EPISODE · Dec 4, 2025 · 1H 35M

Doc Smith

from High Carbon · host Blades, craftsmanship, creativity, and laughs!

Our guest this week is Doc Smith a cognitive neuroscientist and linguist who also happens to be a part time knife maker. He shares how an inside joke with his wife about smug people with titles ultimately became part of his maker identity, how his early blades barely cut an onion, and how years of trial, grinding, and intuition shaped his signature style. Help support us on Patreon! Members get access to our "Low Carbon episodes" Raw, uncut, and full of behind the scene conversations about anything and everything under the sun. https://www.patreon.com/c/HighCarbon Get all your heat treating supplies and even a custom oven at MiniHell.eu, Europe’s number one shop for all your heat treating needs! Special thanks to all our paid Patreon members: Alex Greenaway → https://www.instagram.com/tretten_knive/ Baker Forge & Tool → https://www.instagram.com/bakerforge/ Benjamin Kamon → https://www.instagram.com/kamon_knives/ BryanHunt.hiddenroseforge → https://www.instagram.com/bryanhunt.hiddenroseforge/ Chee d'Argent → https://www.instagram.com/chee.dargent/ christoph stiegler → https://www.instagram.com/kanjiknives/ Cochrane_knives → https://www.instagram.com/cochrane.knives/ Danielius Seibakas → https://www.instagram.com/danisei/ Dominic Binkert → https://www.instagram.com/db__blades/ Erlundamboss → https://www.instagram.com/erlundamboss/ Fabian Scherl → https://www.instagram.com/scherlfirearts/ Fagerlund.Bladesmith → https://www.instagram.com/fagerlund.bladesmith/ Fingal Ferguson → https://www.instagram.com/fingalferguson/ Friedrich Flaig Gabe Fletcher → https://www.instagram.com/anchorageforge/ Jan Bikker → https://www.instagram.com/jan_bikker/ Johannes Hecker → https://www.instagram.com/jo__hecker/ Johannes Hofegger KraftyMan Forge → https://www.instagram.com/kraftymanforge/ Kurt Glatt → https://www.instagram.com/glatt_knives/ Njord Artisan → https://www.instagram.com/njord.artisan/ Oliver Tobin → https://www.instagram.com/tobinmachines/ Paul Baleta → https://www.instagram.com/baletahandmade/ Richard Schultz → https://www.instagram.com/richardschultz_knives/ Roy Rutten → https://www.instagram.com/royrutten87/ The hustle and grind podcast → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandgrindpodcast/ Travis Haines → https://www.instagram.com/birdforge/ Viperhunter → https://www.instagram.com/viperhunter86/ Jonas Thorsson → https://www.instagram.com/jonasthorsson/

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