Ben Banters of Knafs talks to us about his journey from being the YouTube face of Blade HQ, to creating his very own EDC pocket knife brand

This week, on EDC Unlocked, we talk to Ben Banters (also known as Ben Petersen) of Knafs Co. Ben’s journey in the pocket knife everyday carry industry is an interesting one – it was actually his background in video that led him to becoming the YouTube face of Blade HQ while working there. This nurtured his already-growing passion for knives and everyday carry. He dipped his toe in the entrepreneurial waters by designing a poster with everything he’d learned about EDC pocket knives in his 8 years in the industry. He was surprised to find all 1000 copies of his first run sold out, which fuelled him to pursue his dream of starting his very own knife business. It wasn’t long until Ben’s side hustle became his full-time gig and Knafs was born. The release of his very first knife in 2020, the original WE Banter EDC Pocket Knife was a huge success and since then, the Knafs collection has grown, turning Ben Banters into a household name in the EDC community. In this episode, Ben tells us all about his story: how getting his first knife at the tender age of 8 kicked off his passion for pocket knives, reveals the story behind his name, and gives us some exclusive updates on new EDC gear coming to Knafs soon. We also put your weird and wonderful questions to him – including, who out of everyone throughout history would he gift a knife to, what’s his current go-to knife, why a lot of his EDC gear is space-themed, and his thoughts on fixed blades… (and the poke factor…) And if you want to engage with our brand on a deeper level, we have our own Holme & Hadfield Facebook community of EDC enthusiasts, where we give members up to 35% off new product launches and do regular free product giveaways. We also always ask this community for feedback throughout our product development phase, so they get a sneak peak of new ideas and the opportunity to have a massive say in the direction of our business and our product design choices. In fact, the only reason we are doing this podcast is because they told us it was a good idea! If you want to join, please request here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/431190052165494/ And to view our product catalogue and what we have to offer, please go to www.holmeandhadfield.com - we promise to debunk the myth that men are hard to buy for! Amazon store - https://links.holmeandhadfield.com/store Instagram - www.instagram.com/holmeandhadfield TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@holmeandhadfield If you want to connect with Ben Banters himself, you can find him at https://www.instagram.com/ben_banters or you can follow Knafs at https://www.instagram.com/knafs_co and browse his EDC gear and the original Banter pocket knife at https://www.knafs.com