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E97 - The hole in one
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As we get ready for the holidays, Jerid does the impossible! We're both busy making knives and getting orders done.
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Your hosts:
Denis Tyrell of Tyrell Knifeworks:
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Transcript
Introduction to the Podcast
00:00:15
Denis Tyrell
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all you folks out there. Welcome to another Triple T for Knife Bankers podcast. I am your host, Dennis Trell, and from Terrell Knife Works, and I have my goofy co-host, Jared Sandoval from Echo Blades.
00:00:34
echo_blades
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
00:00:36
Denis Tyrell
You are looking very Santa-ish lately.
Capturing the Christmas Spirit
00:00:39
Denis Tyrell
If you only had white hair on the top, you'd be a dead ringer.
00:00:39
echo_blades
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. I sang in a different version of that a little earlier, but it's it's not yeah that's not very PG.
00:00:55
Denis Tyrell
No.
00:00:57
echo_blades
But it was funny.
00:00:59
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, sure it was.
00:01:01
echo_blades
i love it. How are you, man?
00:01:04
Denis Tyrell
So you, I'm good. Are you ready for holidays?
00:01:08
echo_blades
I don't know if I'm ready for the holidays. I think I, ah you know, i think after Thanksgiving, we put our Christmas tree up, which I could see behind me. And I have seen for, you know, a couple, three, four or five weeks, whatever this has been. And the attempt and the reason why I wanted that was because i wanted to i experience the the Christmas spirit this year. And I'll be a son of a bee.
00:01:31
echo_blades
If here we are a couple days before and i missed it again.
00:01:37
Denis Tyrell
you put it up too early and you got desensitized to it that's your problem
00:01:42
echo_blades
i just, there was no, there's no, I, I didn't, the only time Let me correct this. as Beginning of December, I went up to Washington. When I checked into the hotel, um they were playing Christmas music and the lady had like a a Christmas, ugly Christmas sweater on. And I was like, oh, man, this is great. This is the first. This is starting quick. You know, it's like, oh, no, I'm all jazzed up. And then I i don't think I've seen another Christmassy thing
SantaCon Experience
00:02:07
echo_blades
since. Like ah just my my world's been pretty small.
00:02:12
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:02:13
Denis Tyrell
Let's see, Saturday afternoon, me and all the all of our friends, we did the SantaCon in downtown Livermore. And that was pretty fun.
00:02:24
echo_blades
What is that?
00:02:26
Denis Tyrell
It's basically you go bar hopping dressed as Santa.
00:02:32
Denis Tyrell
It was actually pretty fun.
00:02:34
echo_blades
Did you with Santa?
00:02:36
Denis Tyrell
I had one of the, like a t-shirt, like the, had like the Santa thing on it and a, you know, the Santa hat, but yeah, it was fun. I drank way too much. was not feeling well the next day.
00:02:46
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:02:47
echo_blades
Oh, you went hamburger, huh?
00:02:50
Denis Tyrell
Well, not crazy, but yeah, it was, uh,
00:02:55
echo_blades
Did you tell anybody, any random strangers you love them?
00:02:58
Denis Tyrell
oh, it wasn't that bad.
00:02:59
echo_blades
Okay, good.
00:02:59
Denis Tyrell
yeah Come on.
00:03:01
echo_blades
ah I don't know.
00:03:04
Denis Tyrell
Every time i go to the bar with my daughter, she's a bad influence, and she always, I don't know, I always have too many drinks with her, yeah.
00:03:15
echo_blades
Nice.
00:03:16
Denis Tyrell
Yeah,
00:03:17
echo_blades
Well, every now and again, you know, you normal folk got to get to let your hair down and get a little amped up. It's cool.
00:03:25
Denis Tyrell
yeah it was good.
00:03:26
echo_blades
Release.
00:03:26
Denis Tyrell
It was good. All my friends were were there. the so Some of the people you met at Parker's Sonoff.
00:03:33
Denis Tyrell
But yeah, it was good.
00:03:33
echo_blades
Oh yeah.
00:03:33
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:03:35
Denis Tyrell
it was fun.
00:03:36
echo_blades
Nice.
00:03:37
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:03:37
echo_blades
I did not do a bar crawl.
00:03:39
Denis Tyrell
No?
00:03:40
echo_blades
Uh, um, I have not done anything, so it's been pretty, pretty low key. Had, uh,
00:03:49
echo_blades
Jared's been saying, oh, I think I got that that one day cold, and then it's kind of like gone a little bit weird around. Mom was here a couple weeks ago. um And then, yeah, it's just it's been really, really not...
00:04:04
echo_blades
Very Christmas-y for me. But I am hoping that I am, you know, the only one
Listener Growth and Milestones
00:04:10
echo_blades
experiencing that. And all of our four listeners now are, you know, enjoying the season and getting ready to spend time with their loved ones and receive all kinds of cool gifts.
00:04:22
echo_blades
And maybe you give a one or two, but.
00:04:24
Denis Tyrell
I got a ah YouTube comment about someone saying that they're the sixth listener. So I think we jumped up.
00:04:31
echo_blades
Oh, we jumped up. I don't even know how to take that kind of excitement. yes
00:04:40
echo_blades
Six?
00:04:41
Denis Tyrell
Six.
00:04:42
echo_blades
Jeez, that's amazing.
00:04:44
Denis Tyrell
Well, you know, it is. We're almost, we're just, what, four, three episodes shy of a hundred?
00:04:53
echo_blades
Wow.
00:04:54
Denis Tyrell
I know.
00:04:56
echo_blades
Yeah, didn't we talk about that last week?
00:04:56
Denis Tyrell
can't believe I...
00:04:57
echo_blades
i think I did.
00:04:58
Denis Tyrell
No, you and i I, don't think we were on the air, though.
00:05:01
echo_blades
Oh, you sure?
00:05:03
Denis Tyrell
No.
00:05:04
echo_blades
I'm not sure. Who knows, man? Okay.
00:05:08
Denis Tyrell
i think I think we talked about it after, but ah yeah, i I can't believe I put up with you this long.
00:05:09
echo_blades
then okay
00:05:16
echo_blades
I can't believe I fucking stuck around for this. I can't believe I'm still awake after 97 episodes of listening to you fucking bore the shit out of me.
00:05:27
echo_blades
i mean it's it I think it's just a testament of my the astounding character that I have to to put up with you yeah for you know a window licker like yourself.
00:05:33
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
00:05:38
Denis Tyrell
Wind liquor? What does that mean?
00:05:41
echo_blades
It means that when you were in school prior to you going to the moon, being a parallel bar champion and
Childhood Anecdotes
00:05:48
echo_blades
a foosball champion and all those other things that you ended up like ah becoming savant at that you ate a lot of paste.
00:05:58
Denis Tyrell
hate a lot of paste.
00:05:59
echo_blades
yeah yeah You know, the teachers had to come by and like, that's, that's for the paper. Little Dennis. Yeah.
00:06:07
Denis Tyrell
What does that have to do licking windows? I don't get the the reference.
00:06:12
echo_blades
It's a, it's a term for short busters.
00:06:15
Denis Tyrell
Oh, okay.
00:06:17
echo_blades
Yeah. You stare out the window and and look. at
00:06:23
Denis Tyrell
Window lickers.
00:06:25
echo_blades
Yes. Paste eaters, you know, come on, man.
00:06:29
Denis Tyrell
I remember, speaking of window lickers, I remember when Parker was like, what four maybe five and we were at chuck e cheese yeah chuck e cheese used to have those like like your fucking hamster like and you're up there he's up there and you know how that there's like a clear dome yeah yeah i remember looking at him waving at him and he just licked it
00:06:43
echo_blades
Yeah. The fast ready.
00:06:50
echo_blades
yeah, yeah. yeah
00:06:56
echo_blades
Oh, God.
00:06:56
Denis Tyrell
yeah Just like full on lick the inside of the dome at Chuck E.
00:06:59
echo_blades
That's
00:07:03
Denis Tyrell
Cheese.
00:07:04
echo_blades
well That's probably the single filthiest fucking thing on this planet.
00:07:10
Denis Tyrell
I'm like...
00:07:11
echo_blades
How many snotty-nosed kids running by fucking ripping their hands on it, sticking their foots on it?
00:07:11
Denis Tyrell
if
00:07:16
Denis Tyrell
Like, you could, like, see the kid's tongue. Like, not just a little leg.
00:07:20
echo_blades
Oh. Jeez.
00:07:22
Denis Tyrell
like Man, kid's got to, obviously has um good resilience because he's not dead.
00:07:24
echo_blades
ah Yeah. Well, I mean, yes. It's just
00:07:35
Denis Tyrell
He also licked the handrail at ah Great America at Six Flags.
00:07:40
echo_blades
he probably is He probably, after watching Elf, just picked all the gum out of the bottom of the tables, too.
00:07:42
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yes. I don't know what that kid, glad he's grown up past that.
00:07:50
echo_blades
Oh, man. Jeez, man. Is this how you're dealing with missing him? You to make fun of him now.
00:07:55
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, making fun of him.
00:07:56
echo_blades
You know you send him out. You're all proud, tears falling. Goodbye, you frickin' Chuck E. Cheese bubble licker.
00:08:06
echo_blades
really
00:08:07
Denis Tyrell
Window liquor, you started it
00:08:10
echo_blades
goodbye
Christmas Shopping Insights
00:08:11
echo_blades
parker hope you find your dad
00:08:17
echo_blades
okay ah
00:08:19
Denis Tyrell
Yes,
00:08:19
echo_blades
cotton handed mini mugging that's the best well yeah so i don't know are are you ready you you all
00:08:22
Denis Tyrell
yes.
00:08:30
Denis Tyrell
I got a couple like little shoppy things to do, but how much Christmas shopping do you do? Like does Lynn do it all or do you actually do any Christmas shopping?
00:08:41
echo_blades
um, for other people, i do zero. And then, ah ah this year I'm a, I'm a bag, but I'll, I'll normally last minute nearly go and get all the people that, that matter.
00:08:58
echo_blades
Um, but,
00:09:00
Denis Tyrell
All the kids are getting, well, except for Logan because he actually lives here and I actually got him something. But all the other kids that like don't live in the state are all a getting Amazon gift cards. So that's easy.
00:09:13
echo_blades
Yeah, i don't know.
00:09:16
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I got a buy for Logan and Kim. And that's it because Parker, we couldn't send him any gifts anyway. So no gifts.
00:09:24
echo_blades
Have you heard from him?
00:09:26
Denis Tyrell
Got a text, but just like, the standard text to tell me what ship and division number he's in.
00:09:34
echo_blades
Okay.
00:09:34
Denis Tyrell
They obviously control this one.
00:09:34
echo_blades
All
00:09:35
Denis Tyrell
I should hear from him this week though.
00:09:37
echo_blades
right.
00:09:38
Denis Tyrell
Should actually get to talk to him on the phone.
00:09:38
echo_blades
Cool.
00:09:41
echo_blades
Nice.
00:09:42
Denis Tyrell
But yeah, hopefully I would imagine they're going to give them all their phones for Christmas and let them make calls.
00:09:51
echo_blades
Got it.
00:09:53
Denis Tyrell
So,
00:09:53
echo_blades
Yeah. But so, yeah, Christmas will be here. um
00:10:00
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it'll be, it's, yeah, it's like a couple of days now.
00:10:00
echo_blades
And then.
00:10:03
echo_blades
It is a couple of days.
00:10:04
Denis Tyrell
It's kind of, yeah, crazy.
00:10:04
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:10:07
echo_blades
And then we're going to I actually got one more day of work and then I'm off for for six days. so I'm looking forward to that.
00:10:15
Denis Tyrell
Oh, that's good.
00:10:17
echo_blades
That is good. I wish you it was now because it would help me get there to where I need to do because I am busier than a dog with two dicks right now in the shop.
00:10:28
echo_blades
I mean, so self-inflicted due to it.
00:10:34
Denis Tyrell
So what are you doing in the job?
00:10:36
echo_blades
ah I'm busy. But ah yeah, I mean, I have spent more time in the last week and a half than I have probably in in months.
00:10:47
echo_blades
Dude, it's been, it's been, it is, it's good, man.
00:10:48
Denis Tyrell
That's good.
00:10:50
echo_blades
I am, I'm all fucking jazzed up. um But I am experienced. I don't know if anybody's ever taken a break ah or, you know, gotten busy and hasn't, haven't been able to get in there, but I, I'm still like, you know, ah remembering.
00:11:11
Denis Tyrell
Knocking the dust
00:11:11
echo_blades
um'm so No, no, I'm skipping phases or processes mentally until I get to that spot. Like, I'm like, all I got to do is this. And then I'll like go to do that.
00:11:22
echo_blades
i'm like, oh, fuck. You know, like the, the, um I go up some liners and then shape the handles. I'm like, all right, I'm ready to go glue. And I'm like, fuck the handle fronts.
00:11:33
echo_blades
And I got to go do the handle for like, it's like a never ending series of like, oh shit, I forget. I got to do this before I do it.
00:11:38
Denis Tyrell
Well, at least you're remembering before you fuck it up and get to a point of no return.
00:11:42
echo_blades
yeah i don't know if i yeah there's no excuse for that i mean i guess it can happen to anybody but those aren't uh yeah so my time estimates are are and and then i'm fucking slow too i'm not the i think the other day you like i was over think it was last week and you're like are you still doing something like fuck you yeah i'm like get out here
00:12:04
Denis Tyrell
Well, that's par for the course for you, though.
00:12:10
echo_blades
So tonight, when I was grinding that knife, I made sure just to get up in there and handle that shit. That was probably the fastest knife I've ever ground and the the easiest. And it's been months since I've actually put a bevel on something.
00:12:27
echo_blades
So ah that's cool. I'm glad it wasn't like complete... you know, oh shit and mess up. So easy, easy peasy. So I was excited about that. um But yeah, again, my estimate was like, oh, I should be able to finish this up tomorrow.
00:12:43
echo_blades
And I'm like, motherfucker, I got to glue this thing up. I can't just, mean, I guess I could five minute it and kind of skip that overnight, but we'll see.
00:12:52
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, why don't you?
00:12:55
echo_blades
um I probably were going to have to, but I generally use the the overnight and kind of do that. But we' see.
00:13:05
Denis Tyrell
I glued up that knife that you saw, the the copper one, the one that's... But actually, I'll tell you, after doing those four chef knives last week...
00:13:15
Denis Tyrell
a week yeah week and a half ago and then doing this one this one was like a breeze like after doing a four like you definitely get the muscle memory ah because i haven't done chef knives like that many repetitively in a while and now i'm like man i could whip up one of those in a day but um yeah i'm excited about that build actually uh i think the video would do really well um it was a cool yeah
00:13:42
echo_blades
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. That did look cool. yeah What did i say I say? I was like, Oh, that's really cool. I mean, the, the, the profile is lame, but the pattern was great.
00:13:56
Denis Tyrell
ah Yeah.
00:13:56
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:13:57
Denis Tyrell
they you You know what ah um I did on this one that I've never done before? i wanted i wanted the look of pins, but I wanted to eh i wanted the whole spine etch.
00:14:09
Denis Tyrell
So I actually used sacrificial Corby's, which was different. I've never done that before.
00:14:17
Denis Tyrell
You're looking confused like...
00:14:20
echo_blades
I don't think... Well, was yawning too, but sorry about that. um I don't think I've ever actually used Corby's, so that's kind of what I was thinking. That's the one that has the the screwed mechanical connection and then you grind them flush, so it gives you an in look and...
00:14:33
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. so I just took a Dremel, ground them down lower, took a Dremel and put a slot in them so that they were below the the top of the scale, you know, just like.
00:14:45
echo_blades
I gotcha. You're finished.
00:14:49
Denis Tyrell
And then um those are just sacrificial ones I threw away. And then um I have copper Corby's that I'm using. So it has that pin look. So yeah, it should look pretty cool.
00:15:00
echo_blades
So you sacrificial one etched, finished the handle, and then now you just got to.
00:15:05
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, finished the handle, then etched.
00:15:05
echo_blades
But.
00:15:07
Denis Tyrell
Then I ah glued it up with the real Corby's, which is what it's sitting at right now.
00:15:11
echo_blades
Gotcha.
00:15:14
echo_blades
Cool.
00:15:15
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:15:16
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:15:17
Denis Tyrell
So... well
00:15:18
echo_blades
Yeah. Well, I got i got i got one more to one more out of an order of three. Two of them are done. ah finished another one um last night. We did the ah the etching maker's mark and the inscription. And so that'll be good.
00:15:41
echo_blades
Both of them today. the The one I finished today is is the the longest standing order that I've had.
00:15:49
Denis Tyrell
How many years?
00:15:50
echo_blades
a It's been a while.
00:15:53
Denis Tyrell
You don't even want to say that long.
00:15:56
echo_blades
It's been a while. I forgot about it for a year.
00:16:01
Denis Tyrell
You forgot for a year and then it what took you another year and a half to get it done.
00:16:01
echo_blades
I swear.
00:16:05
echo_blades
No. He just talked to me about it like three weeks ago and I was like, oh my fucking God. was like, my bad. He's like, you know, because I really want to get this to my son for Christmas. I'm like, all right, done.
00:16:17
echo_blades
So,
00:16:18
Denis Tyrell
Did he already pay you for it?
00:16:19
echo_blades
This is the only, so the the situation is here. Let me just be very clear about this. It's not because I never take a deposit. I have not taken a deposit for this reason.
00:16:32
echo_blades
You know, now, I mean, it's probably not the best business practice, but you know, you could put an order in and um i I tell people it's going to be a while. And, but I, I've, they've never given me anything.
00:16:43
echo_blades
So I, you know, it is what it is. Right. and I'll check in and do all that. But, um, this guy, um wanted a particular handles, uh, redwood handles.
00:16:54
echo_blades
And I went through this whole tobacco with this thing, which I bought my, I bought two separate pairs of handles, uh, or sets of scales.
00:16:56
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah.
00:17:04
echo_blades
Um, and then i was going to use those, but they, uh,
00:17:13
echo_blades
whoever I got them from the the stabilizing was suspect. So I sent them off to Ryan, um, Coakley. He ran them through a stabilization and it's still like this. It was just weird. And then it came down to the point where he wanted Redwood. And I was like, I just gotta, I gotta fucking use it. So,
00:17:31
echo_blades
Um, I'll just make sure to, you know, use, uh, our good buddy, Travis Haynes from Pelican paste and, a lather that stuff up. Um, I used a lot of Pelican oil, to kind of get inside that, um, in the wood and then I'll, take care of it but I let him know if there's anything wrong with the with the handle if it something happens i'll I'll take care of it down the road because he actually gave me a bunch of redwood too that I was going to get out for stabilization but I never i haven't sent it out so ah perfect storm but then it just I completely forgot about it so
00:18:07
echo_blades
But if you're in the market and need something to protect your knives, ah I would go and see Travis Haynes from
Knife Care Product Promotions
00:18:15
echo_blades
Pelican Paste. He's got hard wax, soft wax, Pelican oil, hand solve hand soap, ah the butternut cast iron seasoning for your cast iron fans, I guess. Yeah, that's what you season your cast iron with, butternut.
00:18:31
echo_blades
So, yeah. Anyways, I felt like I repeated that. Yeah. But ah yeah, go check out Travis. He'll take care of you. um Customize tins. You know, he's got all kinds of stuff going. And he's actually got a couple more ah those challenge coins. I hope they're gone by now. There was like two or three left last week. um But if if there is, go check it out. You can take advantage of those limited edition coins.
00:18:59
echo_blades
2025 challenge coins. There's some extra perks. I think they come with like a, a never ending small discount or something if you present it. Um, and, uh, they will no longer be available. There'll be a new one for 26. That design will be gone, but, uh, go check out pelicanpaste.com, load up your cart and use the discount code triple T 10 for 10% off.
00:19:23
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:19:24
echo_blades
I am, I am in a, in the Pelican paste, uh, a use thing. my i'll be I'm not coated in Pelican Pace, especially by tomorrow, just taking ads in it.
00:19:35
echo_blades
So,
00:19:39
echo_blades
yeah, but like I said, it's been the it's been good. it's It's been good for my ah spirit, my soul to find the ah the the happy place that is being in the shop and and making again, and I'm um i'm digging it.
00:19:57
echo_blades
So,
00:19:58
Denis Tyrell
Good. I'm glad you're pumping out some knives.
00:19:59
echo_blades
and top of that On top of that, yeah on top of that it's going to be this will be my my biggest payday, too, that I've got.
00:20:08
Denis Tyrell
That's right. See, if you make knives, you get paid.
00:20:09
echo_blades
Yeah. It's true. If you finish knives, you get paid.
00:20:12
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:20:14
echo_blades
So, looking forward to that.
00:20:16
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:20:18
echo_blades
Yep.
Recognizing Industry Contributions
00:20:19
Denis Tyrell
And if you folks need some materials to finish your knives, go check out Lawrence Lake over at Maritime Knife Supply. He's got all of the knife supplies that you need. And if he doesn't have it, he will get it.
00:20:33
Denis Tyrell
So go check him out. Maritime Knife Supply. They've got everything. Tools, tons of handle material, epoxy, everything.
00:20:43
echo_blades
Bracing steel tools.
00:20:44
Denis Tyrell
Abrasives. Yeah. So much that We can never say it all.
00:20:52
echo_blades
It's true.
00:20:55
Denis Tyrell
oh
00:20:55
echo_blades
You know, get it to you fast.
00:20:56
echo_blades
We'll get it to you fast.
00:20:57
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:20:58
echo_blades
Even when he's he sent me a message. I think he was in, he was in Mexico. couple weeks ago or something like that. Anyways, I was super happy to see that he was taking a damn break. because that's the hardest working man that I know.
00:21:09
echo_blades
Like I used to be able to say that I could, uh, compete with, uh, a hustle like his is not the case any longer.
00:21:10
Denis Tyrell
Yes.
00:21:17
echo_blades
I resigned from that race and I gladly crowned him with the, the, the hustle award. Cause that dude is a, is nonstop. So, uh, when you get to see somebody, uh, taking a break and getting some, uh,
00:21:33
echo_blades
some relaxation and that's really cool. But yeah, Lawrence Lake maritime, nice supply for all your knife making needs.
00:21:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, what else did oh I finish that folder last week that was um That went well. A couple little hiccups, but love the profile. Action's great. So started a new one today ah with some updates on that design. So be doing that. i also drew up that I'm no longer calling it a dagger.
00:22:06
Denis Tyrell
After I drew up the design for this blade I'm making from that mosaic, it's going to be a short sword. um
00:22:14
echo_blades
Oh, okay.
00:22:15
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, it's like 18 inches long, so it's going to be...
00:22:18
echo_blades
I read that as somebody named Drew signed up for the short sword. And i was like, what?
00:22:24
Denis Tyrell
No.
00:22:25
echo_blades
are you doing a short sword class now?
00:22:28
Denis Tyrell
No, I drew up the design ah for the short sword.
00:22:28
echo_blades
get it now.
00:22:31
echo_blades
Gotcha.
00:22:33
Denis Tyrell
yeah And... You know I've actually been kind of dragging, know, sometimes I'm just, you know, you just don't get as excited about a build. But as soon as I like started drawing it up, then I'm like, oh, this looks cool. And I get excited about it. And now I'm like, oh, I can't wait to start it.
00:22:50
Denis Tyrell
So I'm ah almost at that point. I think it'll be next week. I might finish this folder first. And um just to validate this updated design, because I want to make a few of these folders. And then, um yeah, and and actually I dove in and decided to use some some copper Damascus for the blade on this one, so hopefully I don't mess it up.
00:23:16
Denis Tyrell
I usually don't. I usually like to refine a design with just stainless steel first, but decided to jump in. I had done one already, so, but.
00:23:31
Denis Tyrell
But yeah, um looking forward to it. ah i i have been getting a bunch of commission requests, which mostly I turned down, but you know the usual katana. And I got a request for a couple of chef knives, which I probably won't do.
00:23:52
Denis Tyrell
But I got one in particular that i'm I'm going to read you part of this. So I got a commission request.
00:24:01
echo_blades
Dude, if this is another one of you, Jeff and yours attempted trying to get me, you're stuck.
00:24:04
Denis Tyrell
met No, it edward it's not. um So I got a commission request for a class. The guy wanted a classic Bowie knife.
00:24:16
Denis Tyrell
I have zero desire to do a classic Bowie knife. It is just not my style. And I told him that. I'm like, like, it's just not my, it's not my thing. And um so the guy,
00:24:27
echo_blades
Wait a minute. So I'm not a buoy guy.
00:24:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:24:36
echo_blades
So you're telling me that the ones that you do are, are they're an an embellishment or, they they're modern.
00:24:41
Denis Tyrell
They're modern.
00:24:46
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, like ah the classic Jim Bowie knife is like, like the I don't know if it had a frame handle. I mean, sorry, a coffin handle. But they're very, if you, if you if you yeah, it's you know it's got a very short clip.
00:24:59
echo_blades
Oh, yeah. That's it.
00:25:04
Denis Tyrell
like it look It's very straight. it's not It doesn't look like what we consider a modern Bowie.
00:25:12
Denis Tyrell
right i don't like yeah i don't like those it's not my style it's there's just nothing about it so i don't want to do it so i asked the guy you know maybe i could find someone or suggest a smith to make this knife for you he wants it out of mono steel and i said you know just so i could give a reference like what what do you what's your budget he's like yeah i'm looking to spend one to three hundred dollars
00:25:13
echo_blades
I'm looking at it. Yeah.
00:25:40
Denis Tyrell
And I'm like, I think you're a little, you're probably, you know, four to five X too low for a custom Bowie knife.
00:25:53
Denis Tyrell
And, ah you know, and I said, you know, if I'm going to do a Bowie knife, now I'm talking like of the modern Bowie, and they're going to start around $1,500. Like they take a long time. They have a guard, they have hidden tang, like spacer.
00:26:06
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:26:06
Denis Tyrell
They take a long time, right? And I said, you know, a buoy is going to be like minimum. And I don't know anybody can make a buoy in two days.
00:26:18
Denis Tyrell
So it's usually going to be like 24 to hours. And the guy fires back at me like, i don't I don't understand why you think this is going to be so complicated. And I can't i can't believe nobody can make a buoy knife for under $500 and And I'm like, ah why did I even respond to this guy?
00:26:43
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah.
00:26:44
Denis Tyrell
And then, so I was nice and I responded back. And andy he's like, oh, I could get a katana for that. I'm like, you're not going to get a good katana for $1,000. then he's also talking, to he's saying...
00:27:02
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, this also, I'm quoting what he said, this also is not a regular Bowie knife. It has a very different edge grind. It should be simpler and quicker to do than a common Bowie.
00:27:14
Denis Tyrell
I am not knowledgeable about smithing. However, if you think you could get a regular one done in 16 hours, you might be able to do this one in 12 or less. So...
00:27:22
echo_blades
Oh, got it.
00:27:23
Denis Tyrell
so
00:27:25
echo_blades
Yeah, thanks.
00:27:29
Denis Tyrell
I just thought this was like hilarious. like the grind
00:27:32
echo_blades
I'm with you.
00:27:32
Denis Tyrell
The grind is going to be four hours easier on this.
00:27:33
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:27:37
echo_blades
Yes, obviously.
00:27:41
Denis Tyrell
and This piece could also be done with a common buoy template. It just requires a different edge grind.
00:27:47
echo_blades
Oh.
00:27:48
Denis Tyrell
An apprentice ah an an apprentice could take it on as a quick experiment.
00:27:52
echo_blades
Oh, well, yeah. Why are you?
00:27:59
Denis Tyrell
I just thought it was.
00:28:00
echo_blades
Other people's kids. I can't. that's That's too much. So, yeah, I mean, you could imagine what things cost all you want, right? But when somebody tells you what it's going to cost.
00:28:12
Denis Tyrell
Like what I told him in hours and I'm like, and like, I didn't come out and say like, How much you fucking make it in an hour? like could could you what do you What do you make a week?
00:28:21
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:28:25
Denis Tyrell
Is it $500?
00:28:25
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:28:25
Denis Tyrell
And if it's not, why are you asking me to make something um for that much?
00:28:29
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:28:32
echo_blades
Jeez.
00:28:34
Denis Tyrell
Even if it was 14 hours, that's still two days. That's still $500. Yeah.
00:28:44
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah.
00:28:44
echo_blades
That's crazy, man.
00:28:47
Denis Tyrell
People with no kind. And but basically, like, you're looking for an off-the-shelf buck knife. Go buy a buck knife. that That sounds like what you want.
00:28:53
echo_blades
Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Yeah, that's crazy. I don't know what, I don't know how to do this, but obviously it only takes.
00:29:04
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, that was that would that was my favorite part. when Oh, yeah.
00:29:07
echo_blades
That's one of the reasons i don't like. Well, it's one of the reasons why i like blade show. Because the people that we end up talking to at least have a little bit of knowledge about knives and stuff.
00:29:21
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:29:21
echo_blades
So you don't get into these things. But when I ah sometimes I find myself in conversations about knives with people on the street or, you know, randomly and especially the old timers that will just absolutely.
00:29:37
echo_blades
Absolutely. They're convinced they they know how to do it or that they had some steel back in 1912 that was better than anything we have now. And, you know, it's just on and on and on.
00:29:48
echo_blades
And I just like, i yeah, I have a hard time with those, you know, those kind of conversations where people just tell you, you know, they know more about it than you do.
00:29:55
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:29:57
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:29:58
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. I had i had just just this morning, I answered the old, this isn't Damascus, this isn't, you just folded it, this is a button. I'm like,
00:30:09
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:30:11
Denis Tyrell
oh.
00:30:12
echo_blades
That's cool.
00:30:13
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:30:13
echo_blades
That's funny though.
00:30:16
Denis Tyrell
Just...
00:30:16
echo_blades
Can you make me this?
00:30:16
Denis Tyrell
so
00:30:17
echo_blades
Sure. It'll be this much. No, it won't.
00:30:21
Denis Tyrell
Well, and that's why I usually... Yeah, and I sent him a like a pretty lengthy email explaining I was very polite, very nice, saying, look, these things take, you're talking about a custom blade here. Minimum is like 24 hours of work. like not Like, I don't make a boo in three days, usually about a week.
00:30:42
Denis Tyrell
And, ah you know, And I explain, usually when I explain the hours that's in it to somebody, that usually, you know, wakes them up.
00:30:53
Denis Tyrell
And when he said, oh, it should be under $500, I'm like, that's not even minimum wage. like why Why would anybody take that on?
00:31:06
Denis Tyrell
But craziness.
00:31:07
echo_blades
be be Be better, Dennis. Be faster.
00:31:09
Denis Tyrell
I know, I just got to be faster so I can...
00:31:14
echo_blades
That's funny.
00:31:15
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, yeah i I like it a lot.
00:31:17
echo_blades
But that folder did turn out cool. I did like it.
00:31:22
Denis Tyrell
So I'm excited to get a couple done in in Copper, Damascus.
00:31:30
echo_blades
Holy shit. How did it's 30 minutes into this thing. And I didn't share the most important thing in the history of the whole world that happened last, uh, yesterday.
00:31:40
Denis Tyrell
Hold on. Hold on. Wait. If you guys are looking for some Copper Damascus, you guys should go to Baker Fortune and Tool. you wrecked my ad read there.
00:31:51
echo_blades
Holy shit.
00:31:51
Denis Tyrell
um and
00:31:52
echo_blades
I'm not going to interrupt this one, but I was going to,
00:31:55
Denis Tyrell
I knew you were. ah I'm going to just keep doing ads just to just to delay your announcement.
00:32:00
echo_blades
I'm good. let's Let's fire through it.
00:32:01
Denis Tyrell
Okay.
00:32:02
echo_blades
Come on.
00:32:04
Denis Tyrell
Go check out Baker Forge. Use the discount code TTT10. Use the app to get early access to things. But right now they've got their stainless San Mai is live. They've got Ripple plus 154 cm, Ladder plus 154 cm, and then Ripple and AEBL and Ladder and AEBL.
00:32:26
Denis Tyrell
The second one is the core, so it's got a stainless core. So go check it out. Maybe they got some left. and remember, clean it, etch it, and protect it. Clean it with Grime Reaper. Etch it with the full line of Gator Piss, the regular, of the max, the heavy, and then protect it with Gator Skin.
00:32:50
Denis Tyrell
So go check them out, and again, use the discount code TTT10.
00:32:56
echo_blades
That'll get you 10% off your entire cart.
00:32:59
Denis Tyrell
That's right.
00:33:00
echo_blades
Yes.
00:33:02
Denis Tyrell
Okay, tell us your big news.
00:33:07
echo_blades
No, you take the wind out of myself. That's all right. Koi was worth it though. He is worth it.
00:33:13
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, he's always worth it.
00:33:14
echo_blades
You know what I wore in the, in the shop yesterday?
00:33:19
Denis Tyrell
Your birthday suit?
00:33:20
echo_blades
No, that's dangerous. very small particles for very small things get kick hit dangerous guys. No, but I did wear my, uh, my two bastards, um, hat that I got from Frank last, uh, June at a blade show. And, uh,
00:33:40
echo_blades
I was super stoked to um come across it because i I have a lot of hats and it was under two or three of them. So I popped that sucker on channel that inner Frank and beans and got busy in the shop. But if you were in the market for a hammer, go check out Frank and need it over at two bastard Smithy and supply the maker of the fat peen cross diagonal straight soon to be curvy.
00:34:09
echo_blades
yeah I don't know if he's going to do that, man. maybe we're just Maybe we just do it. And then we'll see.
00:34:13
Denis Tyrell
I think he'll do the curvy.
00:34:15
echo_blades
Okay, good.
00:34:15
Denis Tyrell
Just wait.
00:34:15
echo_blades
All right. Give me a curvy one. that Like, you know. duoo do do dooo it's Some super wavy. Got to make it wavy. Yeah.
00:34:27
echo_blades
Fat peen is on the scene. It'll split your spleen. You know what I mean? You know what I always say, Dennis?
00:34:37
Denis Tyrell
What do you say, Jared?
00:34:38
echo_blades
I always say any grand to a fat peen in your hand.
00:34:41
Denis Tyrell
Yes, it is.
00:34:42
echo_blades
and That's it. That's the one.
00:34:43
Denis Tyrell
In my right hand, not the left.
00:34:45
echo_blades
i don't care. be amphitheaterous. Hit him with the stranger. You know what saying? Get get busy.
00:34:52
Denis Tyrell
oh I will have a student.
00:34:54
echo_blades
Why do I feel like I have to explain to you what the stranger is?
00:34:57
Denis Tyrell
and I know what the stranger is.
00:34:59
echo_blades
Are you sure?
00:35:01
Denis Tyrell
ah Yes.
00:35:01
echo_blades
Is there a numbing agent involved? so A topic ah local topical solution.
00:35:08
Denis Tyrell
Don't you just lie on your arm until it goes to sleep?
00:35:09
echo_blades
Yeah, you get a little numbing agent. All right. Desensitize that sucker. All right.
00:35:18
Denis Tyrell
All right. We just fell into the depths of despair now
00:35:22
echo_blades
Yeah, that's right. But even with the numbing... and You know what you can still feel? You can still feel that grippiness of GripX. Go check out GripTech Composites, GripTech Official on IG. Matt, the maker of GripX, the grippiest of all handle material, comes in ah three varieties. The standard gripex ah GripX, GripX 3D with some cool... um
00:35:52
echo_blades
what is it? 3d printed patterns in there and the limit limitless line for a higher finish. And you can take your, your handle game up to the next level. Use the discount code triple T 10 for 10% off.
00:36:07
echo_blades
It is all the rave right now. I see it everywhere.
00:36:09
Denis Tyrell
It is. I see it everywhere.
00:36:11
echo_blades
I see it everywhere.
00:36:12
Denis Tyrell
All the cool people are doing it.
00:36:13
echo_blades
It's good stuff. Yep. All the cool kids for sure. So go be a cool kid.
00:36:20
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:36:20
echo_blades
And use a discount code, Triple T10.
00:36:22
Denis Tyrell
I got some knives on my website maybe that right now.
00:36:25
echo_blades
That's right. Not for long.
00:36:27
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, no, two are gone.
00:36:28
echo_blades
It's high demand. That's right.
00:36:31
Denis Tyrell
Two are gone. All right, tell us your big news. Come on.
00:36:40
echo_blades
I have been golfing for about nine years. And yesterday, finally, ah got a hole in one.
A Personal Golf Triumph
00:36:51
echo_blades
A hole in mother effing one.
00:36:55
echo_blades
The sad part about it is
00:36:55
Denis Tyrell
yeah i was gonna say there there there needs to be an asterisk beside this hole in one
00:37:01
echo_blades
there's no asterisks. There's no asterisks. You know, I think golf is a game is a gentleman's game. You only cheat yourself if you lie. if you lie Um, lot of, uh, I put a lot of stock in, in that, right. You shoot a fucking great round.
00:37:17
echo_blades
Um, you, you deserve it. Own it. You should have shitty one. It's the same thing. But, uh, unfortunately I've, I've done a lot of golf in this year. And I've only gone out by myself a handful of times, thanks to to my son being my number A01 golfing partner, but he's been under the weather. So um I was the second person out on the course, um and I was having a very, very difficult morning.
00:37:50
echo_blades
started off great. And then balls just for like magnetized to the water. Uh, so, but I am, i am in the process of rehabbing my swing. Right. So I'm, I'm fully aware that shit's going to get squirrely, um, or than normal, but, uh,
00:38:07
echo_blades
I think it was hole seven. So I was like in, in like things were coming together anything at a par three, 138 yards. And, uh, I took a nice swing and that shit one hop.
00:38:21
echo_blades
I probably hit about one 36, one hop, boom, dunked right into the hole. I almost looked away because I was having that kind of day where I was hitting the ball and just like seeing the general direction and where it was going to go. But I happened to just like catch it out of the side of my, Oh, that looks good. And then,
00:38:36
echo_blades
b poop b poop And I was like, holy shit. I didn't have my phone ah in my pocket. I ran to the freaking car. I'm to post a video about it here pretty quick. Probably tomorrow. um Yeah, I ran to my car, grabbed the phone, and I took off.
00:38:50
echo_blades
This fat dude took off on sprint. 138 yards.
00:38:52
Denis Tyrell
You were huffing and puffing in the video.
00:38:55
echo_blades
I mean, I was talking to you like that's what I don't know if if anybody that runs because I used to run a lot. If you're talking and running, you could it running hard enough. But I was, you know, I was yelling and talking.
00:39:06
echo_blades
um But that's a football field and almost a half. It's a it wasn't a a small little jaunt. I took off. I was just like, there's no fucking way that went in. and sure as shit it was in and uh it's fantastic man i think some people go their whole lives and never do it then there's little bastards like my my son that his second time out he he hit one um so i've been living with him in this house for yeah like eight years eight years oh he was yeah yeah yeah though he downplayed it he he'll he
00:39:30
Denis Tyrell
look What did he say when you told him?
00:39:37
echo_blades
He's his dad. He's his father's son. So, you know, who was there? Nobody was there. You know, like, so, I mean, I'm, I'm fully, fully prepared to, to take all the slack for it, but man, it was amazing.
00:39:50
echo_blades
Absolutely amazing. I'm so f freaking so stoked.
00:39:54
Denis Tyrell
Well, congratulations. You're in a very, very elite crew of people that can get a hole in one.
00:39:55
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:40:00
echo_blades
Yeah, it seems like there's there's like people that have hole-in-one, and then there's the the guys that just like, oh, I've been... Because before that, I've been... think the closest I got was like about probably four to six inches away, and I might as well have been a fucking million miles away. That one's more irritating than just like completely missing.
00:40:21
echo_blades
like Being that close, but it not going in...
00:40:23
Denis Tyrell
I've hit one four inches from a hole before.
00:40:26
echo_blades
Yeah, that is maddening. I would rather miss by feet, you know? um But then there's guys that they just... they I think Jeff's dad has like fucking eight of them or something stupid like that.
00:40:38
echo_blades
It's incredible. like just They just go in for him. But ah yeah, I feel ah it is a rather elite club. i'm Yeah, I am so stoked, dude. I thought it would never happen.
00:40:50
echo_blades
But I did also um I asked ah ah one of our, you know, Fusion 3D printing ah friends.
00:41:01
echo_blades
um I saw this, like, 3D printed thing that goes over a ball and has a stencil, like a custom stencil.
00:41:07
Denis Tyrell
Oh, yeah, yeah. I've seen them.
00:41:08
echo_blades
And you can, yeah. So I asked somebody if they could make it. And apparently they were having a problem with it. So I got this random package the other day. and uh i looked at it i'm like i didn't order this and lynn's like well it's got your name on it and then we weren't sure if like jared had ordered something for me like for a christmas gift or something so i called the individual up and said uh did you you mother he goes maybe but it was a stamp so it's a golf ball stamp that has my uh my maker's mark on it and yeah it's super cool and uh
00:41:39
Denis Tyrell
Nice.
00:41:44
echo_blades
I ah stamped three balls, but they promptly went in the water. So
00:41:50
Denis Tyrell
you You didn't stamp the hole in one ball?
00:41:52
echo_blades
I did not stay. I stamped it after, but I didn't.
00:41:55
Denis Tyrell
You going to keep that one and put it put in somewhere?
00:41:56
echo_blades
Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No, it's, it's going in. ah I have Jared's around here somewhere, but yeah, it's, it's going in up and it'll be forever. Cool. It's so, it's so awesome. There's all kinds of scuff marks from it bouncing off the cart path, the whole before. Yeah.
00:42:14
echo_blades
ah But yeah, i don't know, man. It was just fantastic. um It's such such a cool thing, dude. and I'm really...
00:42:23
Denis Tyrell
Oh, that's that's awesome.
00:42:25
echo_blades
Yeah, I am digging the thing. I'm still – I was shaking. for I almost went home, like didn't finish my round because, like, I couldn't – I calmed down. It was like, ain't getting no better than that, that's for sure.
00:42:38
echo_blades
And anybody that's a golfer, I know there's a fucking ton of you guys out there. We're going to actually change the name of this show to the Triple T Golf Podcast.
00:42:45
Denis Tyrell
Like how we are.
00:42:46
echo_blades
But, yeah. ah But I had a hole-in-one on the front nine, and I still shot a 48.
00:42:56
echo_blades
That's not good. In case you're wondering, that's not good. That's a minus two. so We were looking at a 50. So, uh, yeah, but that's, yeah, that was cool.
00:43:14
Denis Tyrell
You going to get out golf over the holidays?
00:43:16
echo_blades
Uh, weather providing, I'll be golfing every damn day if I can.
00:43:21
Denis Tyrell
I heard that, and I don't remember when, it was like two days ago? No, yesterday, yesterday. We and saw on somewhere that here in California, it's going to be the wettest of any place in the world.
00:43:40
echo_blades
oh wow.
00:43:41
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, ah that's that's how much rain we're supposed to get in the next week.
00:43:47
echo_blades
What?
00:43:47
Denis Tyrell
Which...
00:43:48
echo_blades
I don't think so.
00:43:49
Denis Tyrell
That, that's you know, social media could be wrong, but I thought it was pretty... ah
00:43:56
echo_blades
Right now, though, it is trending. Like, it hasn't rained in a while. And that it's here now. So I have six days off. And it's supposed to rain three out of those six days. And then next week, I have Thursday, Friday off. And it's supposed to rain then, too, as well. As of right now. So I'm just like, man, fuck off. Whatever.
00:44:16
Denis Tyrell
I guess you'll just have to spend it in the shop.
00:44:19
echo_blades
but I will gladly do that. So that's the cool part about this is I can get out and get around it. And that's what I did on yesterday. Cause I was trying to beat the rain. That's why i don't go out super early anymore. Cause I don't have to.
00:44:33
echo_blades
um But yeah, that's why nobody was around. Like if I would did that at 12 o'clock and I was by myself, there would have been a shit ton of people around me. What he's screaming, yell and run down the thing. I probably would have jumped in the pond if there was witnesses. Yeah.
00:44:51
echo_blades
that's for sure. And if there was people in my group, I definitely would took a dive because that would have been awesome. But yeah.
00:45:00
Denis Tyrell
As long as someone we got on video.
00:45:00
echo_blades
So yeah, but yeah, I'm going to do that. And then I think, Oh, maybe I was going to tell you if we could work out. I have Monday off. So maybe we have our, our buddy come down on Monday.
00:45:20
Denis Tyrell
Monday. Oh, I can't. I'm teaching a course Monday, Tuesday, next week. Hmm.
00:45:25
echo_blades
Oh, that's pillar planning.
00:45:29
Denis Tyrell
um Yeah, why don't we do it on the weekend?
00:45:34
echo_blades
off all week. Well, maybe it's a Thursday or Friday then. Whatever. Anyways, yeah, bad, bad podcasting.
00:45:39
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:45:41
echo_blades
But yeah. Who do you got from Maker Spotlight?
00:45:43
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, no.
00:45:45
Denis Tyrell
I had one. I thought I had done this before, but it is um a master smith that I really appreciate. Jackson Rumble at rumble underscore knives.
00:45:58
Denis Tyrell
um He just does some of the most amazing, um most of what what I've seen is seen him do is feather, but just an amazing bladesmith.
00:46:11
Denis Tyrell
um
00:46:12
echo_blades
i don't I don't know who he is I was not following him either.
00:46:15
Denis Tyrell
yeah he's um Yeah, he's in Australia, but um really, really nails the um kind of river of fire kind of pattern or or the feather with the really dark um center to it, which I really, really like. He's done one, if you look like what, four rows down. He did two knives, one with a white center, one with a dark center, which I think is really cool.
00:46:46
Denis Tyrell
Two chef knives, if you look down.
00:46:49
echo_blades
Oh, I've seen Daggers.
00:46:51
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, just beautiful. His feathers, featherwork is awesome.
00:46:55
echo_blades
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah Oh, shit. I missed that. Yeah, that's badass.
00:47:01
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. Yeah, it's like a set of two. He's actually done that before, too. um
00:47:09
echo_blades
I like this Alice in Wonderland Journey one. That one's fucking really cool.
00:47:12
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, he's he's got a dagger ways down that is just spectacular.
00:47:20
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:47:21
Denis Tyrell
Good, but really master Smith for sure. you can You can see it in his work. So yeah, shout out to Mr.
00:47:28
echo_blades
Yeah. Very cool.
00:47:31
Denis Tyrell
Rumble over across the pond there.
00:47:37
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, just an amazing Smith.
00:47:40
Denis Tyrell
Who do you have?
00:47:41
echo_blades
Did he test? Oh, no. there was That was a ah journeyman guy from over there that was there when you tested. I don't think I've ever seen him. i am trying to see if there's any face on there.
00:47:56
echo_blades
Yeah, I don't know.
00:47:57
Denis Tyrell
No, I don't know what he looks like, and I've never met him, but yeah.
00:47:57
echo_blades
I'm following him now.
00:48:02
echo_blades
Yeah, he exhibited last year.
00:48:03
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:48:07
echo_blades
Cool. I have...
00:48:14
echo_blades
I was going through my ah feed the other day, which I don't do very often. i have a shit ton of messages and stuff that I'm not. People probably think I'm a major dick because I'm not responding or answering anybody or sending ridiculous memes back. But um this dude, Kevin Goldman came across my feed.
00:48:36
echo_blades
um and Yep.
00:48:37
Denis Tyrell
Is it the link you put in the notes? Is that the right one?
00:48:43
Denis Tyrell
Okay.
00:48:43
echo_blades
Just the guy, right?
00:48:45
Denis Tyrell
it's Just one picture of a dude. Okay.
00:48:50
echo_blades
ah maybe Maybe. No. Yeah, that's the the profile pic.
00:48:57
Denis Tyrell
Okay. Cause he's got no, he's got nothing on his profile.
00:49:00
echo_blades
It doesn't say.
00:49:03
echo_blades
on. Let me check this then.
00:49:10
echo_blades
No, that is not the right guy.
00:49:18
echo_blades
in No fucking way. That is not.
00:49:23
Denis Tyrell
I'm like, really? That's the dude?
00:49:31
Denis Tyrell
I'm like, Jared, you are slipping on the maker spotlights, man.
00:49:39
echo_blades
Holy shit. That is so
00:49:43
Denis Tyrell
Okay. yeah You get the real link. And...
00:49:46
echo_blades
I'm going to do it right now. Hold on. Oh my God. That is hilarious.
00:49:55
Denis Tyrell
I wish you guys could see this.
00:49:57
echo_blades
You changed it. You had.
00:49:58
Denis Tyrell
I did not. I swear to God, I did not change it.
00:50:05
echo_blades
Oh, I did it again.
00:50:06
Denis Tyrell
You just retyped it.
00:50:08
echo_blades
yeah I did it again in here. Hold on. Oh my God. That's fucking great. All right. Try that one.
00:50:15
Denis Tyrell
That's the same one.
00:50:18
echo_blades
Try that one.
00:50:18
Denis Tyrell
okay yeah yeah
00:50:20
echo_blades
right. Yeah. So Kevin Goldman, he's a bladesmith DIYing, dadding. Uh, but the dude's like probably one the coolest guys that, that I've, uh, I've seen out here in a while. Cause a, he's, he's out here golfing bunch of, uh,
00:50:35
echo_blades
um, reels of him golfing out with his, think there was some kids and, or some friends anyways, but, um, I was scrolling through and saw that he was making some knives and, um, and, it doesn't have a I think what he's got 206 followers.
00:50:50
echo_blades
um
00:50:50
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, his account is private.
00:50:52
echo_blades
Yeah. So it does a little bit of side ah ah making, but I saw some really cool chef knives and um thought I'd just ah give a fellow golfer and blade Smith a, a shout out here. So this is a, this is a cool one.
00:51:11
echo_blades
So that's a Kevin Goldman one word on Instagram.
00:51:15
Denis Tyrell
it's It's not Kevin Gold, ma'am.
00:51:18
echo_blades
Yes, it is.
00:51:18
Denis Tyrell
No, ma'am. M-A-M. Ma'am. That was the other one.
00:51:21
echo_blades
Oh, that was the other one?
00:51:23
Denis Tyrell
yes
00:51:24
echo_blades
don Why?
00:51:26
Denis Tyrell
That one was way funnier.
00:51:32
Denis Tyrell
If you want a good laugh, type Kevin Gold, ma'am.
00:51:34
echo_blades
No, no. Oh, that's so good.
00:51:37
Denis Tyrell
M-A-M.
00:51:39
Denis Tyrell
And that's the one that Jared had in the notes. Yes.
00:51:45
echo_blades
that's no good that's not my That's not my dude, though. I'm sure that guy's stand-up dude.
00:51:54
Denis Tyrell
ah
00:51:54
echo_blades
Anyways, go give Kevin Goldman a follow. Tell him boys at Triple T, say what's up. and Follow his golfing and making... Apparently makes bread, too.
00:52:05
echo_blades
Yeah, cool stuff. God, I'm crying. That was hilarious.
00:52:11
Denis Tyrell
Oh man.
00:52:12
echo_blades
Fuck. Well...
00:52:16
Denis Tyrell
So in anything else interesting going on next week?
00:52:17
echo_blades
I don't have it. you What?
00:52:22
echo_blades
No, just ah going to get through the Christmas.
00:52:22
Denis Tyrell
No.
00:52:24
echo_blades
Really looking forward to some time off ah and um just hanging out with the fam and getting in the shop. So I just have, I got a, I got a, a lot of shit.
00:52:33
Denis Tyrell
Yeah.
00:52:35
Denis Tyrell
You're going to heat treat some knives tomorrow?
00:52:38
echo_blades
I not tomorrow.
00:52:40
Denis Tyrell
What are you going to use?
00:52:43
echo_blades
when I do this weekend, I'm definitely going to use my, and my even heat.
00:52:45
Denis Tyrell
Yeah. I'm going to smack him over the head with it.
00:52:49
echo_blades
yeah
00:52:54
echo_blades
Shit face. Yeah. But, uh, yeah, even heat family owned and operated company since 1948, building the highest quality knife heat treating ovens available. Uh, go to even heat dash kilns.com.
00:53:10
echo_blades
Find out where you can get them. Get yourself, uh, all
00:53:12
Denis Tyrell
Is that a statement or a question? Okay.
00:53:15
echo_blades
is a statement. You just ruined my flow, dude. I had announcer voice on too. Uh,
00:53:23
Denis Tyrell
Well, you were saying it like you weren't sure, so.
00:53:28
echo_blades
You want to finish the ad?
00:53:29
Denis Tyrell
No, no, no, go ahead.
00:53:30
echo_blades
No, please go ahead. Go ahead.
00:53:34
Denis Tyrell
ah Family owner and operated since 1948, building the highest quality...
00:53:38
echo_blades
I already said that.
00:53:40
Denis Tyrell
I'm saying it again because you messed it up. The highest quality heat treating ovens available. Go get yours. I have two. Jared has two. They're the best.
00:53:51
Denis Tyrell
Get yourself an even heat.
00:53:54
Denis Tyrell
And if you need to grind a knife, nothing better than the Ameribrade Fastback 2x72. Amazing grinder. It's got all the attachments.
00:54:07
Denis Tyrell
just top-notch, get yourself an Ameribraid. Also check out the HyperDisk, that rotary tool extraordinaire. It's ah it's a disc grinder, it's a buffer, it's a you name it.
00:54:20
Denis Tyrell
So go check out the HyperDisk while you're there. And lastly, once you get all those knives done, you got to sell them. So if you're a knife maker and you're tired of fighting the algorithm, go check out the Drop Point. This is a weekly newsletter built for not just for knife makers, but for knife enthusiasts that subscribe to this newsletter. It is free to put stuff up there.
00:54:47
Denis Tyrell
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00:55:02
Denis Tyrell
um I use their bearings in every one of my folding knives. They're are the best. So go check those out as well. But definitely go go set yourself up for the Drawpoint and have another avenue to sell your knives.
00:55:19
echo_blades
Very cool.
00:55:21
Denis Tyrell
All right, we paid all the bills.
00:55:22
echo_blades
you have Did you belt finish those last chef knives?
00:55:27
Denis Tyrell
No.
00:55:28
echo_blades
No, that's right. We discovered the stoned ant shark thing. Okay.
00:55:34
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, I got stoned.
00:55:37
Denis Tyrell
Yeah, why? Were you thinking about finishing something?
00:55:40
echo_blades
No, I just saw one that's belt finished on this Instagram feed as I was going through and I can't
00:55:49
echo_blades
Can't tell if I'm a fan or not.
00:55:52
Denis Tyrell
Um,
00:55:53
echo_blades
I've seen some really nice belt finishes done. I just don't know if this one tickles my...
00:55:57
Denis Tyrell
yeah, I mean, I think I would, if it was a a culinary knife, I'd at least do like a, um, like Scotch bright or something like that.
00:56:09
Denis Tyrell
I wouldn't just leave it at a, you know, two 20 or 400 belt finish.
00:56:09
echo_blades
Yeah.
00:56:14
Denis Tyrell
I'd go a little smoother just for, you know, a little less friction through the food, but, um, yeah, I mean, I've, lots of people do belt finishes with Scotch brights and things like that.
00:56:27
echo_blades
Yeah, yeah. I was just curious if if you've done one yet.
00:56:30
Denis Tyrell
Uh, a while ago, like a long time ago, I've done a Scotch bright finish on a knife on a chef knife.
00:56:34
echo_blades
Cool.
00:56:36
Denis Tyrell
I haven't done one in a while.
00:56:39
echo_blades
I...
00:56:41
Denis Tyrell
All right, man. Um, so Santa's coming in a couple of days. So, uh, Get ready.
00:56:49
echo_blades
I'm on the... I'm not on the naughty list.
00:56:52
Denis Tyrell
You sure?
00:56:54
echo_blades
Mm-hmm. Positive.
00:56:56
Denis Tyrell
oh oh hot well how do you know?
00:56:59
echo_blades
Well, I wrote Santa a letter.
00:57:04
Denis Tyrell
Okay. i
00:57:05
echo_blades
And it didn't get returned.
00:57:08
Denis Tyrell
We should read our letters to Santa someday.
00:57:11
echo_blades
Sure.
00:57:14
echo_blades
Mine says, please give Dennis Cole.
00:57:14
Denis Tyrell
All right.
00:57:19
Denis Tyrell
A lot of blacksmiths ask for coal.
00:57:22
echo_blades
Touche. Touche. That was a pretty damn good comeback, dude. Let's end the show.
00:57:29
Denis Tyrell
Let's end it.
00:57:30
echo_blades
Merry Christmas, everybody.
00:57:31
Denis Tyrell
Merry Christmas. Have a happy holiday and we will talk to you soon.
00:57:38
Denis Tyrell
Oh, I got to play the theme.
00:57:40
echo_blades
Jeez. Why don't you crow boot
00:57:46
echo_blades
it? Give my cookies. so I got it.
00:57:53
echo_blades
Predictable! That's a wrap.