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John Stephens
May 8, 20246 min read
No Knifemaker’s Allowed
Navigating the “Knifemaker Shadowban” on Meta How to keep your head up, your business thriving, and your customers happy when your...
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John Stephens
May 3, 20242 min read
New Dies for the Bulgarian BEAST & A New Mosaic Plug Damascus??? TFN
Is it just us or do Friday’s seem to be coming quicker and quicker each week! The push before BladeShow continues… This week we brought...
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John Stephens
Apr 26, 20242 min read
We BLEW UP the Power-Hammer & Some Blade Show LEGENDS! TFN
It’s Friday, and that means we have almost wrapped up another blur of a week preparing for the ‘World’s Largest Knife Show’. We hate to...
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John Stephens
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Stocking Up Blade Show Reveals & A Whole BUNCH of Piss! TFN
It’s Friday again, Makers! The weather has hit full on Appalachia summer up here in the mountains of North Carolina. You hate to wish for...
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John Stephens
Apr 15, 20242 min read
A BREAKTHROUGH New Mosaic & HouseMade Does It Again! TFN
This week is one for the books, the future of Baker and the entire industry is BRIGHT, and this week has just been one of those...
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John Stephens
Apr 8, 20242 min read
We Need Forge Tongs & Sneak Peek for Saturday’s Drop! TFN
Happy Friday, Gents! Another week has nearly come and gone here in steel paradise! In last week’s newsletter we teased a RipTide drop,...
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John Stephens
Apr 8, 20241 min read
Sneak Peek Mosaic Coppermascus & the LAST Batch of W’s Core???
Happy Spring, Makers! …At least it was at the beginning of the week! In classic Appalachia fashion our little mountain town experienced a...
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John Stephens
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Blade Show ATL Announcement, a SNEAK PEEK, and a BF Collab with R.L. Scott Knives! TFN
Happy Friday, Makers! Warm weather is officially BACK in the Appalachia’s, and it couldn’t have come at a better time! The garage bays...
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John Stephens
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Stainless Core CopperMai in AEBL AND NitroV & SNEAK PEEK for Next Week! TFN
Happy Friday, Makers! It’s been a fun week debuting something we have been working on for quite some time now- Stainless Core Coppermai!...
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John Stephens
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Stainless Core Coppermai, SUPER Limited Edition Raffle and the Rise of KOTHAR! TFN
Happy Friday, Friends! It’s been one of those whirlwind weeks that in summery looks pretty damn busy, but realistically, we have the...
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John Stephens
Feb 29, 20241 min read
CopperMai W's Core & a Shop-Guy Down! TFN
Friday! The days following an exciting BladeShow TX felt like a slowdown for us, despite a surprise Tuesday drop AND the upcoming...
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John Stephens
Feb 28, 20242 min read
A SNEAK PEEK Of An Upcoming SURPRISE Drop! TFN
It’s Friday again! The surprise drops once again dominated our media this week, with two separate drops of extra billets from a large...
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John Stephens
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Love Is In the Air & 9,000 Feather Damascus TFN
Happy Friday! Love is in the air this week. Perhaps it was the end-cut batch that went live Tuesday, or the BRAND NEW damascus round-bar...
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John Stephens
Feb 9, 20242 min read
Mosaic Innovation & An Anticipated Return! TFN
Once again, it’s Friday! It has been one of those head-down, progress type of weeks for the entire Baker Forge staff. With a bunch of...
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John Stephens
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Not ONE but TWO MidWeek Drops & Some INSIDER Info! TFN
TGIF, Friends! We’ve had a busy one around the Baker Forge HQ. The shop guys were hard at work the last few weeks preparing several...
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John Stephens
Jan 25, 20242 min read
TigerMai is BACK & Some Quick Mid-Week Drops TFN
It’s Friday, friends! This week flew by for us, with the regularly scheduled drop already on our minds for the weekend, the TWO...
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John Stephens
Jan 25, 20242 min read
X Factor: Why Knifemakers Are Flocking to X (FKA Twitter)
By Johnny Stephens In an era where traditional platforms are posing challenges to skilled artisans, knifemakers, blacksmiths, and metal...
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John Stephens
Jan 18, 20242 min read
It Snowed A LOT & Insider Info About an Upcoming Drop! TFN
Happy Friday, Makers! Man, what a week it has been. Our little mountain town of Boone, NC experienced some pretty significant snowfall,...
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John Stephens
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Gator Piss Restock and APEX ULTRA CopperMai! TFN
Happy Friday, friends! I can’t believe we’re already a week+ into 2024 already, boy, time is flying with the holiday season over! This...
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John Stephens
Jan 5, 20241 min read
High Country's Small-Business of the Year & TigerMai is Back! TFN
New Year, same Baker Forge. This week was a "get back in that groove" week for us around Baker Forge Headquarters. The shop guys are back...
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