019 Show Info – Shawn Moulenbelt
Show Topic: Shawn Moulenbelt – Owner of 51 Bravo and Forged in Fire Contestant
Overview: Our guest tonight is Shawn Moulenbelt who is an Army veteran and was on Forged in Fire (Season 7 Episode 3). He makes some awesome bushcraft style blades and has even started making a couple kitchen knives. He has an awesome story about how he transitioned from military life to civilian life. He also gave Kyle the realization that he knew his brother already! He totally never connected the dots on that one! Hope you enjoy another awesome show!
Show Hosts: Dan Eastland of Dogwood Custom Knives and Kyle Daily of KH Daily Knives
Knife Perspective Music: Tom the Brit
Sponsors
- Dragonfly Blade Works
- NEW SPONSOR for the Podcast!
- Very unique handle pin out with small ⅛” pins on the top with one larger one usually at the bottom belly of the blade.
Dealers
- Olde Towne Cutlery
- Knife Center
- The Knife House
- Dogwood Custom Knives
Stay in Touch with the Podcast / Hosts
- Knife Perspective Podcast
- Website: www.knifeperspective.com
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- 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 / Gear Talk
- Randell Knives book
- The King of camo laser engraving
- Not really a shout out but feedback
- Wore out a DMT EZ lap stone after after months not sure if I used too much pressure or what still have a couple of others so will see how they do
- Alex Eastland has his first article for knife magazine, ya he is my kid
Raffle
- 50.50 Forge
- Lost 2 joints of his right hand index finger
- Makes some awesome damascus
- KHDaily Knives will be donating a knife and our new sponsor Dragonfly Blade Works will be donating a knife. Check the link below to the current items that will be given away to people who donate!
Interview
Early Years / Family
Where did you grow up
- What was your first knife
- How did you meet your wife and where does it rank on the Dan and Kyle scale
- Dan – met his wife and asked her out at her grandmother’s wake
- Kyle – met his wife on the internet
- How are you able to balance work, family, knife designs
- What does 51 bravo mean
Knife Design
- Why / how did you get started with knives / knife industry
- What are your influence when you design a knife
- How do you make your knives stand out (Question from Ben Palmer)
- Views on knife thickness / knife steel
- What is your favorite knife (Production / Custom)
- Saw you made a yakute style knife, that is an uncommon design in the states how did you learn about that shape and its use
- How would you define you kukri it has an interesting transition from the tang to the blade what was the inspiration for that
Knife Making
- What is your favorite tool
- What is your most used tool
- What is your most dreaded / most enjoyable part of the making process
Forged in Fire
- What was your experience like on the show?
- How did the first round go?
- What went through your mind when your blade broke?
- How has the FIF experience affected your business?
Misc / End of show
- Where do you think the industry as a whole is going
Where to find more about Shawn Moulenbelt
- Website
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