Aluminum being softer than most of the knife parts, and other things that I will work on was my main reason for choosing it.Brumbydownunder wrote:The work station I stand at for a lot of my work has a soft vinyl surface - it's an old office machine stand of some sort - the best part is there is a small raised edge all the way around it about 1/4 inch high which stops most things from hitting the floor - including all sorts of dust and filings
On top of the bench I often use a slab of aluminium roughly 12 inches square and 1/2 inch thick ... handy for a lot of things I do and because it's softer than most of the metals I am working with, unlikely to mark/damage them.
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Derek
add to that the fact that this is a 34 year old marine fuel tank... there is enough patina that it looks like I've been doing this forever!
Well... I can't wait to see more of your work, and get some more inspiration!!!