The shop

m. wohlwend

m. wohlwend

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Here is a few pics of my shop equipment....

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The KMG... A variable speed, 2hp grinder. I cannot recommend this grinder enough, plus Rob is great to work with!

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A couple of my anvils, one in the background is my fav, it's a 120lb Hay Budden, and the one in the foreground is a Peter Wright.

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A close up of my Chili forge and my homespun version of the one-brick forge.

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After almost three years of "I think it looks hot enough to quench" and tempering in a toaster oven, I took the plunge and ordered an Evenheat kiln. This is the 22 inch model, another peice of equipment that I cannot reccomend enough!
 
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A bandsaw and drill press are must haves in a shop!

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Work bench...

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I hand sewed for a long time. I know it looks nice, but this makes things quicker, the Tippman Boss leather sticher...

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And finally a picture of the "Manager" :D
 
That is a basic veiw of the shop, of course there are lots of smaller tools that are invovled in knife making, so if you have questions about tools used, post them here! Thanks! Mark
 
Really nice shop, I wish I had half of the equipment you have! I do have one question for you. Why is it that the managers are always better looking than the makers?
 
Workshop looks awesome Mark, man if I had a shop like that the wife would never see me !!!!:D


Only thing missing is a bar of 3/16" 1095 !!!!:(
 
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Got a new smaller press. Nice to have two presses. The small one get the light duty drilling....


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And I finally got my own etcher! I used metal stamps for years and hated every minute of it. These are worth every penny. Tape your stencil on the knife and 1 minute later your name or logo is perfectly etched into the blade....
 
Quite a shop. You're set for lots and lots of projects.

I hear you about the dual drill press setup. I hate dialing one in for one step of a project and having to switch it all up for another step. I know of an acoustic guitar maker who has a couple dozen routers each set up with a different bit and depth so he never has to switch them out. It leads to fewer mistakes and less time getting the job done once everything is set up just as you need it.

Tell me about the etcher. How's it work? Your maker's mark is pretty detailed. I can see why you want a foolproof method.
 
Very cool !

Those two knives look great as well, I love seeing knives with real hand filling handles as opposed to those some makers do that seem as if they were made for women !
 
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