MachinistBlog.com » People http://www.machinistblog.com Plans, projects and how-to's for home machinists Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Made by Hand No 2 – The Knife Maker http://www.machinistblog.com/made-by-hand-no-2-the-knife-maker/ http://www.machinistblog.com/made-by-hand-no-2-the-knife-maker/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 Rob http://www.machinistblog.com/?p=6573 Click the space above if you don’t see the video.  It’s there but for some reason it doesn’t show up on some computers/browsers.

This well made video is about Joel Bukiewicz, the owner of Cut Brooklyn, who started out wanting to be a writer but found he loves making things

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I really liked the video about Neil Youngberg that I posted a little while ago and I think many of you did too.  This one about Art Dick is similar because it shows another craftsman doing his job and it also has beautiful cinematography.  You almost can’t tell that it’s

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I’m not going to try to describe what this video is about except to say you may enjoy it if you like working with metal or tools.  I recommend watching it in full-screen if you can.  The cinematography is beautiful.

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Nial McCabe’s machining workshop at the County College of Morris campus is a good example of where the American economy could be headed in the next decade. After all, as McCabe says, we need to become

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Entering into machining as a hobby can be a bit intimidating for the uninitiated, but Bernie Vinther had no fear.

The 65-year old former electrician took up the hobby 10 years ago after a medical condition forced him to retire at only 38. He enrolled at classes at a local community

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