What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

I wanted to put a wood stove in my new shop but it would have been in conflict with my dust evacuation system.
 
woodwrkr221 said:
You could install a combustion air duct from the outdoors directly into the wood stove. That way you can have a wood stove and dust evacuation.
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I do that with the wood stove in my house and have thought about it in the shop but I need to make sure things are do right or it could be disastrous. I think the in floor is the better choice for me and takes up less usable floor space
 
i wanted floor hear in my shop but the cost was more then i coudl handle so i got a shop dog propane heater works great i have mine set up on 2 60lb tanks with a RV type switcher. one tank goes empty auto switch to full tank. i then take empty tank out of system and get it filed (60lb are much more fun to move around then the big boy 100s )
 
Matt R said:
This is a blade I made a while back and wound up scratching it right up next to the front of the handle on the ricasso. It was too close to be able to fix. I had already removed these scales once after grinding through head of one of the corby bolts. Anyway, I wasn't taking them back off again so I decided to try bead blasting it. It was completely assembled and finished. I bead blasted the whole thing and then threw it in my vibratory tumbler. I think it came out very well and I like the finish. By the way It's 440c.
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Hey Matt. Have you had the opportunity to meet David Manley, another knife maker from your area (more like 6 mile than seneca)? He's a good old school maker.
 
David is who I bought my first handmade knife from and who has gotten me started making knives. Between him, this forum, and just plain old trail and error, Is where I have learned everything I know(which isn't all that much). He is a great guy and a friend. We are going to the Gun and Knife show this weekend in Greenville. He is old school but makes very nice knives at great prices. He always gives me a hard time because I don't polish my blades much. I asked him one time how to hand finish one and he said "if it don't shine it ain't mine".
Broady said:
Hey Matt. Have you had the opportunity to meet David Manley, another knife maker from your area (more like 6 mile than seneca)? He's a good old school maker.
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Matt R said:
David is who I bought my first handmade knife from and who has gotten me started making knives. Between him, this forum, and just plain old trail and error, Is where I have learned everything I know(which isn't all that much). He is a great guy and a friend. We are going to the Gun and Knife show this weekend in Greenville. He is old school but makes very nice knives at great prices. He always gives me a hard time because I don't polish my blades much. I asked him one time how to hand finish one and he said "if it don't shine it ain't mine".
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My father inlaw and I cleaned him out (paid of course) right before a knife show several years ago we he said we could stop by to see his shop that is setup in his basement. His knives definitely have the shine. I reprofiled one of my father inlaws Manley blades two weeks ago. One of the hardest steels I think I've ever sharpened. When you see David again, ask him about the young guy that cut his sheath apart when looking at knives bc the blade was so sharp. He couldnt possibly have forgotten that...
 
Here's what I've been doing yesterday and today: Playing around with a real cool "No Clay" hamon. Steel is W2. All 3 pics are the same blade. It's SO hard to capture all the activity in this hamon, even with 3 pics. My hat is off to the pros who can take those pictures for us.





 
The previous photos of this knife had the handle a tad big, many local knifemakers told me the same, so, I acknowledged them (they were right!) and reduced its size...

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One of the blades I had water jet cut out of a billet from Randy Haas. It's hitachi blue #2 clad with 410 stainless steel.
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Finishing up a custom order

ATS 34 60rc chisel gring with removable textured G10

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Rick Marchand said:
Yes it is. A wheelchair accessible bathroom is commercial code around here. I will be teaching as well as having an employee or two. You may have also noticed the in floor heating lines. The pad and walls are completely insulated from the ground with 4" of SM foam.
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Pardon my ignorance (I know very little about this stuff but am very interested), but are the walls poured? And does the pad just sit on the foam? It doesn't squish it?
 
PEU said:
The previous photos of this knife had the handle a tad big, many local knifemakers told me the same, so, I acknowledged them (they were right!) and reduced its size...

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Pablo
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That does look nicer. I like the looks of that wood too. Reminds me of olive wood.
 
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