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Man, it's great to watch a master woodworker at work! This is beautiful and so inspiring I almost wet my pants. I tried woodworking once - gave it up as too hard! :) Thanks for sharing your wonderful skills and fantastic photos.

I'd been wondering about the safety myself Bruce. Sounds like a perfect and probably historically accurate solution.

Holy crap! That makes it even better man. You're a genius with your hands. :)

Man they're looking better all the time! That's just awesome, congratulations! Where do you find the barrels anyway? I've asked around at local gun shows but they just look at me like I'm crazy (got me figured out right off).

I feel silly just gawking like this, but what else can a man do in such company? I'm blown away. It's like reading a great novel that you never want to end.

Laurence, I understand what you're talking about with positioning the platen or wheel about solar plexus height. That would be a good working height for me; it's right where I built my grinder bench to position the wheel when I'm standing at it. Finding a tall enough (I'm a tall guy) stool, and...

Yeah, that's a good idea Tom! Thanks for the suggestion.

LOL! Man, I did sit down this morning while I was rubbing out that blade. Smart move! I've tried grinding sitting down, but haven't figured out how to do it yet. I get my whole body into the movement while I'm grinding, sitting just makes me screw up more. Maybe it just needs practice. I do have...

Got my nose to that grindstone this morning! Got the new glass installed and did some jewelry work for my wife, and then proceeded to start the hand finish on a current blade. It's giving me fits; more hand work than I want to do, but that's what it's taking. Usually I can get by with doing most...

Yeah, good point Frank; I do that too, just hadn't thought about it that way. But I do use them till they're dead and no good to anyone. :)

Never thought of that! :) Thanks, that might be a good move for me. There's a glass shop just up the street from us.

As always, you guys have given me much info of great value. If I can't get my current glass cut to size before my order arrives, I will consider window glass. I've always used JB Weld to attach pyroceram to the platen because by the time I get round to applying the glass, my platen is no longer...

I like that idea Frank. I do have some fine grit cork belts stashed somewhere. I'd forgotten all about those. I read somewhere today you can clean up pyroceramic glass with about a 150 belt, which is about what I used to radius the edges on the one on my old platen. That stuff seems to behave...

Good idea Laurence! I have a buddy to who has one, maybe I can impose on him to cut my existing piece until my order arrives. Thanks!

Thanks Tracy. I went to your site first looking for liners and my "pyroceramic" search didn't turn anything up. So I ended up ordering a couple from someone else. Sorry about that! Do you still stock Norax belts? I'm getting saved up to stock up again and was planning to give you my order. I'll...

Anyone know whether it's possible to cut pyroceramic glass the same way you cut everyday glass? I have a piece cut for my old platen but have replaced that and the new platen that's two inches shorter than the old one. I'd rather just cut this piece to size than try to find someplace to order a...

I was wondering how you were going to do the octagon barrel; now I know, thanks! Wonderful project and WIP.

Bruce is there anything you can't do? Dang man, I'm just breathless from the most recent pics. Outstanding!

Thanks guys. :) LRB, how the hell do you make the "degrees" symbol? That's cool. And thanks for the guidance, I've always quenched at 140, but I'll stick to 130 from here on out. The low temp didn't seem to hurt anything this time, which was good.