Wednesday, May 14, 2014

New home for this blog

We finally have a new website! After 9 years of the same format we were long overdue for a brand new look.

Check out the new website here!


In the process we moved to a Wordpress platform and integrated the blog into the website so we have everything in one place: info on what I make, pieces for sale, news, videos and show schedule.

Check out the new blog here!

I have moved some posts over but will keep everything else here for your viewing pleasure.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Visit to the Hogue plant

Back in March I made the trip to Paso Robles, CA for a visit to Hogue. I had not been in almost a year so it was way overdue. So much has changed since my last visit! They now have a pro shop and it is very well stocked; not only do they carry everything that Hogue manufactures but also items from friends in the industry like Kitanica, Dillon, Rudy Project, etc...
The knife department has grown exponentially with new machines, employees and processes. I found a twin brother at the plant, he was cleaning his station with a shop vac reminding me of myself.
They have a really cool paint booth in an enclosed metal container. One of the pics is of the double disc grinder but I forgot to take one of the blade grinder. There is one photo of little bins full of parts, that is one of 2 rows of them! 
It was a very productive visit and we got quite a bit accomplished. Stay tuned for more updates soon!