Planet Pocket Tool

Or I should say, what's in the oven? :) It's finally not as hot and humid today so I'm running the heat treat oven. Managed to s...

Got the controller all squared away and running. Three cheers for Rob Frink, he's just great! :) Now my grinder is making a little noise...

Those were the words that came out of my mouth followed by some choice expletives yesterday as I flipped the switch on my grinder. I have a ...

Hello everyone, sorry for the long absence. I've been up to my eyeballs with alligators as the saying goes. Just spent the weekend crank...

See the sequence of making these pieces by scrolling down the page. Then work your way back up.

I will continue this series in the next day or two and show how these pieces evolve. They have already come a long way but there is still to...

How about a micro kiridashi kind of thing? Back to the grinder to change the shape a bit. Then I proceed to drill my marks with a #2 combina...

..what exactly to do with the piece marked with a ?. I'll figure out something. In the meantime I measure out and mark the hole location...

So we've got the rough pieces cut out. Next is profile time with a worn 80 grit belt.

This is how it starts...... :)

It never fails to amuse me. I'll be lying in bed reading a book and unwinding after a long day, sipping a beer or a cup of tea when sudd...

Listen, I love you guys! I have a lot of overseas customers and many of you have been repeat buyers. It is VERY much appreciated and I am ha...

The current batch of Boogers have been coming along well. Got most of them ground and sheathed and many have gone out to their new homes alr...

Three Shapes!

In progress....

Yep, looks like this week will be very good for production since it is supposed to rain non stop for days and days. Good thing Jenny took ad...

Rainy days are good for grinding. This is the conclusion I have come to after a couple of years at this. The weather is dreary outside, gray...