Shop pics? lets see your work area!

[metal99]

That's a pretty nice shop Teddy! Looks like you've got a fair share of tools too

My shop is as follows. Cutting and rough grinding is done at work. Forging equipment is in dads back yard, grinding sanding and drilling is in his garage, the little odds and ends are done on my apparent deck in the summer and on my kitchen table in the winter.

[Fulmaduro]

Originally Posted by goldsmithy

I am in the process of setting up the "dirty" part of knifemaking in the garage. This includes the big grinders and saws. Four or 5 years ago my wife and I had to down-size our house due to her disabilities (no steps) and my retirement. Well, the economy tanked and I couldn't retire till last June and this is the way my shop turned out. It is still a work in progress, but I'll have the knife shop set up in the garage this week. Woo-hoo- I can begin to make knifes.

http://s1258.beta.photobucket.com/us...ary/New%20shop

This is a link to my album pictures. I hope it works...cause I think I finally figured out posting. ...Teddy

Looks like you have a few dollars tied up in that shop! I am going to the Kansas City Gem And Mineral Show this weekend and am going to look for some spacer material and also anything I can use as a knife scale made of stone. Any words of wisdom you can bestow upon me about working on minerals and wjat I might look for?

Tony Z

[smithy]

Originally Posted by Fulmaduro

Looks like you have a few dollars tied up in that shop! I am going to the Kansas City Gem And Mineral Show this weekend and am going to look for some spacer material and also anything I can use as a knife scale made of stone. Any words of wisdom you can bestow upon me about working on minerals and wjat I might look for?

Tony Z

If you want just scales...one of the jade's would work. The jade that comes from Alaska is good. If you want to "inlay" knife scales, softer stones like turquoise, of malachite , even ivory, with great results.
I feel that "inlaying" stone in knives is the safest way to go for the knifes usability without problems of chipping, etc. ...Teddy

[smithy]

Originally Posted by Fulmaduro

Looks like you have a few dollars tied up in that shop! I am going to the Kansas City Gem And Mineral Show this weekend and am going to look for some spacer material and also anything I can use as a knife scale made of stone. Any words of wisdom you can bestow upon me about working on minerals and wjat I might look for?

Tony Z

Tony...it's all about the Moh's scale of hardness. This scale grades the "hardness" of various stones.

Then, the part I haven't done, find woods with comparable hardness so that stone and wood cut at same rate. You will have to do this fitting wet to prevent heat buildup in the stone. You will become an expert soon after burning your first piece ... Teddy

[smithy]

Originally Posted by metal99

That's a pretty nice shop Teddy! Looks like you've got a fair share of tools too

My shop is as follows. Cutting and rough grinding is done at work. Forging equipment is in dads back yard, grinding sanding and drilling is in his garage, the little odds and ends are done on my apparent deck in the summer and on my kitchen table in the winter.

Forging equipment...you have access to forging equipment????? I'm jealous...but it may be coming ...Teddy

[metal99]

Originally Posted by goldsmithy

Forging equipment...you have access to forging equipment????? I'm jealous...but it may be coming ...Teddy

Dad and I have three coal forges and 5 anvils. Eventually I want to forge all of my knives but the summer months are to short! So I was thinking of just forging a bunch of blanks in the summer and finishing them in the winter.

[Fulmaduro]

Thanks Teddy, i figured you could enlighten me on stonework. Much appreciated.

Tony Z

[fuzzy]

Here it is inside and out