Dude, this is one of the very best videos I've seen on KZread. It really makes me feel better about my 1"x 30" grinder and all my pawn shop tools. I am very new at this, all I am doing at this point are knife "builds". I am wanting to get into "making" knives but thought I don't have the tools I need to do it. Now I feel I can because of what I just saw. Thank you so much.

New guy here, just starting out, and of all the Utube vids out there yours is the most honest and straight forwards with tons a GREAT advice for budget minded beginners.

About the vice; I have one very similar to yours, but made in England. I use it mainly for knife sharpening and finishing. I removed those deeply grooved hardened jaws (that are only of use to blacksmiths) and replaced them with some I made from 1inch by three quarters brass for the large jaws and some I made from 1/2 inch aluminium cut with a V for the small jaws. Over here in England I can buy precision carbide tipped drills with a HSS body that will cut through hardened (and tempered) steel) easily, but you do need a rigid set up: bolt it down!

“Treat your lungs well you only get 1 pair” 10 mins later “Don’t mind the cigarette butts”

@mfletcher2829

5 жыл бұрын

haha, exactly what I thought. Safety first! :)

@dadygee

4 жыл бұрын

@@mfletcher2829 He probably only smoke harmless tobacco...

Thanks for the tour of your shop. I'm new to knife making, but have worked with metal for years. Knife making is a whole new entity, and I love it so far. I've even build something recently that looks suspiciously similar to a knife, lol. Seriously though, thanks for the tour and the info, all little tips and tricks come in handy.

Thank you! This is how us inspiring bladsmiths really learn. For me, it seems to prove a bit difficult to find some one that I can apprentice under so far. So I read, watch, and study my ass off. I've also saved up and finally got a 2x72" grinder, also picked up a shop smith from my uncle, feeling grateful. Then a stack of 1084 from Aldo, and a nice amount of black walnut. I plan on filming my first attempts at this new obsession with all my failures / success. I gotta give credit to you and the other KZread blade smiths who have inspired me and who take their time to show up for what they enjoy! Thanks, Aj

I'm a new knife maker and cane across your channel while researching which belt sander to buy. Great info in this video, not only a great list but good reviews and feedback on the ones you own! Thanks for making, I'm definitely subscribing! 👍🏻

Exactly where I’m at right now. Thanks for the extra tips! I thought I needed a band saw and you changed my mind to the Milwaukee hand saw. Good luck to you too

Just getting started myself, I really appreciate you taking time and effort to go over some basics. I'm in the process of choosing a grinder, gonna try and see if I can locate a 2 x 42 so far the initial angle grinds have been the biggest issue. Hopefully that will solve it. Thanks again

Good video mate! Wish 2x42 grinders were available here in the UK. It’s either a 1x30 for about 100 quid or a 2x72 for nearly 1000 here! I’m currently using a 6” grinding wheel, files, angle grinder and a handheld combi drill.

@aldenunion

2 жыл бұрын

Islanders work out well with them,I follow this one channel the guy does everything with hand held and his knives are sought. They even look like a 2x 72 did the bevel. I have a file from 1911 that I made into a blade ,that I filed bolsters into handle and have so much labor into it,am afraid to do anymore in fear I will ruin it.. It looks amazing but I must harden it and with filed bolsters I might not be able to clamp in vice if warping during hardening as if went a little when I annealed it. I heated it to critical twice but still is a little hardened,so now afraid I will go overboard,but was able to drill it etc. I do not like using 1x30 for bevel.. Is only machine I have a rest for as I have a 2x36 Multi tool attachment that mounts on any grinder in tower form but no work rest. You would not believe how amazing this knife looks right now. Is Easter Sunday and I polished it for hardening so I have it ballparked. I changed it to my profile pick but is not changing from my old one. What a blade and beauty. Wish I could get a 2x72 for $1000 USD... In pre1900's Even in Sheffield or Solingen they made jigs with wheels to hollow grind. Was thinking on figuring a jig with two wheels to do consistent bevels.. Or make a homemade 2x72. Variable speed is a MUST. am so jealous when I see a 2x72..I want nice bevels..

Great video, liked the idea with the rectangle to round duct adapter for the grinder. If you are still in the metal shop you might be able to seal the roof with "silver seal" or a similar product. Up here in Alaska where the snow crushes the roof people put plywood or OSB over the metal and a real roof over that. Of course there usually are budget concerns so that often becomes a blue tarp. Works good for a while as long as it is pulled tight so it doesn't flap in the wind. Just like tools, better quality lasts longer and does a better job. UV resistant and sometimes you can find other colors than blue.

Great vid my fellow long islander! I'm interested in knife making and I found this very useful and informative. It will be a hobby and of course I too am on a limited budget. I hope to get myself started soon! I'm going to take what info I gathered from you and apply it to my own shop. Thanks again and I look forward to more of your vids!

Appreciate you naming the tools as well as showing them. I didn't know what the vice jaws, 123 blocks or sanding drum were called.

I'm saying to my self he's definitely from New York, two seconds later "I'm in long island....". Died laughing.. shop looks good keep it up

Thanks for the video! I love the duct idea to control your grinder dust! I roughed out my first blank on my 2x42 yesterday and that crap was everywhere!

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee Hester Oh yeah it sure does make a huge mess. Some guys even hook up shop vacs to those ducts to collect the dust. Thanks for watching!

I never seen any of your early videos. This is great.

Brilliant I love this setup. Gives me the idea to share my setup once I finish off my current projects. Thank you

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+Diesineveryfilm Customs Definitely do so! I love seeing shop tour videos and what other makers use to accomplish their goals!

@DiesInEveryFilm

8 жыл бұрын

I'm in the process of filming a series of custom builds but once I've done those I will be adding a workshop tour. It will be good as I've tidied the place a lot and just installed a forge. Thanks again for the video.

Lmao Mike!! I made that exact same bandsaw mistake thinking the exact same thing! I really wish I saw this before I started up haha

Great vid, a lot of help as I figure out my knife shop!! I subbed...

Great vice! Great metal band saw! You need to make yourself a table for that.. and the little belt sander is decent for screws and small stuff... for the money, but I'll be making one from a grinder also, like the craftsman you have. Great Vid.

I had the same shed only a little bigger (10x12) and the roof leaked too! Thanks for sharing, I basically have the same set up you do, although I'm still on a HF 1x30. It works ok for the time being, I have made about 6 good knives on it but I am currently building a 2x72. Awsome little shop, its all you need!

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+BallewBlade86 Wait until you start grinding on a 2x72, you wont be able to stop smiling! Careful, the knife making and improving the shop gets addicting! This video was last year, I've since built a shop with no leaks and upgraded quite a bit. Best of luck to you with your knife making and thank you for watching!

@BallewBlade86

8 жыл бұрын

+EKIM1428 It is addicting, even just getting supplies in the mail is too much fun, I saw your new shop looks awsome. My wife wanted more room in the back yard, so I gave the shed to a friend and she let me have half the garage!

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

Now I'm jealous! I'd love to have a garage lol

I think you may have helped me a lot! My "big" things I need to get now are the grinder and a drill press and possibly that portaband saw. I'm in the same sitiation with you as I'm on a tight budget. I can't wait to get grinding.

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Gonzales That's how I got started. A grinder, drill press, porta band, and a bench vise is a great way to get started!

sorry you bought wrong equipment but you are saving me tons. THANK you!!!

Great information & thankQ for sharing your budget tips.

ice little shop. reminds me of mine (tight budget) a minute into the vid i noticed a couple of coughs and i said to myself “i bet hes a smoker) like me. lol. i will check out your other vids so i can see your work. thanks for posting.

With regard to your Craftsman band saw, consider getting a router speed controller and dial back the speed for cutting steel, just a thought. Great tips video.

13:21 "Alcohol, every shop needs alcohol" Agreed! ;-)

Quick question would you get one of the 2x42 grinders or would you build a 2x48 grinder

Nearly 5 years old and still relevant. I've watched this vid several times and aside from the Sanding Drums, 123 blocks and center punch... I think I'm set. Very inspiring... thanks for posting!

Question for you guys, are sparks from an angle grinder/belt sander dangerous? I live on the 3rd floor and my only options for the workshop at the moment is the spare bedroom or the balcony (no idea what it's made of, some synthetic that I assume can melt). Just trying to make sure the sparks won't damage the wood flooring, is there some kind of mat I should be putting down or something?

Great video. Thanks for making it.

Great video you really used your space efficiently

sir. for the vice that you have. the blue color vice. what brand it's? where can i get it? can you give me guide to buy it for my self.

Good morning. You still on this channel? I only stumbled on your channel now. Just wanted to thank you for this tour of you shop. I’m starting up and learned a lot and gained valuable info you gained through experience. Thanks again. Friendly regards from SA🇿🇦

Find a treadmill motor for your 1x30. It makes an excellent sharpener with 2000 grit belts. Look into the reeder products 2x72 grinder. Family owned, excellent products

Hey, I have the same chineese sand blast cabinet. Nice videos. It is nice cabinet for knives. What you need is big compressor with atleast 100L bottle

First time I have seen the tarp on the inside. Anyway thanks it’s great info.

Jobber bits from ebay might be expensive(in tubes with red rubber cap (jobber HHS) cut hardened steel but I started heating with torch because will dull them eventually.. I have multi tool attachment 2x36,but hate freehand for bevelling.So been using the 1x30 just because the work rest. Need to build rest... Darn $1200-1500 for 2x72 am headed.

Great vid. Thanks for the info.

Yeah if I could ask what's the dimensions of your shed is it a 10 x 10 or 8 by 8 you know I'm I'm personally limited to a 10 by 10 that's why I want to know and I was planning on using only half of it so help

Very nice little shop,I enjoy your videos, when you mentioned files I thought I'd pass along the info I was given, Go to eBay and search New old stock files.Youll find some nice old (still new) Nichelson files at pretty good prices. 👍

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge! I'm just starting out and learning a lot from everyone. I live on the island as well, so I might just run into you one of these days. Keep up the good work!

What size platen did you get? 2x8?

belt grinders are very easy . If you can use a drill press and a Saturday afternoon look around on you tube. Check out Gary Hudson's channel . Also look on Craigslist for tools . Great video

How far into the video did you get before you realized his shop is a garden shed?

Are you sending your D2 out for heat treat?

do you know if you can wear glasses under the breather mask.thanks

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+ron newton yes glasses will work just fine with both the full face and half face masks.

@ChuckNorrisUltra

4 жыл бұрын

Half face, no problem. Full face, you'll usually get some gaps in the seal around where the arms go to your ears.

Hi Peter from South Africa,salad set Stan steel ,and for the hands ,buk Hons,,look in to it ,they sell a lot in sa

Thanks for the videos brother. learning alot about how to start out fairly cheap from this. keep up the good work.

Buy you some contact wheels an bearing shafts put a arm on it an then you have a 72 in. Grinder. It still under powered but works great. Then you can do good quality hollow grind .

wow thanks

Nice little shop. A shed? I bought a shed to, but a wood one so I could insulate it for the winter use.The shed is 16'x10' and it is way to small for my wood working tools. Just an obvious question, but all the tools you pointed out that you don't use, why don't you sell them on Craigs list, or some where else and put the money toward the tools you really want? You may not make back what you put into them, but I did that and ended up getting what I wanted. I made mistakes in buying cheap machines in the beginning too and believe me, you have to pay for quality but it's worth it. And speaking of Craigs list, second hand equipment is not a bad thing either. Best of luck!~Dolly

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+CrossGrain Wood Products,LTD I'm in a 10x8 tin shed and it is way too small. I built the shed a long time ago to store a motorcycle, once I got into knife making I sold the bike and bought the milling machine. Ideally, I would be on a concrete slab to support the weight but its not an option at this time. However, I am working on an upgrade as we speak! Its amazing how fast we outgrow our shops. I agree 100% on buying good tools....buy once cry once as they say. With my new shop in the works and a new machine coming in, I'll be sorting through and getting rid of the tools I don't use. I have no issues with buying used, especially when some of the old stuff is better than the new stuff. My "new" machine is 40 years old but it runs like the day it was built! Thanks for watching Dolly!

I like your videos, why did you stop making them You got to be good , your from Long Island

good workshop.

Where on L.I. are you located? I’m out in Eastport.

@fearthespear4242

5 жыл бұрын

I'm from south hampton

Wheres your cnc machine ?

Wish you would get back to making more vids

Dont trash talk the 1x30 if you can make a knife with that you can make a knife with anything im a beast with my 1x30

If you're looking to get some old Nicholson files, check out Cripe Distributing. They've got a LOT of NOS USA made stuff. Currently, they're responsible for the hole in my bank account.

@billt7283

6 жыл бұрын

James Droddy my dad recently passed away in a car accident and I inherited his tools. He was a welder at one point and had a toooonnn of old Nicholson files. I’m talking toolboxes full. I guess he got them for free from work. They are better than any of the other brands I have tried

tempered glass, is, the glass that shatters into millions of pieces.

Band saw that will not cut steel? never heard of it… Did it tell you “no” when you tried to feed it steel? Probably a vegetarian… ANYWAY all kidding aside, my Chinese bandsaw is fast as f*** and with a good quality bi-metal band it cuts 6mm of steel like butter, first time I tried it my jaw fell to the floor! The bandsaw has some pulleys in it, but I never made it slower… probably dulls the band faster, but I don’t care Love your channel, love your personality, thank you for the opportunity to learn! [:

If the glass shatters into a billon pieces it is tempered glass.

where did u get good 123 blocks for 20$

@EkimKnives

9 жыл бұрын

Jason Myers usaknifemaker.com/123-block-set.html Watch for them to come back in stock. You could also try Enco and Grizzly industrial

Its missing a Microwave mate, easily the best thing in any shop

@EkimKnives

9 жыл бұрын

I wish I had the room for a microwave. Don't forget about the mini fridge lol

You getting your smokes from WA State? Love my king mountain menthols

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+aguynamedmike77 Lol good eye! The local reservation must have them shipped over. For the price they are hard to beat. $3 per pack compared to $10.50 for something like Newports here.

@aguynamedmike77

8 жыл бұрын

EKIM1428 Dang, they're not even that cheap here lol

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

Lol for $3 I'll learn to love them haha

why didn't you put the tarp on the outside of the shed? it seems that would have made more sense. I'm not hating on you just giving u a hard time. I have a whole garage to fill but it seems you are doing way better in your she'd shop. I guess it goes to show its not the size it's how you use it lol

@kingoffoxez

7 жыл бұрын

was about to post the same thing about the tarp lol

ceramic instead of glass...

Just get a VFD for the bandsaw, cost around 100 dollars

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+SquirrelFromGradLife Its a cheap saw and wont have the torque needed to get through steel. I thought about getting one and it was easier just to use the portaband in a vise as a makeshift metal cutting band saw.

@SquirrelFromGradLife

8 жыл бұрын

EKIM1428 it's an electric motor, it's got all the torque in the world to get through steel. A VFD actually multiplies the amperage making your motor have even more torque.

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

I have an extra vfd laying around. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes. Now to find some fine tooth blades for it.

@SquirrelFromGradLife

8 жыл бұрын

EKIM1428 I hope the one you have will work. I mounted a VFD on an old 3 phase mill for a friend basically got for free but only had standard two phase and it works brilliantly.. he's doing stainless and says it works hardens so fast.

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

Yep I have one on my grinder and old surface grinder to convert the 3 phase into standard household current. They work great.

I dislike Craftsman now, last few things Ive bought is junk

@EkimKnives

8 жыл бұрын

+endwatcher I agree. Their old stuff was good and the new stuff is junk. I have since upgraded my shop to better equipment but that 2x42 is still a great starter grinder.

Cigarette butts in sawdust..... 🔥