt, right? Messing around like, you know, that's that's I need to see that, Frank. So that's supposed to be in the works as well. But he he he had me dying, right? So ah ah you know what?
00:54:17
echo_blades
I'm going to call him out. Frank. I know you like to talk, but i need you to close the mouth for a couple seconds and fucking make it to the goddamn back of the room and come see us at our table.
00:54:27
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:54:31
echo_blades
Cause this is, this is several years in a row that I have not had the opportunity to see him at our table, but I saw him two rows down stopping for four hour conversations.
00:54:42
Denis Tyrell
The man can't go 10 feet without talking to somebody.
00:54:44
echo_blades
No, man. i love it. I love it. But I did catch him in the pit and he gave me like a a sticker pack and, and he proceeds to hand, he goes, okay, this is standard stuff.
00:54:50
Denis Tyrell
Yes, yeah I got one too.
00:54:54
echo_blades
And he goes, here, here, here's, he gave me a, a pen and he tells me, Hey Jared, this is, this is a one of one pen.
00:55:04
Denis Tyrell
ah Wait, where's mine? i have one here.
00:55:06
echo_blades
Yeah.
Sponsorship Highlights and Announcements
00:55:08
echo_blades
We spent,
00:55:08
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:55:09
echo_blades
spent five minutes going about the, the, the exclusivity of this one of one pen that everyone has.
00:55:19
echo_blades
It was one of the highlights for me as well, bro. It just, every time I get to chat with that guy, it's, it's a hoop, man.
00:55:22
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:55:27
echo_blades
We're going back and forth and and I'm like, Oh, well, that's great. That's great. And I'm looking at him like, come on, man. But, uh, it was pretty good. So, uh, The second best thing to having a one-of-one pen in your hand is a fat peen.
00:55:41
echo_blades
So yeah get busy.
00:55:42
Denis Tyrell
That's right. That's right.
00:55:43
echo_blades
Go check out Frank and Nita over at Two Bastards Smithian Supply and get yourself some kind of a peen.
00:55:49
Denis Tyrell
Some kind of pen. Maybe a pen. Maybe you'll get another one-of-one pen.
00:55:52
echo_blades
and That's right.
00:55:54
Denis Tyrell
But next year at Blade, I am going to change my table.
00:56:02
echo_blades
Okay.
00:56:03
Denis Tyrell
So, uh, I'm going to put in for a table change. We'll see where it ends up. Uh, hopefully it's a little closer to the front. Um, so we're going to roll the dice next year, which is sad, honestly, because I like, I like being, I love all our neighbors.
00:56:18
echo_blades
right. Yeah.
00:56:21
Denis Tyrell
Um, I like being beside Hobie at a Holland Anvil.
00:56:26
Denis Tyrell
Um, but we have had some neighbors change. Like we had Eric at, uh, um, Grainer Knives and Hobie, that's really the only people that have stayed consistent. So all of our other neighbors have changed, so we're not going to be the only ones.
00:56:26
echo_blades
yeah
00:56:42
Denis Tyrell
But um it was cool being beside Bergblades this year.
00:56:45
echo_blades
Yeah, that was cool. that
00:56:46
Denis Tyrell
Those are cool.
00:56:47
echo_blades
Yeah, I'll get to that in a sec.
00:56:49
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:56:50
echo_blades
That was really cool. um Yeah, I don't know, man. I'm on the fence there. it's ah That's a big dice roll. um I think ah Trey was kind giving his spiel on that. and you know I think it's 50-50. Your chances of success at the show. and you know The chances are really slim, right? Because most of us are pretty cool.
00:57:14
echo_blades
But your neighbors getting that, that cool neighbor vibe is, is really could make or break. You know, we've been fortunate to have awesome people by us, but I'm sure mean, everywhere we go, it'll be fun.
00:57:24
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:57:28
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. And I already ordered the the yeah um overhead thing.
00:57:37
echo_blades
Nice.
00:57:37
Denis Tyrell
So, which I should...
00:57:38
echo_blades
I was laughing. You guys were fucking like, I don't, I want to be facing towards us. Right. So that when you're walking towards there, you can see the banner. And I'm fucking i'm like, are you what is wrong with you? like They make double-sided banners, you tar.
00:57:49
Denis Tyrell
I know, I know. It wasn't about the banner. I have this, I told you it was, I said on the show, it's crazy and nonsense. I like to see the door. I like to be staring at people as they come in instead of having people come from behind me.
00:58:06
Denis Tyrell
It's done doesn't make sense, but that's what I want.
00:58:10
echo_blades
I was laughing. and like You got the only one-sided banner in it.
00:58:14
Denis Tyrell
ah No, getting a one-sided banner would be retarded.
00:58:17
echo_blades
Yes.
00:58:17
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, no, I got a two-sided banner.
00:58:20
echo_blades
Okay, good. Good for you.
00:58:22
Denis Tyrell
yes
00:58:23
echo_blades
on Big news there.
00:58:26
Denis Tyrell
yes so well we'll see how it goes hopefully i won't know anything until like as far as location until the beginning of the show next year but we uh i think we did secure some new sponsors at blade show so you guys will be hearing from about that soon
00:58:36
echo_blades
yeah
00:58:48
echo_blades
Soon, yeah.
00:58:49
Denis Tyrell
yeah i think soon uh stay tuned we'll let you know who that is yeah
00:58:49
echo_blades
Yeah, soon. Soon.
00:58:54
echo_blades
Yeah, super excited to have yeah these these awesome people come join the squad and and and support the ah Triple T podcast like our other amazing sponsors do.
00:59:10
echo_blades
Yeah. Soon.
00:59:11
Denis Tyrell
yeah yeah so that part of the show was awesome
00:59:11
echo_blades
Stay stay tuned. Yes.
00:59:16
Denis Tyrell
better than last year. So not that we didn't have a great time last year, but yeah, we, we, yeah we got some, got some business done this year. so
00:59:16
echo_blades
yes
00:59:26
echo_blades
For sure.
00:59:27
Denis Tyrell
yeah, it was cool.
00:59:28
echo_blades
For sure. Yeah. Exciting stuff. Exciting stuff. And yeah. um what did What did you get for Father's Day?
00:59:41
Denis Tyrell
Um,
00:59:43
echo_blades
Because I saw something that just made my fucking day.
00:59:45
Denis Tyrell
I was hoping you didn't see that because I was going to gift it to you.
00:59:49
echo_blades
yeah. Nope, I already have one. no that is ah That is a golfer's delight. Number one thing. I have my own from my family, so I hope you you get to
01:00:02
Denis Tyrell
My grandson got me a little um
01:00:06
echo_blades
poop and putter.
01:00:06
Denis Tyrell
it yeah poop. Is that what called?
01:00:09
Denis Tyrell
A poop and poop?
01:00:09
echo_blades
I don't know.
01:00:09
echo_blades
I just made it up. yeah
01:00:10
Denis Tyrell
It's it's a little golf mat that sits around your toilet so you can be like putting while you're pooping. um So yeah, I got and we did the obligatory Facebook post, although Kim wanted to post to me with my my underwear on my ankles. I'm like, no, I'm not doing that.
01:00:29
Denis Tyrell
but
01:00:29
echo_blades
and You're such a baby.
01:00:32
Denis Tyrell
ah But yeah.
01:00:34
echo_blades
You devoured a cock and balls posted that, but you won't poop on Facebook.
01:00:41
echo_blades
I i loved it.
01:00:42
Denis Tyrell
and
01:00:42
echo_blades
i thought it was fantastic. So.
01:00:44
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that was fun. What else did I got? some six-pack of beer from my daughter and some Reese's peanut butter cups, which is my usual you know wanted gifts.
01:00:57
Denis Tyrell
My wife made me my favorite dinner. Actually, we delayed it until today because we were too busy yesterday. ah Busy doing nothing yesterday. We just relaxed. So we had lasagna tonight, which is one of my favorite meals.
01:01:12
echo_blades
Interesting.
01:01:12
Denis Tyrell
And that was awesome. And yeah.
01:01:14
echo_blades
I would take it.
01:01:16
Denis Tyrell
What's that?
01:01:17
echo_blades
Homemade, I take it.
01:01:18
Denis Tyrell
Of course.
01:01:19
echo_blades
Okay.
01:01:20
Denis Tyrell
Well, not home homemade. I mean, I made it like make the noodles and everything. But it was almost homemade.
01:01:25
echo_blades
Yeah. I mean, almost. Yeah.
01:01:28
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:01:28
echo_blades
You're not Italian. So I get it.
01:01:29
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:01:30
echo_blades
That's
01:01:30
Denis Tyrell
Soon. I'm to have an Italian accent when I get back in October.
01:01:33
echo_blades
right.
01:01:35
Denis Tyrell
Looking forward to now. Oh, and I'm filled out the paperwork for my U.S. passport.
01:01:40
echo_blades
Nice.
01:01:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. I got my... passport interview bullshit at the post office next week. So yeah.
01:01:47
echo_blades
Cool. I think I told you I got to renew mine online.
01:01:53
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:01:54
echo_blades
It was so fast.
01:01:54
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. You don't have to, same with the Canadian one as well. You don't have, as as long as it's a renewal and it's not expired, it's easy and quick.
01:02:04
echo_blades
Yeah, it was fast and it got got to me in like record time too.
01:02:04
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:02:08
echo_blades
So
01:02:09
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
Passports and Knife Making Spotlights
01:02:11
echo_blades
cool.
01:02:11
echo_blades
Cool.
01:02:12
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, this is a new application, so it is not going to be fast. but At least at least the the U.S.
01:02:16
echo_blades
Yeah, I got to fetch your ass.
01:02:21
Denis Tyrell
passport pictures are way easier to take than the Canadian ones.
01:02:26
echo_blades
How's that?
01:02:28
Denis Tyrell
I know every Canadian that's listening, like the one of four people are probably Canadian. They understand the pain of taking Canadian passport pictures. Canadian passport pictures are very, very specific in their sizes.
01:02:41
echo_blades
Because you want to.
01:02:42
Denis Tyrell
You are not allowed to smile. You are not allowed. Like, I'm serious. You cannot crack a smile in that picture or they will reject it.
01:02:56
echo_blades
I was thinking you guys had to stand against the white background. and and
01:03:00
Denis Tyrell
That too, but...
01:03:04
Denis Tyrell
um i've I've taken Canadian passport pictures that I had them rejected because of a slight shadow and I was smiling.
01:03:07
echo_blades
a la oh Lord.
01:03:12
Denis Tyrell
You can't show teeth. like It's got to be you know like you look you like you've done the red eye flight and you're at Canadian customs.
01:03:20
echo_blades
I get, no, I don't know, man.
01:03:21
Denis Tyrell
You need to look like that.
01:03:21
echo_blades
I, I, I have about 30 selfies of me trying to take one that was acceptable for, for my renewal one.
01:03:28
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, the the the the US s ones, there's you can smile, you can...
01:03:33
echo_blades
Oh, it's just, it's, it's similar.
01:03:33
Denis Tyrell
yeah
01:03:36
echo_blades
I am literally have like 30, 30 attempts to upload mine because the background that I was on my face, I was too far, is too close. And so it was not, it was not the one at the, the one at the post office was super simple.
01:03:48
echo_blades
You just stand there and look dumb.
01:03:49
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, but you can... like If I show you my passport picture, and if you look at any Canadian passport, it's like,
01:03:58
echo_blades
You got the mean mug on?
01:03:58
Denis Tyrell
yeah Yeah, you've got the the the mean mug.
01:03:58
echo_blades
You got the Hayward look?
01:04:03
Denis Tyrell
um
01:04:03
echo_blades
You got the Hayward look. That's nice.
01:04:04
Denis Tyrell
yeah Yeah, exactly. Ask Lawrence. I bet he knows this. that you know
01:04:10
echo_blades
ah That's funny.
01:04:11
Denis Tyrell
You look like you do when you've you know done a 20-hour flight and you're having to go through customs and they just told you that they they lost your luggage.
01:04:12
echo_blades
So.
01:04:18
echo_blades
Nice.
01:04:20
Denis Tyrell
like You have that look on your face.
01:04:22
echo_blades
Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha. That's cool. I got some cool stuff too, man. I got this this shirt right here I'm going to show you. um I'll post it. It's it's great. so
01:04:29
Denis Tyrell
Is that a Holland Anvil shirt?
01:04:32
echo_blades
My shirt is that I'm wearing. I didn't get that for Father's Day.
01:04:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:04:37
echo_blades
so Simple, right?
01:04:40
Denis Tyrell
Cool Dads Club?
01:04:41
echo_blades
Yeah. and I'm like, that's so lame. like yeah I am an asshole, right?
01:04:44
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah.
01:04:46
echo_blades
so they They give me a shirt. I'm like, cool, Dad's Club? Really? That's fucking great. My wife says, well, we got you we got you two things. you know One shirt that everyone likes and then the other ones the kids hate.
01:04:57
echo_blades
Right. And, but I got it for you and I think you're going love it. I'm like, cool. So that's the front of It's like cool dad's club. And I'm like, well, fuck that's, that's super lame. Like get out of here, man. I'm like, you know, my kids are hella old. This isn't like new world's number one dad thing, bro.
01:05:11
echo_blades
I don't know. Could you read that?
01:05:12
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I'm proud father of a few dumbass kids. I have that same one.
01:05:18
echo_blades
Oh my God. It's fantastic. I love it I absolutely love it. And I got another, like a SIG.
01:05:24
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I got one like that a couple years ago.
01:05:27
echo_blades
And I got a SIG shirt. um It's got like the half the SIG symbol and a a Punisher skull on it. It's it's badass.
01:05:34
Denis Tyrell
Sig, like Sig Sour.
01:05:35
echo_blades
Yeah. The gun. Yeah. Six hour. Yeah.
01:05:36
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah.
01:05:39
echo_blades
So that was pretty cool. And then, um and then I scored, we went to the, ah the golf shop and we got, I got a new five wood.
01:05:50
echo_blades
Cause I told you I was, Digging that. I'm super stoked about that. I needed some new golf shoes and I got some Jordans. Badass. Love them. And range finder.
01:06:03
echo_blades
Because my I'm accusing my son of actually losing this one. Which is, those things are fucking expensive. They are now cheap.
01:06:12
Denis Tyrell
Why?
01:06:13
echo_blades
$350? $350?
01:06:13
Denis Tyrell
What would define expensive?
01:06:16
echo_blades
three hundred and fifty bucks
01:06:18
Denis Tyrell
why have they so Why don't you just get we get one one at the hunting store for $50?
01:06:22
echo_blades
Cause they're lame. You can't see them.
01:06:26
Denis Tyrell
Come on.
01:06:27
echo_blades
Yeah. You got to have ones that slope and like, it's, it's,
01:06:29
Denis Tyrell
Same thing. You've got to buy one that's not for buy one for hunting that's not for golf.
01:06:35
echo_blades
yeah, this one is for both. I have, i spent a bunch of money on the first one that I lost and um pissed that I lost it. Like it was, it was son of a bitch, but this one's cool. It's got a magnet. Now I can stick on the side of the golf course.
01:06:46
echo_blades
as You know, everything's cooler these days.
01:06:46
Denis Tyrell
Hmm.
01:06:49
echo_blades
Um, But yeah, that that shit was not cheap. so But I'm stoked, man. I got some cool golf stuff and and these these cool shirts. So happy Father's Day to everybody. I know it's going to be a couple days late from when you guys hear this.
01:07:01
echo_blades
But yeah, to all you cool dads out there, happy Father's Day.
01:07:08
Denis Tyrell
Apparently I still have something coming from my other stepdaughter, so we'll see.
01:07:13
echo_blades
Nice. All right.
01:07:15
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:07:16
echo_blades
Well, who do you got for Maker Spotlight?
01:07:18
Denis Tyrell
Maker Spotlight. This is someone I met at Blade. I just had a really cool conversation with him. um you know Like I said in last week's show, like hanging out with the ah European guys ah was really fun.
01:07:29
echo_blades
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
01:07:30
Denis Tyrell
I had dinner with them, with Trey. um So they were just really cool. Really cool guys. Another reason why I'd love to go to that Austria knife show. But, um, this week I've got, um, studio underscore blade, which is Dimitri. Dimitri Turcotte is his name or Turco probably uh, I don't know if I'm pronouncing it.
01:07:52
Denis Tyrell
He is from, um, Switzerland. He lives in just outside of Zurich. Um, But a great maker. He's got some awesome knives. So check out studio underscore blade.
01:08:02
echo_blades
Oh, wow.
01:08:05
Denis Tyrell
It's got a bunch of friction folders up on his
01:08:09
echo_blades
Oh, yeah. Digging it.
01:08:11
Denis Tyrell
on his site. some really ah love that wood-handled knife, like the ninth one down, I think is really cool. Yeah, it's just some some really cool, you know, cool-looking knives.
01:08:23
echo_blades
Yeah. It's a little...
01:08:25
Denis Tyrell
And a super nice guy. Most of all, he was really fun to talk to. ah Yeah, really cool guy.
01:08:32
echo_blades
Yeah, awesome.
01:08:37
echo_blades
Did I lose you? Oh, no, I
01:08:39
Denis Tyrell
No, I'm here. So who do you have this week?
01:08:42
echo_blades
hear you. What has he got? I messed up.
01:08:45
Denis Tyrell
Huh?
01:08:46
echo_blades
studio oh he's got followers.
01:08:50
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:08:51
echo_blades
and you can find him on the website studio
01:08:55
Denis Tyrell
Studio underscore blade studio
01:08:55
echo_blades
dash bla on
Spotlight on Berg Blades
01:08:58
echo_blades
Instagram. looks like there's a link to the website and some other stuff.
01:08:59
Denis Tyrell
on.
01:09:01
Denis Tyrell
Yep.
01:09:02
echo_blades
Yeah. So yeah, go, uh, show them some love and give them a follow if you're not already doing so. Uh, I am not, and I am now.
01:09:13
echo_blades
So there, fix that. And then, yeah. So I uh, our, our new neighbor,
01:09:25
echo_blades
Well, apparently first and last, but Berg Blades.
01:09:28
Denis Tyrell
ah
01:09:30
echo_blades
um That's it. Berg Blades, B-E-R-G Blades on Instagram. um He's a Matt Westberg out of Arizona. He's a firefighter.
01:09:42
echo_blades
Um, and does awesome folder stuff. So the, what I'm the, what I was trying to say was, so we had, um, Seth Lopez next to us for three years.
01:09:59
echo_blades
And, uh, he, he let me know early on this year that he wasn't, he hadn't, he was going to move tables. And then, uh, you know, we were kind of having like, ah, who's it going to be type of thing.
01:10:10
echo_blades
um And so these guys show up and I was talking to Brent and Brent has a couple of buddies that help him at the table, Dave. and And my my good the best character of Blade Show to me is is John Ruff38.
01:10:26
echo_blades
He's just, he's the fucking man.
01:10:28
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:10:29
echo_blades
Yeah. Dave's awesome too.
01:10:30
Denis Tyrell
He's the character.
01:10:31
echo_blades
ah But Dave's more... a low key guy. um I, I had a extremely long conversation with Dave. I love Dave. Uh, John's just like, just one of those guys that's going to steal all the attention and suck all the air out of the room with his personality.
01:10:47
echo_blades
Uh, but he's a firefighter as well. And, uh, so I tell him who our new neighbors was he goes, Oh, great. Cause, um, last year, and Brent got a couple of ah gifts for for the but the boys that were helping him there. And he got a couple of the bird blade folders. So I went with Brent when he was doing that. And i didn't i didn't recall that until John had told me. But he goes, so apparently if you're a firefighter, there's this whole thing about like what shift you're on.
01:11:14
echo_blades
your a shift b shift and there's like this huge rivalry between the shifts and john tells me he goes yeah oh yeah dude's a firefighter so he goes you got to go up to him and start talking to him about how uh you know b shifts are are a bunch of pusses and uh and i accused him of being on this the wrong shift and so on On this whim, I've never met these people. I've never talked to these guys.
01:11:44
echo_blades
they' They show up to the table. I don't say hello. I just go into this like skit. And I start telling him, so what what your fiber what which which shift are you on? yeah And start grilling him about what shift they are.
01:12:00
echo_blades
And this thing, it goes on for like five minutes. And and i I was actually like starting to get some like weird looks from him. Like, you know I don't come from the best neighborhood. Right. And I was like, this dude's like getting ready to like fight me.
01:12:12
echo_blades
I could tell like he was like, there was something going on.
01:12:13
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:12:14
echo_blades
Like he was, he was his first responder, you know, like training and shit was like kicking in. Like, what does this guy know? Like, and so the the whole point of this was like, this was either going to go really well or it was going to go horrible.
01:12:27
echo_blades
Yeah. But I committed to this thing. And um what um what we ended up talking about is probably not appropriate for the show. But, you know, long story short, i when I finally cracked and told him, you know, hey, it's it's all a joke. and But these guys absolutely murdered the show.
01:12:46
echo_blades
Like, i ah the the range of emotion that I felt towards them, like, you know, it was cool to meet them. And, you know, the introduction went well. Um, and then they started just getting busy and it was like, I swear it was like but every 30 minutes they were pulling somebody in and moving something. Like it was consistent and pretty much nonstop.
01:13:08
echo_blades
There was people like, we're like bleeding into our area that was just pissing me off. You know, like, hey go, go around the other side. There's whole fricking aisle over there. Um, but the overall they make really cool, um, is knife designing now, uh, making production folders.
01:13:25
echo_blades
ah really good stuff, good price points and all that stuff. But the, ah the reason I have him as, as the, the, my, my spotlight was after talking to him for a while. um What I found out was that the guy's been at it for 13 years.
01:13:39
echo_blades
And that was kind of like my overall synopsis of the show. We're talking about consistency and stuff is because I was so inspired by the fact that somebody you know, committed to doing something for as long as he has has built a following Um, and, and has been consistent in providing, you know, product for people to, to go after.
01:14:00
echo_blades
um and i think that's just, it's inspiring. I think guess that's kind of what I'm saying is, uh, my resentment and frustration with, you know, them kicking ass and the, versus the experience that we were happen turn well-deserved, right?
01:14:18
echo_blades
you guys put the work in, you guys got the people and you know, they're coming to you and you're just, you know, flipping these things like hotcakes. So, um, uh, you know, if you're not following bird blades, go, go give them a shout. He yeah has a shit ton of followers. I think that's 54.6,000. Um, again, bird point six thousand um again ah firefighters out of Arizona. Really cool dude. He has a buddy there that was helping him.
01:14:42
echo_blades
But they, they just gave me an example of what, you know, some dedication and into making can, can lead to which is, you know, a go give them a follow.
01:14:59
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, and they were really nice guys. They were, yeah.
01:15:01
echo_blades
Super funny. Yeah. Super cool dudes. Just, just a bunch of knuckleheads just like me and you. And, it was cool. So, but they make really cool stuff.
01:15:09
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:15:11
echo_blades
almost bought one myself, but I just couldn't bring
Reviving Passion for Craft
01:15:14
echo_blades
myself to do it. Cause didn't have any money,
01:15:21
echo_blades
but yeah, that's it.
01:15:23
Denis Tyrell
Cool, cool.
01:15:26
Denis Tyrell
All righty.
01:15:26
echo_blades
And I think that's all we got that we're willing to talk about.
01:15:31
echo_blades
We have all kinds of secret shit that no one knows about.
01:15:35
Denis Tyrell
I'm just busy on these folders. Want to get those done and get that video out. And then I'm gonna start my military challenge build.
01:15:43
echo_blades
Nice.
01:15:44
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
01:15:44
echo_blades
I have a shit ton of stuff to finish and um come back with a, with a really good,
01:15:54
echo_blades
motivation to, uh, to get back to it. Uh, the couple of weeks leading up to, to blade show, getting back in the shop. Um, I had kind of lost the, uh, the, uh, like making used to be like a, um, a decompression for me, like from, from the stresses of life and stuff.
01:16:13
Denis Tyrell
Mm-hmm.
01:16:15
echo_blades
Uh, and for, for months and months and months, it just felt like every time I went out there, it was just like, was struggling to, to, you know, have any enjoyment out of it. And then, uh, the, it was like the week before when I was kind of rolling through trying to wrap up some of these things, you know, I kind of fell back in love with, with the process. And so I'm eager to get my ass back in there and get some consistency of, you know, working and got a bunch of stuff that's ready to go and orders to finish and stuff. So, um, overall, um, really motivated after a,
01:16:52
echo_blades
pretty emotional trip. So, you know,
01:16:54
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah it had it had its ups and downs, that's for sure.
01:16:58
echo_blades
yeah.
01:16:58
Denis Tyrell
But yeah, I want to see what you're going to do with that stainless Damascus blade, so or billet.
01:17:03
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. I'm, I am all fired up on the, on the culinary tip there. It's just seeing, I got to spend about ah half an hour, with Trey in his shop with just us. And he was kind of like taking me around and showing me all the stuff. And just my head was fucking exploding with like, ah, like it just, just super cool experience. so You know, all the awesome people, but ah yeah.
01:17:31
echo_blades
So I'm, I'm fired back up and, and looking forward to finishing out the rest of this year with the, on a good, good note.
01:17:42
Denis Tyrell
Cool, cool. All right. Well, we're going to leave the show on a high note then that we're all ready to get back to work and be inspired.
01:17:51
echo_blades
Yes.
Episode Conclusion and Future Excitement
01:17:53
Denis Tyrell
All right.
01:17:53
echo_blades
And Dennis is going to be excited next episode.
01:17:56
echo_blades
I promise.
01:17:57
Denis Tyrell
the
01:17:58
echo_blades
He's going to be so full of energy. We're going to be like, shut the fuck up, dude.
01:18:04
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, definitely.
01:18:05
echo_blades
Yeah, definitely.
01:18:05
Denis Tyrell
I'm tired now, actually. I didn't sleep well last night, so.
01:18:07
echo_blades
Yeah, I could tell. Yeah, we can all tell. yeah fuck Wake up.
01:18:11
Denis Tyrell
All right, bro.
01:18:12
echo_blades
Hit it.
01:18:14
echo_blades
Hit that fantastic intro that gets everybody jamming. It's an outro right now, though.
01:18:29
echo_blades
And I really appreciate you closing the show with that's a wrap.