Need a machine shop/bevel grinder recommendation in the Seattle WA area

[rockfishbrewery]

Hello,

I'll be doing a stock removal for two 6" chefs knives that I've designed. I am using A2 steel on these knives, and will have Peters do the heat treating.

My question is as follows:

1) Is there a machine shop (or a custom maker) in the Seattle area that would do the bevel grind for me? If knifemaking becomes a staple hobby of mine, I will invest in the necessary grinding equipment. Until then, I would rather farm out the machining until I become more serious about knifemaking.

I know I can always look on Google for a machine shop in my area, however, I would rather query the bladeforum hive-mind for a known good one.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[Robert Dark]

You might give Dave Lisch, or Daniel O'Malley a call. They both are listed in the Knives 2011 as being from Seattle.

Robert

 

[Brian Ayres]

Dave Lisch teaches knifemaking.... For the cost of someone grinding out your bevels, you can take a class and DIY!!!!

http://davidlisch.com/

Or, the school http://davidlisch.com/classes.html

I imagine he is, or will be at the ABS expo in San Antonio this weekend so be patient if he doesn't get back to you right away.