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Episode 8 – Ryan sits down with Aldo Bruno of New Jersey Steel Baron
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Episode 7 – Some history behind the names of our hawks and a couple great book recommendations as well!
Here is a link to buy Jess Beasley’s book “Little Birder”, https://www.etsy.com/listing/646685965/little-birder-a-field-guide-to-birds-of
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Episode 6 – Speaking with Jason Knight
We had the pleasure of having Jason Knight visit the shop and were able to have him on our show. We’re sure many of you are familiar with him from the popular History Channel show, Forged in Fire. If you have not had a chance to look at some of his creations, you really owe...
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Episode 5 – with guests Rob Orlando and Andrew Bawidamann
In this episode, Ryan sits down with our very own Rob Orlando as well as fellow knifemaker and friend, Andrew Bawidamann. For those of you not familiar with Bawidamann knives, it is comprised of brothers Ben and Andrew Bawidamann. They also have a collaboration hawk with RMJ Tactical and create some all around cool gear...
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Episode 4 – Answering your questions
In our fourth episode, Ryan answers a few questions that our customer asked. He discusses the history behind the UCAP and a couple other models. Another great question we had is regarding the reasoning and choices of steel. As usual, there are some entertaining stories thrown in the mix.
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Episode 3 – Lighter story and more
Ryan opens up this podcast with a story about lighters that started from a post in his RMJ Gold Point Forge Facebook group page which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1863803767192612/ . He also shares some history about Chattanooga and events that transpired in the past with the local Native Americans. There is always something fun to...
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Episode 2 – Some history about RMJ
In Episode 2, we discuss the Shrike and give a slight background to the origin of the Eagle Talon and RMJ Tactical itself. In addition, Ryan shares some stories of early tomahawk testing and uses.
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Episode 1 – Intro about RMJ Tactical
Greetings everyone! We are currently working on transitioning to a new podcast hosting site to allow for better quality service in providing you all with new episodes. Our hopes is that iTunes and other hosting avenues will automatically redirect your current subscription to our podcast. This is the first episode we uploaded which inadvertently disappeared...
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Suggested Reading
We are fortunate in these modern times to have access to a vast library of information. The RMJ Shop is big into audible books and reading various subjects which will be discussed throughout this podcast series. Below, you will find a list of the suggested reads or listens so that you can further explore them...
Behind The Mic

Ryan M. Johnson
Founder of RMJ Tactical, tomahawk history buff, and all around fountain of useful knowledge. He is rarely boring to listen to and a great teacher that engages your mind and interest.

Bryan Schellenger
Employed by RMJ Tactical since the Fall of 2016. He has been known to go by “Kevin” at knife shows thanks to a friend and enjoys the cutlery industry and what various makers are doing.