We moved a few months ago and I finally "finished" setting up a rudimentary knife sharpening (and aspirationally, making) workshop in my basement. My carpentry skills a few months ago were basically zero, so it was a really fun learning experience making all the structures that appear in the vid below. The room was previously just concrete floor, concrete walls. The white sharpening station I built first, so it's not super sophisticated, but it's built like a tank. I think I could jump on it without having the tools hanging on the pegboard move. The unfinished workbench has some decent joints, though I'm sure any actual woodworker would run away screaming. The top of the workbench is a bunch of 2x4s glued and screwed together. Props to @stringer for the inspiration for that.
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how the actual sharpening station worked out. So nice having all the stones all ready and accessible. In particular, I'm actually using my soakers again now that they're more convenient than the s&g's.
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how the actual sharpening station worked out. So nice having all the stones all ready and accessible. In particular, I'm actually using my soakers again now that they're more convenient than the s&g's.
