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

[Alex Topfer]

Made myself a knife. I've been using various test knives for the last 8 years, and I wanted a few that were made for what I cook and have an aesthetic i like
All 26c3 steel, ebonised jarrah handles. The rack is made from some of the same jarrah. I'll post some close up photos when the light cooperates, it's very grey down here at the moment

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

A good trick is to put the magnets on the back side of the board.
a Fostner bit to make the pocket holes go about 1/16" shy of the other side. Glue in the magnets and mount the board with the face side out. It looks almost like magic when you set a knife on it and it just stays there.

Another way to get the same effect is to route a groove in the back of a board to hold a bar magnet strip. Epoxy in the bar magnet and mount as above with only the wood showing.