Shop Tour Index
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About two dozen knife patterns waiting for handles and final finishing.
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The main shop bench.
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Every tool has its place.
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Hoggin' a blade out of bar stock.
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Grinding using a Herron-style hollow-grinding jig.
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Metal-cutting bandsaw for cutting patterns out of barstock.
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Three drill presses side-by-side.
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A Wilton Square Wheel grinder for various tasks.
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A surface grinder for tapering the tangs of fixed blades.
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A couple of grinders for finishing work with grit/dust catcher buckets underneath each contact wheel.
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A couple of Bader grinders for finishing work and putting on the final edge.
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Several buffers side-by-side for final blade polishing with the ventilation system going to each wheel.
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The bead-blasting cabinet.
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Sewing a leather sheath with a Tippman Boss.