Edge & Flow Podcast

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Edge & Flow Podcast is a joint effort between knife makers TJ Schwarz and Lucas Burnley, your hosts. Free flowing, unscripted conversations unfold as we endeavor to explore the knife industry, craftsmanship, business, creativity, and beyond.

TJ Schwarz & Lucas Burnley


    • Apr 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Edge & Flow Podcast

    Tarrifs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 60:14


    Trade wars disrupting the knife industry and artificial intelligence fixing machines.

    Bevel Grinding Wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 58:17


    Luc returns from Blade Show Texas and has a new machine on the way. TJ has a big bevel grinding breakthrough.

    Just In Time Manufacturing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 55:46


    Luc and TJ discuss the merits of "just in time" manufacturing.

    Know Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 89:09


    Lucas announces his investment property purchase and plans to replace his Haas. The conversation migrates to philosophy and the things that motivate different creative minds.

    Delegation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 49:15


    Luc and TJ discuss business trajectory after Luc toured the Good Art facility over the holidays.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    2024 Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 51:17


    It was a huge year of struggle, learning, and growth for Luc, TJ, and friends of the podcast.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Crucible Financial Troubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 60:17


    The X9 is Reeve grinding. Crucible (CPM) has announced the potential for a closure.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Machines Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 61:59


    Both TJ and Luc have a machine down. Discussion about healthy growth later ensues.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Dinner and Knives

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 47:26


    Luc recaps the dinner and trunk show he put on in San Jose. The Syil X9 has almost landed at the Schwarz shop.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Kydex Sheaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 53:39


    Kydex sheath design and process development never ends.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Reeve Grinding

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 64:02


    Reeve (Cup Wheel) Grinding...Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Financing CNC Machines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 59:20


    Kihoku production continues, a new machine is coming, and Blade Show West was a blast!Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    New Eyeballs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 55:09


    TJ returns from The Maker's Syndicate. Lucas continues his effort to strengthen his brand's social media presence.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Ghost Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 80:02


    Lucas and TJ get some R&R. Issues with a mismatch between the Tormach and the Syil appear. Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=87729999

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    What's The Brain's Duty Cycle?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 55:40


    The work life balance discussion resurfaces.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    More Than a Knife Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 70:34


    In addition to general shop updates, Luc and TJ discuss peripheral products and brand image awareness.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Steer the Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 67:13


    Luc returns from PNWCI. Discussion ensues about building a business that can be steered.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Where Does Life Fit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 93:46


    After Blade Show and a long month of personal commitments... we're back.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    The Blade Show Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 45:36


    The Blade Show sphere of influence is real.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    CAM Is a Negotiation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 73:35


    Blade Show prep is in full swing. Lucas is excited about completing his first fully CNC machined fixed blade. Machine purchase discussion ensues.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Hunting Knives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 66:18


    Lucas kills a turkey and gains insight on hunting knife design. The LT5 is in production!Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Jens Anso

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 122:39


    Jens Anso is a world class knife maker and designer as well as a long time friend of the pod. He was an obvious choice for our first ever guest. Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

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    Because You Like It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 70:56


    Developing products that you like vs. what you think will sell.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Steel Finishing Nuances

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 63:37


    A more technical episode about various finishes on Magnacut. Updates on the LT5 and various production battles.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Grinding Posture Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 70:28


    The 2x72 belt grinder can be the ultimate neck kinker. Also, Luc brings up time management challenges.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    The New Shop Lives!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 66:46


    Lucas talks about a great experience at Blade Show Texas. Schwarz Knives has officially moved.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Is Constant Improvement Possible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 58:08


    The Schwarz Knives shop is closer to completion. Constant improvement mentality, can it be toxic?Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Products are Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 62:42


    What sells and why? SHOT Show is going on and the Schwarz shop continues the moving process.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Rat's Nest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 63:41


    This week was chaotic. Also, the lease is signed. Schwarz Knives is moving.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Rhythm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 59:46


    Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly rhythm.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    New Year Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 71:52


    In the last episode we spent some time reminiscing on 2023. Now it's time to look forward.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    2023 Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 63:58


    2023 was a whirlwind year. Luc and TJ recap their successes and struggles of the last 12 months.Patreaon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Lucas Learns Fusion 360

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 69:03


    Luc dives into his new found CAD abilities.patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Instagram Earthquakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 59:11


    Luc gets surgery, shop updates, Instagram scare and laser vs waterjet.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    The Toolbox Fallacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 56:12


    How many tools do you need to start a project?Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Knife Naming Is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 57:57


    Cad courses are coming along and knives are hard to name.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Instinctual Decision Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 57:26


    Trusting our gut. Taking action.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    How to sharpen a knife?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 63:41


    Luc and TJ answer questions from the Patreon group. Including one very big question.Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    The Great Dane Comes to Idaho

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 61:10


    Jens Anso puts in some travel miles, Luc works to migrate his CAD workflow to Fusion 360, and TJ recaps Blade Show West.

    The Patreon Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 45:52


    Patreon, shooting, and the Archer!Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=87729999

    Growing Slowly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 58:05


    Luc and TJ talk about the benefits and drawbacks of slow business growth as well as various adjustments to their business models.

    We're Not Busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 58:25


    Luc and TJ have more to do than ever, but are no longer busy.

    USN Recap and Terns Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 48:19


    Luc returns from a successful outing at the USN Gathering in Las Vegas, TJ and Luc celebrate Terns arriving in customer hands for the first time.

    The Tern is Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 61:41


    Luc and TJ are busy in the shop. The Tern lives!

    Breaking and Entering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 50:14


    We have a lot of random things to talk about and we briefly have two guests on the podcast.

    We're Alive!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 66:25


    Luc skipped the country and TJ saved a cabin from certain demise.

    In Over My Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 57:27


    What is success as a maker? How successful do we feel right now?

    The Collaboration Takes a TERN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 62:20


    Luc and TJ continue progress on the collaboration project. Conversations about business growth ensue.

    One Year of Edge & Flow!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 60:45


    We are happy to announce that the podcast has officially survived one year! Thank you all for supporting us over the last 12 months.

    The Devil Is in the Details

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 49:40


    New product development decisions. Do fixed blade knives need weight relief? Should the scales be removable?

    Process Improvement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 70:20


    Shop improvements and AI talk.

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