Shops, tools, materials and tips

[dlr110]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

[Ripster]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

Looking great David ,your very organized , and looks like you got your new table top drill press. Have to get one of those myself . You sure have come a long ways since your first kit knive. Please show theRichards when you get done !
Here’s my shop in the basement ,been moving stuff in and really not sure yet where to put everything. Have exhaust fan for buffing, grinding ,etc. So now to get that set up and then get after a few knives.
Take care ,stay warm and safe out there.

[cudgee]

David, and JP, 2 great set ups. Great minds think alike, just yesterday i was thinking there had been no posts on this thread for a while, glad you both posted. I love looking at peoples workshops and tools, wish i was still in a position to have a work shop, but sadly i can't, but love looking at other members set ups, keep em coming, and tools. Have a good weekend gentleman and take care.

[cudgee]

It's Saturday morning over here, just went up the street to do a bit of shopping. Found these at Aldi, bought 2 of them, $6US each, you could not make them for that. It is bamboo wood, but i am going to give them 2 coats of raw linseed oil to bring out the grain a bit. Going to use them as tool boxes for my knife tools and just some of my other tools as i am restricted for space.

They are 11 inch x 71/2 inch x 5 inch deep.

[Ripster]

It's Saturday morning over here, just went up the street to do a bit of shopping. Found these at Aldi, bought 2 of them, $6US each, you could not make them for that. It is bamboo wood, but i am going to give them 2 coats of raw linseed oil to bring out the grain a bit. Going to use them as tool boxes for my knife tools and just some of my other tools as i am restricted for space.
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They are 11 inch x 71/2 inch x 5 inch deep.

Very nice Cudgee, that’ll be nice to tote tools with . My Grandpa had wood tool boxes like that ,brought em out when needed ,worked great ! Will be very handy .
Take care over there Stay out of trouble stay safe !

[glennbad]

Dave, nice shop area, but dang man, WAY too clean!

[cudgee]

Giving some of my knives a maintenance clean and polish. These kits are really handy, not expensive, and don't need a Dremel tool, can use any drill.

[cudgee]

Great post. I was always wondering what are the best practices cleaning my knives as some of them really need a polish or two!

Thanks. How are things over in Scotland, very cold i would imagine.

[Ripster]

Giving some of my knives a maintenance clean and polish. These kits are really handy, not expensive, and don't need a Dremel tool, can use any drill.

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Those are handy little kits, good idea. I’ve used them on a variable speed cordless drill , they work great . Like you said,don’t need a Dremel brand to use them .
Nice piece of Cutlery there as well Sir
Take care over there

[cudgee]

Giving some of my knives a maintenance clean and polish. These kits are really handy, not expensive, and don't need a Dremel tool, can use any drill.

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Those are handy little kits, good idea. I’ve used them on a variable speed cordless drill , they work great . Like you said,don’t need a Dremel brand to use them .
Nice piece of Cutlery there as well Sir
Take care over there

They are great little kits, and not expensive and a lot lot cheaper than trying to buy individual polishing bits. Thanks for the compliment, because of it's provenance it is one of my favorite knives- Charlie Campagna Waynorth Cutlery 2019 Jigged Bone Lambsfoot. The first genuine Lambsfoot production knife made in America.

[Colonel26]

Giving some of my knives a maintenance clean and polish. These kits are really handy, not expensive, and don't need a Dremel tool, can use any drill.

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Beautiful knife! And that’s a nifty kit too. I need to pick one of those up.

[Colonel26]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

How in the tar nation do you get anything done in a shop that clean and organized?

[dlr110]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

How in the tar nation do you get anything done in a shop that clean and organized?

That was when I built the bench and just got the equipment in. I'll post one later that shows how it is now.

[Colonel26]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

How in the tar nation do you get anything done in a shop that clean and organized?

That was when I built the bench and just got the equipment in. I'll post one later that shows how it is now.

If you’re not stepping over boards and don’t have a layer of sawdust on everything....... lol

[Jeffinn]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

The shop is looking good!
You can never have too much lighting (at least at my age that’s true). I replaced all of our basement fluorescent tube lights with led lights. They’re brighter, come on instantly (even when it’s cold) and are really lightweight which makes installation in our suspended ceiling a breeze.
I have that same Wen drill press and like it a lot! It’s gets used a lot in my shop. I also bought a Wen 2 speed bandsaw that’s a nice product as well.
My shop only looks that neat once a week when I clean up and put things where they belong.
Jeff

[dlr110]

Well, here is my new little nitch in the garage. It's not much, but it will do
for what I plan on doing. I do need to install better lighting over the new
bench. Anyway it will get me started. That last pic is an old Richards that
had a beat up tin handle on it, so I removed it and decided this would be
my first experiment with making my own handle. I'm using some old hickory
wood.

The shop is looking good!
You can never have too much lighting (at least at my age that’s true). I replaced all of our basement fluorescent tube lights with led lights. They’re brighter, come on instantly (even when it’s cold) and are really lightweight which makes installation in our suspended ceiling a breeze.
I have that same Wen drill press and like it a lot! It’s gets used a lot in my shop. I also bought a Wen 2 speed bandsaw that’s a nice product as well.
My shop only looks that neat once a week when I clean up and put things where they belong.
Jeff

Thank you Jeff. I put in two of those new LED bar lights in the ceiling of my wife's laundry room and the first time we turned them on everyone was covering their eyes. Those darn things are really bright. I was looking at that WEN bandsaw the other day, I'm not that pleased with the scroll saw I have. I've got some wood scales coming and a friend that does custom wood working in homes is going to save me the larger scrap pieces from his jobs. As soon as I get all of that material I don't think my work space is going to look that way again for some time. Take care.

[cudgee]

Great post. I was always wondering what are the best practices cleaning my knives as some of them really need a polish or two!

Thanks. How are things over in Scotland, very cold i would imagine.

Thanks. Well, anything cold can be dealt with a good Single Malt.

[cudgee]

Just saw this on a sharpening YouTube clip, then did some searching for other sites about using it not only for sharpening but general grinding and use in the workshop. Great product, has been around for years, but i have never heard of it before. Says about my lack of knowledge more then anything. If anyone here has tried it would love a report.

3M Feathering Adhesive, tried to post photo but could not, might be breaking some sort of copy wright laws.

[Rdubya21]

I am lucky enough to have a shop in the garage , and turned a bedroom into a play area . Now the kids can’t move back in !

[Rdubya21]

Got this idea from you guys . Now I can practice puttin a head on pins without breaking things .

[WillyCamaro]

Noice Randy!

[glennbad]

That's a fine looking shop and play area!!!

[Rdubya21]

Thanks guys . I bought some pins from advice given here . I saw some guys keep them in a tube and I liked that idea… so I was headed to the store to buy some plastic pipe and ends , when I thought I best look through my piles of “ saved stuff “ and I found this old vacuum cleaner hose . It has now been repurposed into this nifty pin holder . Wasn’t till I put it together I realized it’s got a seal in the connector, so it’s even sealed ! I get lucky sometimes

[C-WADE7]

We made a little spring compression jig to install blade pivot pins at work on our lunch breaks this week. We made a wood version as proof of concept and then used aluminum scrap and brass pins to build the real deal. It works well and has adjustment to fit several size knives.

[doglegg]

Cool job.