The Knife Shop

A tour of the knife shop: Even though Gil does everything by hand and none of the equipment is automated, it still takes a lot of machinery to make the dozens of handmade knives that Gil makes in a year.


Metal Cutting Bandsaw            Belt Grinder #1                 Belt Grinder #2   


       Belt Grinder #3                 Belt Grinder #4              Belt Grinder #5


             Cutoff Saw                        Lathe                 Heat Treating Oven    


        Milling Machine                  Milling Bits                 Pantograph Mill       


  Surface Grinder #1               Presses                             Buffing Room      


      Disc Grinder #2                  Hand Files                   Leather Room            
                                                                      (Not Gil in the picture)
 

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