Not sure if this is already known but I saw this while scanning the channels earlier.
https://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/programs/mad-dog-made/
Leave it to cable tv to turn the art of knife making into a joke.
Why don’t these “educational” channels like discovery, history, etc. do a genuine documentary on an established maker that was around before the 90’s tactical boom, and has proven himself for decades with no drama?!
Let alone, is able to pass down their successful business to the next generation that continues the tradition.
Pat and Wes Crawford, and Barry Dawson come to mind.
I guess they’re just not obnoxious enough for modern day tv viewers. And programmers know they can’t get ratings/money without kardashian type egos.
By the way, around the mid 90’s I started my first stint in knife collecting and came into a mad dog “neck knife”. I use the term loosely cause it was more of a neck strainer/sharpened mini crowbar.
An early Strider fixed blade before all the hype.
And an early Dawson fixed blade.
All three seemed to have real thick roughly 1/4” stock, and seemed sturdy and ready for hard use, even though as a collector that’s not why I got them.
But I preferred the subtle detail and curve/grind of the Dawson.
It made the other two knifemakers designs look primitive.
I heard he used the Asian style clay differential heat treating but mostley used the “lesser” 440c Steel.
I wonder how many wannabe commandos/steel snobs use their knives enough to notice a difference.
I guess ‘ole Barry could of made so much more money if he came up with a better back story, gave away more knives to military types in hopes of free hype/advertisement. And used “state of the art” steel like all these other guys.
