What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

[David Mary]

I have hundreds of drills

 

[SharpBits]

I have hundreds of drills

But just that one bit?

 

[David Mary]

ask a machinist what a drill is

 

[jbmonkey]

ask a machinist what a drill is

now ya got me curious..what does a machinist call a drill tool?

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

now ya got me curious..what does a machinist call a drill tool?

A mill I believe.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Machinist

Tools
-Mill
-Lathe

Cutting instruments
-drills
-wheels

Carpenter

Tools
-Drill

Cutting instruments for drill
-Drill bits

 

[David Mary]

The person who taught me to freehand sharpen drills was a machinist. So to this day I call drills drills and drills drills.

 

[David Mary]

By the way, it took one pass per side on a worn 120 grit belt to go from splintering wood on the way through, to clean drill holes. Thanks Bill Richardson, if you’re out there get in touch, I’d love to catch up.

I met him while we both worked for Labor Ready working in the EG Gray building on solar panels for the Lily Lake road solar farm. He told me about his house in the country with a wood stove and stuff and I told him I was jealous and could never see myself making that happen. He was forty five when I met him. He told me he thought I was smart (he’d tried to teach multiple other kids how to sharpen the drills but nobody could make it work: he almost refused to teach me, but I insisted). He said “you’re smart, by the time your my age if you want a house in the country with a wood stove, you’ll have it.

Fast forward and aside for the fact I don’t own the house, I do live in the very situation I was jealous of. And a couple years sooner than his prediction!

 

[David Mary]

I should add none of it would have happened without the kindness of my good friend Chris and his in laws who have provided me with a place to work and live both very affordably, and you my friends who have generously supported my humble work these past five years.

From the bottom of my swarf bucket, thank you!

 

[SharpBits]

ask a machinist what a drill is

Good information. I learned something today. I never had the benefit of learning from a machinist.

 

[David Mary]

Speaking of Chris, these WIP are his. The bottom three he bought for gifts to family members and the top one is my gift to him for not only such a generous order but for being such a great friend.

 

[DocJD]

From the bottom of my swarf bucket

That's sooo sweet !

 

[David Mary]

Finally replaced my chef knife scales with cf. I still have enough left for another knife so I allowed myself the splurge.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

So how much is the newly handled chef knife?

 

[David Mary]

So how much is the newly handled chef knife?

Can I make you something else? A 9” blade Samurai Pierre in 3/32” 64 HRC AEB-L perhaps? I really don’t want to part with this knife.

 

[David Mary]

I can do the same to my EDChef XL if you really want .06” 15N20.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Can I make you something else? A 9” blade Samurai Pierre in 3/32” 64 HRC AEB-L perhaps? I really don’t want to part with this knife.

No need to part with your beloved.
We will chat soon!

 

[David Mary]

Thank you. I was planning to make this my forever knife.

 

[SharpBits]

Everybody is after David’s knives.

They’re magically delicious!

 

[David Mary]

You just proved that, even in Florida there is

Spoiler

thin ice, mister!