Episode 16 - The Real McCoy - Jake McCoy
Aaron had a chance to talk to up and coming knifemaker, mentored by Tony Marfione, and Edison Barajas & Sebastian Berenji - Jake McCoy of McCoy Bladeworks.
- We talk about Jake's early exposure to knives as a 12 year old at Blade Show Atlanta
- Jake mentions his relationship with Marfione family, and his apprenticeship at Microtech Knives
- He also talks moving to Miami, meeting his wife, working with Edison Barajas, and moving back to GA
- We talk social media and Teagan running his community
- We talk about Jake's friendship with Ramon Chavez of Chavez Knife and Tools, hanging out at shows, and his parent's support of his knife passion
- We talk knife sales, learning curve of pocket knives, his knife design, great grandfather's knifemaking, and much more!
You can find Jake's work on his Facebook group, and Instagram