web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:02:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://southofscruffy.fireside.fm/tags/edge%20tools Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400 Ben Fields brings in his favorite artists, entertainers, and friends for a to-the-point conversation about what makes them tick. Recorded in his wood-shop-turned-studio, Ben gets straight to business providing his listeners a window into his guests' lives and minds. en-us episodic Ben Fields Ben Fields brings in his favorite artists, entertainers, and friends for a to-the-point conversation about what makes them tick. Recorded in his wood-shop-turned-studio, Ben gets straight to business providing his listeners a window into his guests' lives and minds. yes Knoxville, Tn, Scruffy City, Podcast, Long form conversation, Interview, Arts, Entertainment, Filmmaking, Music, Sports, Broadcast Ben Fields southofscruffy@gmail.com https://southofscruffy.fireside.fm/69-johnphillips 6d89bf13-41ad-47c1-b7c0-d098f30f8069 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0400 Ben Fields full 2 Ben Fields John Phillips is a bladesmith based in Knoxville, TN. 1:24:12 yes Bladesmith to the stars John Phillips brought a load of his handcrafted knives to the shop. John talks Ben through how he turned a passion for working with metals, into a career of hand crafting knives and edge tools for some of the best chefs in the world. After becoming a champion on History Channel's show "Forged in Fire", and having his knives featured in a NYT best selling cook book, John's knives have come to be coveted by collectors and celebrity chefs worldwide. John also drops an anecdote on how he manifested making knife sets for actor Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) and Sturgill Simpson. Check out this episode on Youtube if you want to see the knives https://youtu.be/bRfD1b7r5nY John Phillips, Ben Fields, Knoxville, TN, Tennessee, Bladesmith, Edge Tools, Forged in Fire, Phillips Forged, South of Scruffy, Scruffy City Bladesmith to the stars John Phillips brought a load of his handcrafted knives to the shop. John talks Ben through how he turned a passion for working with metals, into a career of hand crafting knives and edge tools for some of the best chefs in the world. After becoming a champion on History Channel's show "Forged in Fire", and having his knives featured in a NYT best selling cook book, John's knives have come to be coveted by collectors and celebrity chefs worldwide. John also drops an anecdote on how he manifested making knife sets for actor Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) and Sturgill Simpson. Check out this episode on Youtube if you want to see the knives https://youtu.be/bRfD1b7r5nY

]]> Bladesmith to the stars John Phillips brought a load of his handcrafted knives to the shop. John talks Ben through how he turned a passion for working with metals, into a career of hand crafting knives and edge tools for some of the best chefs in the world. After becoming a champion on History Channel's show "Forged in Fire", and having his knives featured in a NYT best selling cook book, John's knives have come to be coveted by collectors and celebrity chefs worldwide. John also drops an anecdote on how he manifested making knife sets for actor Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) and Sturgill Simpson. Check out this episode on Youtube if you want to see the knives https://youtu.be/bRfD1b7r5nY

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