Bob Kramer - The Cutting Edge

[grepper]

Thought you guys might enjoy this video.  Notice when sharpening he uses both flat disks, belt sanders and what looks like about 10" stones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OCoS81G2CY

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[Ken S]

Fascinating post, Mark.

[Mike Fairleigh]

Thanks for posting that.  Incredible skill, and what a shop.

[grepper]

I can think of lots of uses for his cool BASHING and SMASHING machine!

I want one!

[Ken S]

Mark, I had an encounter with one of those "bashing and smashing machines".  I was on a telephone repair ticket at a local factory.  The factory had previously been used to manufacture cranes.  The new tenant was a hammer shop (drop forging).  I watched with fascination as a large piece of steel about a foot square and several foot long, glowing orange hot, was being hammered......directly below our telephone cable.  Obviously the basher trumped the melted cable!

(We rerouted the cable.)

Ken

[afx]

This reminds me of an EXCELLENT video I have watched many times about Cut Brooklyn and how  Joel Bukiewicz makes their knives.

I highly recommend it.

http://vimeo.com/31455885

[Herman Trivilino]

That's awesome.  I wish I knew more about the steel that he's using.

[nobby1967]

Those patterns wonderful