Episode 9 - Live Vehemently - Matt Martin Media
Published: 1 year ago
Aaron Lawvere gets to talk shop and philosophy with Matt Martin of Vehement Knives.
- Matt talks a little about his career prior to knives, and how he transitioned into being a full-time knifemaker
- We talk Matt's aesthetic, and his war blades inspiration
- Matt talks about his obsession with detail, and his visual mentors such as Buster Warkenski, Bob Loveless and Steve Johnson
- We talk a little about perfecting basics before slapping on "wiz-bang" material
- We discuss the culture of Matt's following on social media
- Aaron and Matt talk about some of the philosophy of encouraging others in the craft, and it's effects
- We talk Good Cause Raffles and the culture around giving to others in knives
- We also talk inspecting other maker's work, Matt's Tiger Lips finish, our mutual respect for Larrin Thomas, love of Tyler Turner, and more!
Check Matt's work out on his Website, Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Group and buy one of his pieces on DLT!