012 Show Info – The Todd Hunt Thing
Show Topic: Todd Hunt of www.tmhuntcustomknives.com
Overview: Todd Hunt makes some awesome knives and great gear! He is a great guy that has helped out many other makers throughout his career. Todd started making knives while watching his dad make them on a workbench at their house when he was really young. This passion of knives has continued through his adult life. Todd shares how he met his wife, and proposed which was great to hear the story. Todd also talks about many other aspects of knife making and drops a couple of untold things that will be coming out of the T.M. Hunt Custom Knives shop.
Hosts: Dan Eastland of Dogwood Custom Knives and Kyle Daily of KH Daily Knives
Knife Perspective Music: Tom the Brit
Sponsors
- Jess Hoffman
- Beautiful Knives – J Hoffman Knives
- Outstanding Handle Material – J Hoffman Hardwoods
- Dogwood Custom Knives
- KH Daily Knives
Dealers
Stay in Touch with the Podcast / Hosts
- Knife Perspective Podcast
- Website: www.knifeperspective.com
- Connect with us on Facebook / Instagram
- You can find the podcast on: iTunes / Spotify / Google Podcast / Stitcher / TuneIn Radio
- Dogwood Custom Knives
- Website: www.DogwoodCustomKnives.com
- DogwoodCustomKnives on Facebook, Instagram
- Email: [email protected]
- KHDaily Knives
- Website: www.KHDailyKnives.com
- KHDailyKnives on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
- Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Shout Outs and Reviews
- Olde Towne Knifetoberfest – October 12, 2019
- www.oldetownecutlery.com/2019/09/12/knifetoberfest-october-12th-at-olde-towne-cutlery
- The Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild
- The Flint River Knife Club
- The Chattahoochee Cutlery Club
- Georgia Bushcraft
- Shamill Velazquez my friend has opened his first restaurant the Delaney Oyster House in Charleston Sc. https://delaneyoysterhouse.com
Knives in the news
Antony Bourdan’s knives
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-bourdain-auction-knife-writing-desk_n_5d7fe059e4b077dcbd628695
- Bob cramer chefs knife
- Action to sponsor schollar ship
- Starts Oct. 2nd
Todd Hunt Interview
Early Years / Family
- Where did you grow up
- What was your first knife
- How did you meet your wife and wear does it rank on the Dan and Kyle scale
- How are you able to balance work and family
- Favorite knife
- You made
- You did not make
- How often have you been mistaken for a Sasquatch
- Why / how did you get started
- Apprentice self-taught classes?
- Where do you get your inspiration?
Knife Making
- First knife you made
- What would you say defines your style
- where do you get your inspiration?
- What style techniques do you use
- What is the must have tools in your shop
- What steels do you like to use
- What handle materials do you like
- You have been doing a lot of inlay work in your handles how do you do that
- What are some of your favorite combos
Business
- What have been some of the most surprising challenges in your business as it has grown
- What were some go the biggest challenges growing the business
- How did you move from custom sales to dealers
- What were some of the pros and cons
- What is new out of the TM hunt shop
- Where do you think the industry is going / What is the next big thing?
- If you were not a knife maker what would you be?
Where can people find you work / Contact you?
- Todd Hunt
- Website – https://www.tmhuntcustomknives.com
- Dealers
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/t.m.huntcustomknives/
- Facebook
- Page – https://www.facebook.com/TM-Hunt-Custom-Knives-352892228090435/?ref=br_rs
- T.M. Hunt custom knives owners/buyers/users group https://www.facebook.com/groups/572239606288130/
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