From "How To Make Knives" by Barney/Loveless:

"And if you are the kind of person who is always having small accidents, forget all this; take up playing chess, or stamp collecting, because knifemaking is not for you!"

Anyway, thanks everyone for the suggestions. I went to a welding supply shop today and picked up a leather bib apron 24" x 42" and a 3M half-mask respirator and some cartridges. I already have good safety glasses. So now I'm all set. My fiancé feels much better about this respirator than my old dust masks consider some of the scale materials I'm using. The stuff wasn't that expensive at all either. Now to buy my grinder...


seriously, I'm calling like tomorrow.