🔪⚒️ Episode 18 — Clem’s Knives | From Code to Forge, Valley-Made Heirlooms 📻🌲
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🔪⚒️ Episode 18 — Clem’s Knives | From Code to Forge, Valley-Made Heirlooms 📻🌲
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About this listen
Clem Boyleston went from building high-tech solutions to hammering out purpose-built knives you’ll hand down to your kids. We talk Santa Barbara → Santa Ynez migrations, the smell of upturned dirt over the pass, and why the right blade is a tool, not a trophy. Clem breaks down performance vs. aesthetics, Damascus vs. san-mai (in plain English), chef knives that actually slice, ultralight backcountry blades, camp tomahawks, and why a great knife should fit your hand like it was born there.
We get into:
How a Last of the Mohicans obsession became a life in steel
Choosing steel, heat treat, and grinds for how you cook, hunt, or camp
The tradeoffs big brands make vs. true custom work
Everyday carry, indexing, serrations, and real-world safety
Sharpening that brings dead blades back to life (yep, he offers it)
Where to find him & gift one before the holidays:
• Los Olivos Outfitters (local makers display)
• Alice Hall shop pop-ups & summer BBQs
• Homespun Show — Dec 6, Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop
• Online: clemsknives.com and @clemsknives
Hit play to meet the guy quietly forging world-class tools right here in the Valley—and maybe the last kitchen or field knife you’ll ever need.