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This is my cure for tool arm placement close to the grinder. Just a couple of pieces of 3 inch square stock welded to angle iron. There set at about a 40 degree angle.

This is an easy way to hold the pad on your etching machine wand. You can get these large O rings at the hardware.

Here's a fixture I made up to punch evenly spaced holes in holster belts. Fits any size 2" and down.

See what you can make with what you've got and the next tool purchase will be apparent.

I agree its a useful tool but ultimately its in the hands of the man at the grinder. I look forward to seeing what you make. Fred

I've been following your thread and have enjoyed watching your progress. Your effort is a testament to hard work and a tenacious will to achieve your goal. Congratulations, Fred

In support of your view: The first 5 years I trained in Karate I spent huge amounts of time to toughen my hands; at the end of the hard training I could thrust my hand completely through a full size water melon, finger tips first. Then I purchased a large chef's knife. :) Whatever you're...

Hi Laurence, My post above was not promoting my product or any other; what it does promote is the use of fixtures/jigs and other useful tools in the shop. Whats your take on using fixtures/jigs and other helper tools in your shop? Regards, Fred

I do respect your opinion on this Shokr and I don't post this to argue the point; its only meant to be a comparative view. My shop is not only for making knives, but is an all around production facility. Its small 32 x 24 but has a lot of machinery in it. I have one whole wall of...

Yes it will. I've ground 5 or 6 hundred blades over the last ten years and I can grind blades using many different free hand techniques learned from other makers; but I always grind using the BJ. Why not. For consistent grinds and even plunge lines the Bubble Jig is hard to beat. These days I'm...

You can count on me to stop by; I'm not setting up this year, first time in 5 years but I'll be walking through on Saturday. See you then, Fred

October Sky! one of my favorite movies. It was filmed based on the book Rocket Boys. I watch it every time I see it come along; its like going back in time and hanging out with my childhood friends.

In early October, 1957 Mark and Steve and I were in the same 9th grade class @ Groveport Madison school; we were all farm kids living around the small central Ohio town of Groveport. We were 13 years old and we thought ourselves, the greatest rocket scientist in that part of America. We were...

Sorry to hear you've been back in. I spend more time than I like there. I use a full face mask Air Shield type in the shop for about everything, I want to save whats left of my lungs. :) Hope you have a run of good shop time coming up; it seems to help smooth life out a little, for me anyhow...

Let me adjust my original post to reflect my feelings; I hadn't had my coffee, when I posted and I was a little cranky yet. :) Any time you attach a statement or phrase that divides, to important topics you lose a segment of your audience. If your purpose is to attract and influence people to...

Let me clarify what I said. I fully support the Knife Rights Foundation. I do not support threads that imply that in some way the President of the United States, who ever he happens to be at the time is somehow involved in any judges rulings from the bench. That is guilt by association and that...

See last post please. :les: :)

773 is the Pick 3 Ohio number. Jawjacker from Georgetown is the winner with his pick of 777. Congratulations :):35:

Another drummer chiming in.

We are considering changing the color each year; like orange is 2013 next year who knows.