Bob Warner

Hi Bob, I don't know if this will be of any use to you, but here's what I did about forge ventilation. I got a free squirrel cage blower from an old furnace, and another blower at a garage sale. Installed them through the wall of my shop at head height, so they pull air into the shop through the open door, past me, then past the forge, and out through the blowers. Total expense: $15. Total time: 1.5 hours. I haven't built the forge yet, but those blowers very quickly remove paint fumes and fine sawdust that I put into the air in my shop. I got the idea from studying the ASHRAE books and from air flow dynamics books at the University of Washington's Engineering library.

Hey partner,
I am intrested in learning about knife making in general. I have zero experience in this arena and would like to see if it's something that I would enjoy. I am in Terrell, and was wondering if you might be available for a visit to your shop sometime next week?

Hey Bob,
I just signed on the the forum for the first time in ages and thought that I'd drop you a line. I've recently gotten back to making some knives so maybe I'll be seeing you around here from time to time. Drop me a line if you get time and let me know how things are going for ya.
Mike Conner