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 These are photos of my modest knife shop, and some photos of knives in progress.

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Drilling holes for handle pins.

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Putting the hand rubbed finish on  a blade. 


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Red hot blade ready for the oil quench.


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Home made fixture to hold a blade with clamps perfectly level.

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Assembling a handle with nickel silver pins and g-flex marine epoxy.

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Shaping a blade on a KMG  2x72 inch grinder.

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A couple of nickel silver guards soldered to the blades and ready for shaping.


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Stitching up a sheath.

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Sheath parts cut out and stamped.  


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Rough shaping a micarta handle with a dremel tool.


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Milling out the slot in a  guard with a carbide end mill.

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New drill press stand i built with plexiglass side guards to keep the chips contained.

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