Work mat. Are you jealous?
Work mat. Are you jealous?
Just got this work mat from a local leather worker here in Denver named Bweiss Leather. Super excited and thought I'd share. Been saving some maintenance so I could use this mat. The wait was worth it. The craftsmanship is superb and he offers a wide range of HIGH END leather products. That smell! This won't be my first purchase! What do you all think?
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Looks amazing! I love the Spydie artwork in the right-hand corner. :cool:
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Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
:cool: :spyder: :cool: :spyder:The Meat man wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:13 pmLooks amazing! I love the Spydie artwork in the right-hand corner. :cool:
Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
Looks great but no jealousy here
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I'm a bit jealous. But hopefully won't be for long. Just need to decide between natural or green...
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Haha! You took the bait though and clicked. Wasn't serious about anyone being jealous. Just a thread title No affiliation btw
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I was also curious about the green. Hmmmsteelcity16 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:48 pmI'm a bit jealous. But hopefully won't be for long. Just need to decide between natural or green...
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I would have to try it out for 6 months or so. I'll let you know if I am jealous or not once I send it back.
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I like it. I'm using a silicone soldering work mat, I have a couple for different setups.
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Yep I got it. I like a good work mat. So no jealousy click bait needed with me
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Natural.steelcity16 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:48 pmI'm a bit jealous. But hopefully won't be for long. Just need to decide between natural or green...
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This isn't specifically directed towards anyone but what is everyone using for their knife maintenance and work?
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Usually a microfiber cloth.
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Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
I normally do my maintenance on my workout bench, or kitchen table. No need to spend extra money on something that's already there. All you need is a flat surface. I've never understood the need for fancy mats that I've seen on YouTube or elsewhere...though I do appreciate the smell of some fresh leather!
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Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
I use bondhus torx bits most of the time. I don't have a specific mat or spot where I disassemble knives. Usually just try to make sure it's clean and free of debris. If it's got springs I'll use some type of box so if anything pops it usually gets caught in the box.
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I regularly need a place to be able to put set down knife parts and make sure I don't scratch them or loose little pieces. For some reason $3.00 Ti. screws love to jump off the table and hide. So, I got some scrap aluminum and a 1/4" thick rubber mat from Industrial Metal Supply and made myself a work mat. I set all of it in a piece of particle board. It was well worth the couple hours of work.
If I wasn't working on knives all the time I would make one of those leather ones FreeGolf posted because they're helpful and they look fantastic.
If I wasn't working on knives all the time I would make one of those leather ones FreeGolf posted because they're helpful and they look fantastic.
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Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
Xplorer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:29 pmI regularly need a place to be able to put set down knife parts and make sure I don't scratch them or loose little pieces. For some reason $3.00 Ti. screws love to jump off the table and hide. So, I got some scrap aluminum and a 1/4" thick rubber mat from Industrial Metal Supply and made myself a work mat. I set all of it in a piece of particle board. It was well worth the couple hours of work.
If I wasn't working on knives all the time I would make one of those leather ones FreeGolf posted.
Is that a Vanax Spyderco blade? That thing is a mirror!
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That's a picture of a work mat...aluminum and rubber :rolleyes: :psteelcity16 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:37 pmIs that a Vanax Spyderco blade? That thing is a mirror!
It is Vanax. The finish is 1500 grit, so it's more of a "fuzzy" mirror . But it's a blade from one of my designs and it has a Spyder hole because it's a prototype. I made that one with a Spyder hole to test the size and location so that I'd be prepared to present Sal with a properly refined final version in case he wants me to submit one for consideration one day. I made another blade for that knife with an adjustable thumb stud to figure out exactly where I would locate a stud as well.
The final version might have a third option.?. :cool: .
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Re: Work mat. Are you jealous?
My workbench is plywood and I usually just throw a shop rag on it if I am worried about parts rolling away. I have seen quite a few work mats that look very nice, this one included, but for me they are a solution to a problem I don’t have. It would just be one more item taking up space in an already overcrowded multi use area.
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I’m usually at my kitchen high-top, or a folding tray on the couch. Paper towels and a plastic yakisoba tray :D