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Howdy y'all, in July my daughter and I visited 35+ knife makers in 25 days, driving over 7,500 miles.

Here are The Great American Knife Tour™ stops:

Day 1 - Tactile Turn (Dallas, TX) https://youtu.be/tQVk_X4tmcE Sit down talking about new products https://youtu.be/VEwgsKd2BGA

Day 1 - Djinn Designs (Edom, TX) https://youtu.be/hrtVrqE7_3U

Day 2 - Severed Metal Works (Decatur, AL) https://youtu.be/qxdt742dy1A

Day 2 - Bear & Son Cutlery (Jacksonville, AL) https://youtu.be/S7gIL0-QVQo

Day 4 - Burning Stables Forge (Charleston, SC) https://youtu.be/VxZGwquTXqY

Day 5 - Nice Guy Machine Co (Southport, NC) https://youtu.be/Y73bbToSDk8

Day 5 - Nicholas Nichols Knives (Leland, NC) https://youtu.be/BGnbFhnQkN4

Day 6 - Spartan Blades (Southern Pines, NC) https://youtu.be/HW094XawGfs

Day 6 - DAK Knives (Archdale, NC) https://youtu.be/dTavMlPtEIE

Day 6 - Dauntless Manufacturing (Archdale, NC) https://youtu.be/27sWNL7nv60

Day 7 - Heretic Knives (Sebastian, FL) https://youtu.be/ZsyB9brPE-U

Day 8 - Microtech (Asheville, NC) https://youtu.be/B-t6fmpFA1Y

Day 8 - Asheville Steel / Paragon (Asheville, NC) https://youtu.be/MrKuFzG0qHY

Day 9 - American Blade Works (Weaverville, NC)

Day 9 - Hypercut Manufacturing (Hendersonville, NC)

Day 11 - Nine Point Knives (Crossville, TN)

Day 13 - Big Idea Designs (Chattanooga, TN)

Day 13 - EKnives (Hixson, TN)

Day 13 - Rivery Mfg (Sevierville, TN)

Day 14 - Compliance Edge (VA)

Day 15 - Sojourner Knives (Wheeling, WV)

Day 16 - Demko Knives (New Castle, PA)

Day 16 - All American Maker (Jamestown, NY)

Day 16 - OEG EDC (East Greenville, PA)

Day 17 - Armis Knife and Tool (New Milford, CT)

Day 17 - Three Rivers Mfg (Three Rivers, MA)

Day 18 - NCC Knives (Hudson, NH)

Day 20 - Hellbender Blade Co. (Hilliard, OH)

Day 20 - River's Edge Cutlery (Hilliard, OH)

Day 20 - Dead Reckon Knives (Columbus, OH)

Day 21 - Hinderer Knives (Springfield, OH)

Day 21 - HF Blade Co (Lawrence, MI) https://youtu.be/grF6ym7C_WQ

Day 23 - 417CNC (Springfield, MO)

Day 23 - Springfield EDC (Springfield, MO)

Day 24 - Carry Development (Tulsa, OK)

Day 24 - Core Edge USA (Trumann, AR)

Bonus - 907Knivbes (Alaska) https://youtu.be/aGeIwN9iT7c

Why would I do this? I own a knife store called Lone Star Knife & Supply that exclusively carries USA made knives. I've been running and growing my knife store while working a corporate 9-5 for the last few years. One thing I love to do is go to Blade Shows and interview makers.

Then I got fired earlier this year. I had to make a decision, do I go all-in on LSKS or do I get another 9-5. I decided to go all-in and this was the idea I came up with.

The Great American Knife Tour™ is a first in the knife industry. I already had 50+ interviews on YouTube from Blade Shows, so let's go to where the knives are actually being made. I don't think anyone has ever visited this many knife makers and posted videos about all of them.

When will the X video get posted? I am doing my best to get things edited, reviewed by the makers, and then posted. But we also have knives to ship and more videos to make. My goal is to have everything posted before I go to the TACC show in early September.

Why am I sharing this? Well, this is kind of self-promotion. But more than that I want you to see how knives are actually made in the USA. I think many people would be blow away by how small some of the teams are behind their favorite brands. For example, watch the Heretic Knives video.

Thanks for watching and reading. 🤠

Shoutout to outer shell for making solid bike gear and made in usa. With a lifetime warranty