How much time you spend in the shop?

How many hours a week you spend in the shop

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Agreed, Zaph. Too dang hot right now, but I can sometimes manage 15-20 hours/week in the winter. Doing good to make myself work 6 hours a week now though.
 
I usually go into the shop when the kids are in bed around 8:30 and come out around 1, plus I'll spend about 6 hours on Friday or Saturday in the shop. I actually spend more time in the summer than winter. I'd much rather sweat in the shop than to have numb fingers. It comes out to around 20-30 hours a week in the shop.
 
I live in my shop, all my time is not spent making knives but when I want to work on a knife I do. Have not been in my house for years.
 
Ed Fowler said:
I live in my shop, all my time is not spent making knives but when I want to work on a knife I do. Have not been in my house for years.
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Now that's what I call full time, Ed! :D

I spend about 30 hours a week in the shop, and if it weren't for that pesky "real" job it would be even more.
 
On weekdays, I only go in the shop after my son goes to bed and Im not in it constantly (as much as I would like), so only 1-2 hours a night. On the weekends, I go in when he has a nap in the aft and then again when he goes to bed so maybe 2-4 hours a day. Of course that all depends on how much I time I need to spend in the yard and doing other projects.
 
only 5 to 10. I wish it could be more! but when I work on my feet all day, when I get home I just don't want to stand at a work bench, and I still need to fit in my social life. still, if I could bump it up to 15-20 hours a week that would be nice :)
 
20-30 hours a week, but if i'm really focused on something I may spend up to 16 hrs+ plus before calling it a day, there have been a few occasions that I have walked out of the shop only to see the sun coming up ;0)
 
Well right now none because I am moving into a new house (full unfinished basement all for my shop woohoo!) but normally about 20-30 hrs.
 
Right now I'm spending 5-10 but between the heat and kids etc I'm finding it a happy medium for now. Now when it rains and its nice and cool outside only chores or watching kids stop me from being out there!
 
5-10, not nearly what I thought I would be doing this summer.

Been working too hard weekdays then deciding to go relax and camp and do outdoor stuff on weekends... :rolleyes:
I think I should act like a true knifemaker soon and hermit myself in the shop :D
 
I'm only home 1 week a month and I dedicate as much time as possible 20-30 hours of my week or more if I can get done with my honey do list
 
I'm 5-10. But closer to 5 than 10 and 90% of that has been setting up my new shop. I worked 10-14 hours every day this week and even the 14 hour day I went out and worked on some drawings and cleaned and organized. This is the first time I've had a shop at my house and I love it!
Last week I profiled 5 full tang drop point hunters and this week I'll grind the bevels.
I have a newbie(like I'm not one too..) coming over Monday to forge his first knife. That ought to get me my 5 hours minimum all in one day!!

I'm both jealous of and happy for anyone who gets more time than I do.
 
cbr900son said:
WOW! Do you still enjoy it as much or does it wear you out sometimes and just feel like work?
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The more I get into making knives the more ideas I have and the more I want to make. It's addictive!

Some people have golf, I have knives... the quest for perfection.
 
Usually between 20-30 hours. More if I need to, less if I can. DeShop is heated and air conditioned, so that's not a factor.
 
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