Stephen of Paddy’s Potato Peelers joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 397 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/397). 

The Paddy’s Potato Peelers YouTube channel is about knife reviews, EDC gear and craic – or enjoyable social activity, i.e. having a good time. He has been posting knife content on YouTube since 2017, and recently began a conversation show called Paddy and Pals Podcast where he and co-host Justin take a much deeper dive on the topic while offering up entertaining banter.

Paddy hails from Northern Ireland where he collects slip joint knives (and others) and waxes poetically about them on YouTube where he has garnered a devoted fanbase of followers. 

Paddy and Bob discuss the draw of traditional knives -- the natural materials, workmanship and connection to the past -- and contrast them with “modern traditionals” with their space-age materials, builds and manufacturing processes. Paddy’s love of slip joints comes largely from the restrictive knife laws and social mores in Great Britain, where locking knives are allowed, just not outside the house. Accordingly, he has a small but refined collection of locking knives that even includes his “Grail” knife.

Also covered in the conversation is Paddy’s years in the Navy and time afterward spent solo camping where his appreciation and use of knives blossomed, setting the stage for his later “obsession” and the eventual birth of his YouTube channel. He talks about these personal pieces of his past with his usual warmth, whit and charm.

Like many in the knife world Stephen of Paddy’s Potato Peelers finds healthy escape in the knife hobby and sharing his love with other like-minded people and in doing so, he has created a burgeoning community of knife lovers in his own neck of the woods. If you haven’t yet, you must check out his YouTube channel and podcast and get to know him… you’ll be glad you did.

Find Paddy’s Potato Peelers on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@paddyspotatopeelers2154 and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/paddyspotatopeelers.

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