Join us for a discussion with Josh Smith, master bladesmith and owner of Montana Knife Company. In this episode Cam and Josh talk about the NEW Packout Skinner Knife, designed by a vision Cam had for a knife that performs better for skinning and meat processing in the field.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00  Making Knives at a Young Age

0:06:42  Why Josh Started the MKC Company So Early

0:09:30  Scaling the Company & the Heritage Behind Knives

0:14:56  Josh’s First Handmade Knives

0:19:40  Learning from the Masters

0:24:26  Making a Durable Blade

0:31:03  Ad Break

0:33:27  The Struggles of a Full Time Knife Maker

0:37:49  The Packout Skinner Knife

0:50:55  Connections That Helped Build the MKC Brand

0:57:17  Success from Hard Work

01:03:05  American Made & Advertising

01:13:03  Building a Brand in America

01:20:43  Hate Comments & Critics

01:31:37  Studying Successful People - Evan Hafer

01:37:14  Communication & Leadership

01:45:36  Passing Down Credit Within the Company

01:49:12  Culture & A Good Attitude Always Win

01:55:26  Employee Happiness & Being Undeniable

02:00:56  Being Consistently Passionate About Something

02:10:59  Outro