What's going on in your shop?

[Jon Buescher]

Trying again, all my damn friends are trying to buy the knives I’m making for fun! Gonna have to get a makers mark made up! Encouraging that people want to buy my stuff, not quite ready yet though

 

[Stang Bladeworks]

I started to grind these last weekend. I got 3 done hopefully the other 2 will be done this weekend. For me grinding the blade is always nerve wracking. I have tried to use jigs to make it easier but so far I have always had the best results freehand. I am hoping one day it gets easier.

 

[Sean Jones]

I started to grind these last weekend. I got 3 done hopefully the other 2 will be done this weekend. For me grinding the blade is always nerve wracking. I have tried to use jigs to make it easier but so far I have always had the best results freehand. I am hoping one day it gets easier.
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Nicely done!

 

[ghostdevil273]

Well after 5 years making knives as hobby I decided step up build my heat treat oven for 2020, have most the parts do just need find the time. I got $300.00 in parts. Saving over $1000.00 I guess.
I have few folders on the bench but with my "Harley" I am building. firearms hobby and the V8 s10 truck I got...money seems just mmmm float away.. I have been buying all the usa made file get my hands on Facebook market and fiends bee collecting them for my mom even helping I got little over 50 90% them are old Black Diamond. I going do a run file knives in march I am take 2 weeks off just for me time. I have the waiting period of saving for lathe and mini mill, but thats on back burner too. I did start on my 2x72 build saving for VFD. MY old 2x42 Crafttman has done good. I made a 9" disc sander this past summer it turned out great. I have few tools I am making most of 2019 year I spen making tools for knife making I have friend has machine shop in garage been fun year learning that trade, on side note lost a few 2 close friends to car wreck they were involved in wreck other person was DWI hit run so was very hard Christmas. Anyway guess shop update

 

[Heikki]

A pair of medium sized belt knives, probably classified as skinners-1080, 4 3/8" blades
one with rosewood and one with red river eucalyptus - with sheaths - almost done

I like the profiles.

 

[Jon Buescher]

Shop is currently being completely reorgized as I have finally liberated a section of it 25’x40’ finally I’ll have work benched organized and walls to hang peg board and shelves

 

[TimGinMN]

.. I have finally liberated a section of it 25’x40’ finally I’ll have work benched organized and walls to hang peg board and shelves

Geez! That's like an acre!

 

[bladegrinder]

Jon, are those LED lights you have in there?

 

[Jon Buescher]

Jon, are those LED lights you have in there?

No, but I plan on replacing with LED tubes as they start to die. Found some that look good and bypassing the ballast is Easy

 

[tkroenlein]

I built me a standing height (41") triangle table. I saw this a few years ago, maybe on a YouTube video. I was intrigued and have been thinking about it since. The 90deg corner is set toward my "L" shaped wall mounted bench. There is a vise mounted on the 90deg corner and the long side will be set up for gluing.

 

[Jon Buescher]

Nice!! I want a taller counter for doing finishing work, at 6’4” all the counters and benches I have that I didn’t build are too short

 

[Daniel Macina]

I got an actual welder today!

 

[Randy Lucius]

First knife of 2020. Looking forward to another great year. 1084. Mesquite boster. Dyed black ash burl. Natural micarta liners. Nickel silver spacer and pins.



Working on some new patterns for the new year. See anything you like?

 

[Sean Jones]

First knife of 2020. Looking forward to another great year. 1084. Mesquite boster. Dyed black ash burl. Natural micarta liners. Nickel silver spacer and pins.
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Working on some new patterns for the new year. See anything you like?


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Beautiful work as always Randy. The new patterns all look good. If I were picking one though it would be the bottom one.

 

[John Wilson]

You are cranking out some stunners, Randy!

 

[SS369]

Love the top pattern a bunch.
If you don't mind me asking: What are you using to draw these?

Scott

 

[Randy Lucius]

Beautiful work as always Randy. The new patterns all look good. If I were picking one though it would be the bottom one.

Yeah I like that one too. I have a new heat treating oven and some CPM-154 on the way. That may be my first stainless steel knife.

 

[Randy Lucius]

You are cranking out some stunners, Randy!

Thanks John! Really appreciate it.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Love the top pattern a bunch.
If you don't mind me asking: What are you using to draw these?

Scott

I’ve just started using Knife Print. I looked at it before but when they ran a “sale” I signed up. I really like it. There are a lot of templates you can start with and then modify or you can start from scratch. Export the designs as a PDF and then you can print in different scale. The 80, 90, and 95% marked on the pattern are reduced from the 100% original.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

I’ve just started using Knife Print. I looked at it before but when they ran a “sale” I signed up. I really like it. There are a lot of templates you can start with and then modify or you can start from scratch. Export the designs as a PDF and then you can print in different scale. The 80, 90, and 95% marked on the pattern are reduced from the 100% original.

I was thinking (that's a problem right there !) that the percentage was how much of a chance that was the next build.