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

John Katt said:
Seeing how tool rests just came up, I figured I would post these, One of the first things I noticed when I was looking at grinders getting ready to build mine was that side arm tool rests seemed to me like they would hinder free movement to the left side, So I built a post mount tool rest system which works great,and allows free movement in both directions, And soon after that I figured out that a radius top tool rest was really nice for doing hollow grinds, especially on clip points and trailing points

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Great idea! I also read somewhere where a maker or two were using a rod as a work surface to grind off of as well.
 
Storm Crow said:
Actually, Rick, I was thinking I should spray paint it flat black, hang it on a wall in an art gallery, give it a title involving war, and sell it for a million bucks. :D
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As long as you're getting artsy, lay all those knives out after they are finished, Take a high-rez picture and have it blown up to the same size as the steel, glue it to the back and back light it, frame it, leave the rust, then below make a caption like "In the beginning men dug steel from the earth...." or something like that, I bet the steampunk/machine age people would go nuts over that ;0)
 
15 cm concrete floor, and just below it is a layer of ground water. ( Concrete gets abraded, causing dust.)
It was primed, and situated on a waterproof ceramic tile adhesive.
Ceramic tiles are easier to clean ;)

And this is a "clean" room.

"dirty" Room where are grinders, mill, bandsaw, sandblast cabin, is 99% finished. Only that I need there to make are tables, electric instalation and dust collecting system.


Ps.: Sorry for my English, I using Google Translator for a help...
 
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1/8" A2.

The point is slightly dropped, but I can't remember if I did that on purpose or not. :D

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Part 1 of 2, how I approach finish grinding, in my shop, with my tools... along with the how come and what for... ;) :)

[video=youtube;vZE5P6TYCdU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vZE5P6TYCdU[/video]
 
Kosa_PL said:
15 cm concrete floor, and just below it is a layer of ground water. ( Concrete gets abraded, causing dust.)
It was primed, and situated on a waterproof ceramic tile adhesive.
Ceramic tiles are easier to clean ;)

And this is a "clean" room.

"dirty" Room where are grinders, mill, bandsaw, sandblast cabin, is 99% finished. Only that I need there to make are tables, electric instalation and dust collecting system.


Ps.: Sorry for my English, I using Google Translator for a help...
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I stained the concrete, and coated it with epoxy. Works well. Different ways to the same end. :thumbup:
 
30 Razor blades ready to finish up today and be out the door tomorrow morning.


20 blades drying on the line before HT. I let the ATP64 dry overnight.

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The 10 blades on top have been heat treated and tempered and are ready to be finish ground.

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NickWheeler said:
Part 1 of 2, how I approach finish grinding, in my shop, with my tools... along with the how come and what for... ;) :)

[video=youtube;vZE5P6TYCdU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vZE5P6TYCdU[/video]
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Another good video Nick. Can't wait to see part 2 I like that trick on cleaning up the plunges on that plate.

Justin
 
i here you about the batchs shoudn be kept in check (seems like your never getting anything done when you work more then 10 of the same thing at a time )
 
Man I wish I could get my wood to finish like that. I have a stabalized piece of mapple burl I just can not get to look right. It is dull and dark compaired to that. Great work!


HallHandmade said:
That Buckeye finished out stunning. I still feel like I'm just missing something on my gunstock style handles though, maybe it will just come with repetition, or maybe it is excessive self criticism. Dunno.

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If I had the money in the bank and was doing this solely for enjoyment (which I kind of am, actually), I'd probably be doing exactly that right now. :)




Thanks!

I came from a fabrication background similar to Nathan's, and I love that type of stuff. TIG welded professionally for quite a few years. I saw mind blowingly good TIG welding on a race truck chassis when I was younger and first learning about metalworking, and it had a profound effect on my career. I was chasing the quality I saw in that weld for about 10 years before I finally felt like I had matched it.

Fine handcraftsmanship is just plain awesome in any of its many forms. :thumbup:




Not a problem, happy to help any way I'm able. I'll probably post a thread on the misting system with some thoughts and findings, once I've had time to play with it.




I actually have had a couple family members and customers ask for a video showing how I do things also. Might not be too bad of idea, even if someone only picks up one little thing it was worth it I suppose. I could tempt one of my buddies over with a pizza and make him videotape me with my phone I guess. :D
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Just a little work done lately. I've been busy trying to fix my son's school enrollment for next year.

Fixing the picture quality won't help. :D
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Here is one of my Rhino Chop Culinary knives that I finished today. 6 1/2" x 3/32" x 2 3/4" at the heel, Cpm-154 HTed by Bos to RC 60 with pinch grip holes and a wood called white teak that is stabilized but I am not sure if it's my thing?

The thing to remember is that i'am not buying it! lol. I alway have to remind myself that it's the customers likes that matter.image.jpg
 
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