The New Home of Dorset Woodland Blades (workshop build New photos 7/12)

[FGYT]

SO having moved a few months ago Ive been struggling to get stuff out of boxes and make blades or knives Im lucky that ive now got a lot more space from the end of a single garage to now a wooden workshop the size of a single garage all to my self with room to give each area its own space ( i hope )




I first insulated then lined with OSB board

and for a few emergency jobs I set up the grinder on its bench from the old workshop in the corner



with lots of stuff filling the rest of the space waiting to be sorted as well as another shed full of boxes



I wanted to separate the Grinder as much as possible as even with extraction due to the windows i had to make it a bit bigger than i wanted but now ive got 2 Aly grinders and decided to put in the polisher which also makes a mess and a few other machine tools its getting full fast
Space is best used by only making the benches 400mm deep just enough to mount the tools and lessen the area avalible to build up stuff

so heres the plan so far






Its taken a while but this last week ive managed to get progress and finish that bit

tho it needs the extractor and pipeing and an electric Ring main and lights
oh and a rubber mat floor and some cupboards for each tools bits and the door fitting oks its nearly finished







progress however the other end now looks like this
but will be fitted out with kitchen units and worktops

[ANDYLASER]

Excellent progress.


Needs a kettle.

[Ian Atkinson]

Jelous.

[fluffy]

Nice.
Looks like a place easy to be banished to

[a6cjn]

Looking really good, you've been working hard mate
I did wonder if it might be worth you setting up a small bench up outside, just to the left of those double doors for some of the more dirtier/dusty jobs.
Have you bolted anything down yet or are you going to try making a few knives first and then finalise their position?
Keep posting pics please

Chris

[Danzo]

Excellent! I shall have to visit next time I'm down your way to see a Purple Pixie in Poole.

Danzo

[FGYT]

Looking really good, you've been working hard mate
I did wonder if it might be worth you setting up a small bench up outside, just to the left of those double doors for some of the more dirtier/dusty jobs.
Have you bolted anything down yet or are you going to try making a few knives first and then finalise their position?
Keep posting pics please

Chris

oh yes defiantly an outside bench, currently ive got teh old bench that was left in the shed with its engineers Vice on it plus an old cupboard and table its where i do all the timber cutting at the moment
the outside bench is best used in the summer evening for hand finishing blades while watching the chickens (just needs a proper tidy when Ive done the remodeling)




plus i need to set up a forge and an anvil

hers looking back up to teh workshop from the other end



Ive had to do a cut out to drop the motor in for the profile grinder so thats fixed and the main grinder is screwed down the drills and the Band saw dont need it tho i hope to get some bigger ones and one of the little drills will go next door for Kydex

I need to get a bigger motor polisher for 8" mops that will be bolted down in the center of the end bench

ATB

Duncan

[FGYT]

Excellent! I shall have to visit next time I'm down your way to see a Purple Pixie in Poole.

Danzo

More than welcome on site camping and ensuite eggs for brekky

[John N]

Looks like heaven to me

Congratulations on getting such a beautiful setting for a workshop.

[jungle_re]

Nice one Duncan. Is that one of Aly's profile grinder too?
Hope to see you at the WG if in back in time

[FGYT]

Nice one Duncan. Is that one of Aly's profile grinder too?
Hope to see you at the WG if in back in time

Me n Simo will be there


yes its Alys Profile grinder and had a good workout this weekend as has the main grinder


finished on the left jsut needs a buff before posting , next ready for Bevels , then profiles and partly sides done on right just started to edge profile


ATB

Duncan

[g4ghb]

looking good Duncan, but they are all flat!!? - when you doing some 'bent' blades mate?

[FGYT]

looking good Duncan, but they are all flat!!? - when you doing some 'bent' blades mate?

next on the list as i need a lot for the WG

[dougster]

That looks superb.

[Danzo]

More than welcome on site camping and ensuite eggs for brekky

Sounds wonderful! Purple Pixie has a campervan as well!



Danzo