Jim, Ken and Alex go over upcoming workholding changes for higher density, and longer unattended run times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Jim is in Montana for the week while Ken and Alex dive into grinding blades with CBN Cup Wheels in the mill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Alex Steingraber from SPK Unlimited LLC joins Jim and Ken for Episode 10. We briefly talk about how Alex started SPK and dive into the current status of all of our knives and shops. SPK Unlimited LLC HMC Knives Zodiac Engineering --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim talk about the least glamourous parts of knife making. Blasting, fitting, finishing and sharpening and how they plan to improve their processes moving forward. They also go over some inspection techniques, probing and calibrating new styli. Q-Mark - Same Day Styli https://cmms.com/collections/machine-tool-styli --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim recap this past weekends knife show, The Makers Syndicate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim recap this past weeks progress and navigate through this final week before The Makers Syndicate knife show in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 17, 2023. Knife Dogs - Pivot Lap https://usaknifemaker.com/pivot-lap-basic-knifedogs-5-bushing-model.html --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim talk a bit about how they balance their shops and families, go over recent struggles including machine crashes and the next ten days before The Makers Syndicate knife show in Indianapolis Indiana on September 17th 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim dive into lock geometry, grinding vs milling lock faces, and some lock bar details on Ken's Datum M folder. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim catch up after being out of their shops for a few days. They go over how they plan to present and sell items at the show as well as what the next few weeks are looking like in the shops. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support

Ken and Jim jump into screen sharing in Fusion and go over some fixture and knife frame design. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sharpenedperspectives/support