My workshop

I am not a blacksmith; my knives are made using the stock removal method. I create my blades by removing steel from a steel blank through grinding and filing. I do not use ready-made blades.
I make my knives using machines and hand tools.
 
I have the following machines:
 
·      A frequency controlled variable speed band grinder for 50x2000 mm belts. I built this machine about 7 years ago.
·      A commercial belt/disc grinder combo. Today I use this machine only for grinding handle materials
·      A variable speed band saw
·      A bench top drill press
·      A buffing machine
·      A small self-made gas forge
 
My shop is in the basement with quite a small foot print, therefore all my machines are on rollers for me to free up space.
 
My hand tools are the usual hand tools you will find in a metal work shop
 
·      Various hack saws
·      A jigsaw / jeweler saw
·      Files in all sizes, forms and cuts
·      Hammers, center punches,
·      Rulers, compasses, Calipers, a marking gauge, etc.
 
I make my own leather sheaths so meanwhile I have quite a collection of tools for leather work.
 
You might ask yourself: Handmade knives and the use of machines? Well I don’t have “real“ tooling or CNC machines. I don’t put a piece of steel into a machine, push a button and the result is a finished blade. I shape my blades at the band grinder by hand. I once in while use a rest but no fixtures etc.

The final knife finish is also made by hand. The only machine use is the buffing wheel to buff the handles.