Adventure Made Podcast
The Adventure Made Podcast is a weekly show capturing the stories and passions of outdoor enthusiasts around camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, backpacking, bush crafting, conservation, and much more.
Host Seth Spears interviews seasoned experts about their most memorable wilderness adventures, favorite gear, professional recommendations, and why spending time in nature is so important for the health of individuals and society.
Rewild Gear was founded by 4 brothers with a passion for the outdoors. We design and build high quality, minimalistic outdoor equipment to help people spend more time in the wilderness so they can reconnect with nature, family, and friends.
Our mission is to protect our public lands and endangered species through conservation, the rejuvenation of depleted soil through regenerative agriculture, and the cleaning up of waterways are common goals we feel everyone should share.
We were made for adventure, and this show will inspire you to get outdoors and reconnect with the wild side burning in all of us!
Brought to you by Rewild Gear - Adventure Made!
Adventure Made Podcast
Ep 10: Aaron Gough on Quality & Sustainability in Knife Making
Aaron Gough is a custom knife-maker based in Toronto, Canada. He has been making knives full time for the past 6 years and approaches knife-making in a modern way by trying to blend automation and craftsmanship.
His love of electronics, programming, machining, CNC, and knives has hugely influenced his work. Before his knife making career, he worked as a software engineer .
Gough’s signature Resolute knife is designed as the ultimate outdoor utility knife to handle your hunting and camping tasks with ease. "Sculpted with CNC and finished by hand" is the motto of Gough Custom.
Quote: "Buy once, cry once"
Topics Discussed:
- How Aaron got into knife making
- How he used Reddit to market, promote, and sell his first knives
- Why designing one knife model and perfecting it is the ideal business strategy
- The tradeoff of knife steels, edge retention, corrosion resistance, heat treatment, and other knife making criteria
- Knife design principles of shape, profile, grind, materials, and more
- Aaron's favorite outdoor activities and most memorable experience
- The finiteness of nature, materials, and sustainability in business
- Why understanding supply chains and verifying material sourcing is so important
- How perverse incentives are hurting our environment and business practices
- Why Aaron may start manufacturing his own steel
- Best options considerations for knife handle materials
- Favorite gear to carry when in the outdoors
- Why in the future garbage dumps could become the most valuable resource we have
Resources Mentioned:
- Gough Custom Knives
- Esee Knives
- EcoEnclose
- EcoVative Design
- CRKT M16 knife
- Kwaiken Mini Flipper knife
- John Grimsmo Knives
- Book: The Design of Everyday Things
- Book: The New Science of Strong Materials
- Book: How to Change Your Mind
- Paul Stamets
- XYZ Podcast
- Aaron Gough's Instagram
- Aaron Gough on Facebook
- Aaron Gough on YouTube
The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!
