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

A.McPherson said:
My first attempt at cable damascus finished! Not prefect, but good enough for a shop knife!

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Awesome!
 
Not even sure what this "Zombie Killer" knife is supposed to be, but one of my kitchen knife customers asked if I could make a handle for this thing. The carbon is from Fat Carbon Materials...I have other carbon from them for a couple of kitchen knife projects, they make good stuff.

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Carterwhopkins said:
Not even sure what this "Zombie Killer" knife is supposed to be, but one of my kitchen knife customers asked if I could make a handle for this thing. The carbon is from Fat Carbon Materials...I have other carbon from them for a couple of kitchen knife projects, they make good stuff.

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So what kind of grind do you want on that? Hollow? Scandi? Flat? Partial swedge? Full Swedge?

"Yes".
 
What's going on?

Today the electrician is over. Adding MORE outlets and lights. Including adding an 18,000 lumen shop light over the grinder. My tired old eyes need all the help they can get.

Why is it no matter how many outlets you have, you're still short one?
 
JG Custom Metal Works said:
I’ve been looking to get a block like that for an anvil. Where did you get it? How much? If you don’t mind me asking...
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Well pure luck to be honest. A seller on eBay had it starting bid of $7 or best offer. I got it got $50. I tested it when I got it. It is 4140. I’m mixing up a 20 gallon batch of super quench to heat treat the face
 
ten-six said:
Not real happy with this outcome. The balance of length to blade thickness is wrong and it feels.....cheap? I guess that's the way to put it. I did a lot better with things that I've struggled with like holding angles and curves true to the pattern and keeping grit out of places it doesn't belong. I've got some kind of hamon sort of thing going on and I don't know where it came from. There's also insect damage that I chose to leave in place because I felt like it belonged to the wood (maybe that's the tree hugging hippie in me talking). Alas, experience is gaining the knowledge you need just after you needed it...

Knife #7, .125" 1080 steel, local black walnut with danish oil, and 3/16" brass pins done with a Horrid Fright belt grinder and hand tools:

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I pulled this knife out of the drawer yesterday and noticed the tang was proud of the scales. Measured it's .0015" on all sides. The wood I used was well over 100 years old, never stored damp, and dry as a bone when I fitted the scales. Thoughts?
 
I wish there was a way to scroll continuously though all 419 of these pages without having to click page to page! Great stuff in here. Love lurking in this thread for ideas and inspiration.
 
The new light is installed. The instructions say it should be 16' high --- hahahah. How about 4'? The picture doesn't show how bright it is, but it really hurts if you accidentally look up.

The benefit is huge. I didn't know how much my eyes were struggling to see the edge while grinding. This is so much more relaxing. Also the grit lines pop off the blade when you change direction.

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OccamsBlade OccamsBlade That oven is all shinny new!! Looks nice. (My old beater oven is in the background on this photo.)
 
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