High Carbon

<p>This week, we dive into the hidden complexity of Kydex sheaths, from retention and click to carry, balance, and durability. We also talk kitchen knife geometry, leather vs. Kydex, copper Damascus, social media for...

<p>This week, Jonas of Isasmedjan joins us for a conversation on Kydex sheath development, shop moves, Solingen show prep, stainless etching, and the balance between custom work and small-scale production, before the...

<p>This week on the High Carbon Podcast, we welcome Roman of Kasé Knives from Switzerland for a detailed and insightful episode on performance driven knife making. Roman shares his approach to high hardness blades...

<p>This week’s episode has a bit of everything, shop updates, Kydex sheath making, crazy carbide price increases, folding knife talk, and plenty of chaos getting the guest connected. Sven Schellander from Messerschmiede...

<p>Keith and Pauli run a two man show this week, covering Pauli’s updated Varnas design, how customer feedback shapes better knives, new layered G10 options, knife show prep, business growth, outsourcing, and a few...

<p>This week, Hudson Torrens joins the High Carbon Room Podcast after returning from an epic four month trip through Europe, visiting makers, learning new techniques, and working in shops across France, Germany...

<p>No guest this week, just pure shop talk and chaos. Keith puts the new white VSM belts through their paces sanding a mountain of stabilized blocks, the crew debates who’s actually going to Solingen, and the hot take...

<p>Fingal Ferguson joins us for another High Carbon episode that bounces from Knife Solingen including a Patreon giveaway (two 2-day passes). A new Anchorage brewery collaboration, plus plans for a matching knife build...

<p>Back in the High Carbon chaos: we kick off by roasting a product listing with handle colors that change from photo to photo (so, which knife are you actually buying and does it really matter?). Then it’s shop talk...

<p>Knife Solingen is back! We’re joined by Sixt Wetzler (Director of the Deutsches Klingenmuseum) and event manager Andrew Gläser to unpack what happened with the 2025 cancellation, what’s new for 2026 at the...

<p>With Pauli out sick, we’re joined by Ryan Coakley for a shop talk heavy episode. We trade wild kitchen stories and how chef life translates into knifemaking, then nerd out on grind performance with Albert’s J hook...

<p> Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage forge returns with a massive shop upgrade, a rare Beaudry 400 power hammer with a 400 lb (181 kg) ram. We talk about how he found it, the full rebuild and reconfiguration by Kevin Willey...

<p>Jeroen from Knippenberg Knives returns for his third appearance to talk about the Netherlands knife makers symposium he organizes, why community focused events matter, and what makers can learn there. We also dig...

<p>Dom from DB Blades joins us to talk knife shows, shop workflow, and content. We learn about his new role as treasurer of Australia’s Knife Art Association, plus his simple system for consistent Instagram reels and...

<p>With Albert away, Ben Kamon joins us as Pauli opens up about a trip that may have altered his brain for life, and might finally explain some of his controversial hot takes. He went straight into the heart of...