This is my over crowded work bench with a knife vice at center stage.

Hay Budden Anvil.

Press and Anvil.

Press action.

Working a Damascus billet in press.

Brushing scale off of Damascus billet via wire brush in post vice.

Bandsaw.

File guide with carbide inserts. Get very square guard shoulders with this.

This is a file/sharpening station. In this picture, I'm using the file station to file in a false edge. Keeps filing very uniform from one side of the knife to the other.

Jet BD920 9X20 lathe.

Enco 2HP mill.

Lincoln 185 TIG and Hypertherm plasma cutter.

1" aluminum quench plates for air hardened steels.

Temperature controlled quench tank.

Handmade handle broach - design the plan.

Handmade handle broach - milling teeth out of .125 inch 01.

Handmade handle broach - heat treat done and handle on.

Handmade handle broach - close up of teeth.

Handmade handle broach - done.

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