Pocket Checks at The World's Largest Knife Store | pt.1 

Too many crazy good EDCs, but that employee carrying the customer gifted ganzo is just extraordinary wholesomeness

This is one of the most genuine pocket dumps I've seen. Very genuine people too. Appalachian style. Thanks

lol the guy with 7 knives, a multitool and a flashlight is living his best life.

"I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, it's my ankle." 🤣 lolol Great screensaver! 👍😉

Working at an outdoors store, and being in the knife department, I CANNOT tell you how cool this video was. To recognize so many of the knives, and then to not recognize the rest was even cooler! I would so love working there.

The first time that I visited SMKW, I was so overwhelmed by the selection that I couldn’t decide which knife to buy.

I love smkw! Recently, my daughter went to Gatlinburg to visit family. She heard me telling her mom that I wanted desperately to go check it out..this was during the Christmas holidays and they were closed for the weekend. She stayed an extra day just to get me a knife from smkw. I love my children to pieces.

Loved watching this. My father LOVED SMKW’s ! He passed last November and now I have 100’s + maybe 1000’s of knives. He never really knew how RU-vid worked but I know he would have love to watch this !!

The pocket check with Jason was my favorite part! The "lowly" Ganzo and the story behind it was great. Knives don't have to be expensive to be special and/or useful. Glad I watched!

Wow the dude at the benchmade counter had a lot he was definitely prepared

Holy crap , alot of Americans workin there and imagine this if you buy a Rough Ryder you are supporting them ALL !. Great pocket check fellas !

This work environment is so friendly i love it you guys just earned a sub

Visiting SMKW is definitely on my bucket list. I can't believe how massive it is. G'day from Australia!

Hey TC!!! I’m glad my pocket check was worthy. I change what folder I carry(you caught me with my Manix 2), Gerber Dime and Olight Arkfeld. P365XL in a G-Code appendix holster. Olight keychain light. Prytool, and small Gerber keychain knife. It was awesome meeting with you and Greg in the store the other day!!! The fiancé really enjoys watching your videos with me and has become a super fan of y’all and knife collecting

Thank you TC. That was wonderful. I got my flex cut whittling jack, my Victoria, Knox, tinker, and my case large stockman! Great video thank you TC and thank you Smoky Mountain knife Works!

Neck knife/keychain (and most used): Boker Kalishnikov in XHP and Lumintop EDC01 flashlight Dress shirt pocket: CRKT CEO Right pants pocket: Benchmade Griptilian or Milwaukee Fastback Left pants pocket: Leatherman Wave+, Roxon C1 3-in-1 camping cutlery tool Cargo pocket: Maxpedition Mini pouch w/ myriad goodies, including Victorinox CyberTool Lite, Victorinox Nail Clip 580, NiteCore Powerbank, Rolling Square 6-in-1 charger, and RovyVon Aurora A-8

That was fun! Got my Rough Ryder cinnamon bow trapper and a Marbles ram horn canoe today. Was very cool seeing Brian with the new bone RRR!

Love the pocket dump videos. Seems like all the employees work for knives instead of money 😂

I was just there 4 days ago buying a brand new Spyderco!!! Every year I go to Tennessee on vacation in the winter and every year I go to Smoky Mountain Knife Works and get a new knife been doing it for 20 plus years I freaking love The Knife Works

This video highlights what I love about the USA. Knives are tools not weapons, young men and ladies are given responsibility young and educated correctly on the use of anything with a blade. Here in the UK people have only negativity drilled into them on the subject of bladed tools. Keep doing what your doing USA because your not the negativity in this world so carry on being an example of good education and understanding.

That was fun! I always knew SMKW was a special place.

Smokey is my favorite mail order knife company. Nice to see the people.

Pretty cool to see so many of the behind-the-scenes people, plus a few familiar faces. Today I have a Benchmade Mini Griptilian, a Leatherman Wingman exclusive from White Pass & Yukon Railroad, a Jowbeam knockoff flashlight, and a Victorinox Tinker with Zorro scales, purchased from SMKW at Blade Show in Atlanta last year.

To heck with Disneyland, I want to visit SMKW !!!

What a way to spend your day.This guy has the best job imo.

Enjoyed the video and mostly “meeting” some of the staff who served to make SMKW so great. Special shout out to Jason. Really miss seeing him on GTK. Glad he is well. Thanks a lot TC. Todays pocket carry is a Victorinox Tinker as it is Swiss Army Saturday and there are projects to be done and my flashlight is an OLight

So good to see Tony again. I haven't seen him since the SMKW TV shows. I used to watch on Direct TV every Friday night.

SMKW is great to buy from. some of my collection came from there. Some of my favorites that I own are all of my Microtech autos. Folders would be Benchmade as I worked 27 years in private security and always carried a griptilian. Fixed blade would be my Randall 14 attack with all the bells and whistles, Black micarta border patrol handle, stainless blade with saw teeth, nickel silver double curved hilt, and black sheath.

Awesome video!! I was surprised by a lot of the carry’s. Not what I was expecting to see “in a good way”. That new roughrider was fantastic, and the Schatt and Morgan was awesome. I’m glad someone had a TOOR on them, becoming such a huge fan of them. 🍻

Bradford Guardian 3, Hogue Extrak, Arcform Slimfoot "Darcform" auto, MKM Isonzo hawkbill.

Employee of the month stole my heart😭 Shes so pretty, and that flick was super slick👍

Love this. Ganzo knives are not bad. Budget knives.

Tales of the knife trader. Love it.

Got a QSP Hawk. Honey Badger (small) that’s for my daughter. Camillus mini bushcraft (beater) and nebo 2000 (light). I usually only carry one blade but the honey badger is too much fun to fidget with. And I’m doing some grunge work. So the Camillus came out of retirement. Great video. Very likable people there.

I emptied one of my CR bags and I gave out the last Old Timer stockmans that I had to my Sons. Bought several back in the late 70s along with a few Bucks and Schrades when a local shop closed.

I'm totally looking forward to the tales of knife traders..... awesome vid man.

I pretty much within the last couple of years got away from the "new hype of the week" stuff. I use most everything I carry now and have put away my custom higher dollar pieces. I've now gotten myself into the fixed blade frenzy and it's a lot of fun! Appreciate the show TC and all the good folks at SMKW

This video was amazing. I loved it. Great coworkers/friends. More of this please 🙏 bless you all

I like the screen saver of the girl in the office. "I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, it's my ankle". That was an enjoyable video. I love the stories that go along with the knives. Everybody has one, a pocket knife and a story. So do I. About thirty years ago I lost a new folder I was carrying that had a pocket clip. I took it out to use and must have been standing in front my car at the time and then I put it back in my pocket or so I thought. I drove home from where I was about 20 miles from home. When I got home, I went to use my knife and it was gone. When I went to use my car, while approaching it from the front, I saw my new knife hanging from the front license plate frame and it was open hanging by the pocket clip just off the ground. The blade edge at the tip had a couple small chips in it from the drive home earlier, but it worked as normal. I call it my lucky knife.

Loved seeing everyone's choices. Can't beat a good pocket check video. Today I'm carrying a WE Banter, solid little knife. I made my first video this week too showing EDC gear, inspired by all the awesome EDC videos on RU-vid, including yours. 👍🏻

This was a great video - i was smiling the whole way through

One of the first knife vids I watched. Started me down the long expensive road of collecting.... Thanks??

Love going there every year. Nice to see everyone smiling and all

My daily is a Cold Steel, Voyager and an Esee, Izula 2. I work at a home improvement store and I use them both daily.

Great video . I'm super stoked for the jigged bone reserve knife and hopefully a bunch more in natural materials

It was Nice seeing Jason on Screen Again miss seeing him from Guys Talk knives.

They always say get a job you love and you'll never work again. If I could work it would be with a company exactly like yours. I love knives, any and all kinds. I always have a Gerber MP400 multi tool on me at all times, a Kershaw assisted open sheep's foot blade (not sure of the model) and a tiny super thin Gerber liner lock. For a light I have a Hart 700 lumen led 3 cell with pocket clip. Sometimes a fixed blade SOG or Buck hangs on the belt, depending on what I plan on doing for the day. The only problem with working there would be me spending a big chunk of my check there every payday. Yes, I have a problem. Lol. Great Video!

I am suprised that practically nobody has pictures or posters on their walls! Thanks for the pocket checks! 👍🏻

Great atmosphere there! Seems like a big family.

Looks like a great place to work…lots of good, friendly people who seem to like each other and their jobs.

Loved this video. I own a few knives, but the one I treasure most was an old Gerber given to me by a retired Navy Chief that collected and traded antique knives. I started receiving your catalog 2 years ago and was blown away by your selection. I’ve told so many about your unbelievable stock and now I need to get busy and start ordering so I can do a pocket dump.

Nice one, guys! Today I'm carrying a Buck 112 slim pro with OD green micarta, and a Case mini trapper with smooth chestnut bone. Cheers!

Added to the bucket list! Your store looks amazing. Best way to spend the day looking at all the knifes in stock and making new friends.

I love these SMKW pocket checks! Lots of fun!

That place looks like heaven, talking knives , selling knives, playing with knives, who would want to go home?

A lot of cool knives! I expected more vintage stuff and definitely more Case knives.

Leatherman signal, out door edge edc, surefire light, and CRKT M16 love them all

I just love this store…. I was there earlier in the year for the first time. They have an amazing amount of knives from sooooo many different companies…..the employees are awesome too.

I carry a Victorinox Huntsman every day of my life. HAHAHA. That new Victorinox that Jason has is a nice looking knife. If only it had scissors on it.😂

I carry a Spyderco Delica.

I loved this. I am carrying a Benchmade Aileron in S30V in my right pocket and a SOG Visionary II in VG10 in my left pocket. I do have the clip flipped on the SOG for left side carry. Thrunite BSS W1 is my light. I also have a Civivi Crit and a Pokka Pen.

What a great vid! The Store/Employees look like heaven!!!! I must visit soon. I'm new to knives. I bought a CKC Colonial Quick Flick Spring Assisted Knife Green Camo. I just adjusted it so that the blade is perfectly centered now too. Starting at the bottom here and learning about all these brands, super steels etc....I can only move up and start to add more knives to collect. Cheers from Canada SMKW!

This video is the strongest evidence to show why I never ask opinions of the store employees

I like the diversity of knives shown and in the diversity of people; great to see grey hair (wisdom, patience, and good judgment). Keep shining, and best wishes from the Gold Coast, Australia (p.s. Today I carried a purple Javelina and LT Wright Frontier First in ironwood).

I’ve bought from SMKW & these people are of America’s BEST-Of-The-BEST..!!! KUDOS TO YOU’LL…😁😎⚔️🛡️🇺🇸

Great video..! I loved seeing what everybody was carrying - this would be a very good regular “series” of videos. Today I’m carrying a Spyderco Para 3 LW and a Sage 5 LW. I love them both.

On the daily I have a Spyderco Roadie on my keys, a neck knife, a Leatherman and a fixed blade on my belt (along with my Pew-Pew), a pry-bar and a folder in my R&L front pockets. I also carry a headlamp in my daily jacket pocket and sometimes I have an OTF in a back pant pocket as well as a Vic-nox on a lanyard.

I've bought many knives from SMKW both for myself and as gifts and have always been very happy with the service and quality of the products they sell.... I miss the weekly T.V. show they used to have where they promoted and sold many different knives. My wife used to get on me about all the knives I bought, until I pointed out that just one of her fancy designer hand bags cost more than most of my knives all together!!!...... She don't complain any more....

Since 2008, I have carried my Black Benchmade 5000 Mel Pardue Presidio Automatic. And recently added a ThruNite EDC Flashlight Archer Pro.

I've got a cheap Gerber liner lock that I found in the East bound lane of the 4th Street bridge about a year ago. Had been run over a number of times, liners we're bent, had some roadrash on the scales. Took it to the shop, cleaned and tuned it up for my EDC......I doubt if I'll ever loose it.......That only happens to my good knives. I'm a happy man.

4:11 they just kept coming 😂

Love SMKW. Been there many times. Great products, great prices.

Nice to see the employee of the month. She’s carrying a tenacious that’s my favorite Spyderco to carry every day.

Oh you are absolutely awesome and that looks like an incredible place to work!

We went to pigeon forge for vacation back in 2018. I drove over to your store and was in Heaven!! One of the coolest places I’ve ever been to! Unfortunately I only had about 2 to spend so I was kinda rushed but it was still a great time and a great memory. Such a beautiful area too!! And I’m also a huge Spyderco fan!

I'm from the Philippines and I went to Tennessee and visited this store! This store is like Disneyland for me.

SMKW is my Graceland. Been there twice. Can't wait to go back.

I regret not visiting the store when I was down there years ago! I loved this video, got to see the nice people and cool knives at Smoky Mountain! I hope to get down there soon!

I absolutey love that they arent just caring the same super popular knives that everyone wears. Love seeing those Ganzos, Rough Ryders, and Benchmarks.

Thank you for sharing this informative and entertaining video. The employees have a great variety of EDC knives. The best to you and your Business. Stay safe. 🤗 👋

Good stuff! I’m always carrying one of my Strider SMF’s as my primary and usually a Case or Spyderco….lately it’s been my Emerson Mini CQC7NW though. For my flashlight I alternate between the Olight S2R2 and Fenix PD35. My wallet is the Maxpedition Micro Wallet that I’ve used for years. Pen is the Hinderer Investigator that’s been in my pocket everyday for the last 11 or 12 years now. Also carry an Aroundsquare Knucklebone and a Vox Snailor or two for fidgety stuff lol…..Rexford RUT for work…and SOMETIMES my Leatherman Wave+. Don’t carry it near as much as I should though.

Good to see Kevin Pipes truckin' after all these years! Right now carrying a Brouse blades Bionic 2.0!!!

Been to SMKW number of times. Its a cool place. Bought a few blade's and several items for my firearms. There are so many knives and displays. Amazing what you can see there.

TC! you killed it! Another great video!

Hell yeah jeremy!! You know how to carry knives

Great video guys! Some great looking customs.

This is so fun to watch. I usually carry a Spyderco Endura, a Gerber Truss, a Victorinox SD and a Olight Warrior mini

Love those Bucks, S&W, C.R.K.Ts. Enjoyed this video and am patently waiting for the newest catalog. Hope to visit your showroom soon. Hey...... love that selection of Case also. Good work folks.👍🇺🇸🙂✌️

Awesome video!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

employee of the month super beautiful!

What a fantastic video! The laws about knife carrying are a bit tricky in my country, but I have a Spyderco Byrd Finch with me quite often. My ''home knife'' is the Astute.

I feel like most people would think if you work in a knife store, you are somewhat obligated to carry your own knife. But on the other side, if you work in a knife store, its not exactly difficult to find a knife if you need one xD

Benchmade mini grip, and SAK on the keychain, love these pocket check videos, keep up the great work fellas!

Right now carrying a Gerber drop point fixed blade that I bought in Astoria, Oregon, and a CRKT assisted open blade with a rustic black handle I bought in Rock Springs, Wyoming

Love the pocket checks and to get to see SMKW employees at their work stations. Love SMKW and keep up the great work!!

I love this store so much, haven't been in a few years but were planning a trip to ruby falls and lookout mtn. soon so definitely gonna be stopping in!

Awesome employee pocket dump. My carry today was spyderco shaman from SMKW. Victorinox super tinker with custom green scales. Victorinox SD SMKW sasquatch. Flash light Thrunite Archer mini in green and Olight copper i3. Keep up the great content.

This is awesome, some great guys showing off there personal knifes, some nice ones

Currently carrying my Leatherman wave gen 2, crkt Pilar green g 10 and victorinox deluxe tinker. Thanks for the great video.

I always say " I only admit to three. ". A SAK, a Buck, and a Mora. Great video, thank you 😊