Thread: My 1K/4K challenge

Awesome-I have also suffered from PF over the years teaching all day long, on my feet on concrete floors. I have tried several over-priced orthopedic shoes, and my latest Asics running shoes work about as well as anything.

I like JJ's idea too-old t-shirts demoted to shop rags!

So here's my shop outfit, with built-in ventilation. I'm about to change into it and go work on some blades in progress to celebrate my 1st day of Christmas break. That shirt is literally 30 years old, being from U2's Rattle and Hum documentary/tour in '89. I wear it for nostalgia as much as anything.

Let's start a contest for filthiest shop clothes! Post 'em up, boys (unless you're one of those Bob Vila types who wears nice flannel and khakis in his shop haha!).

Not a Bob Vila type, but I can't compete with that. My wife would have quietly disposed of those a while ago

Originally Posted by JellyJar

Not a Bob Vila type, but I can't compete with that. My wife would have quietly disposed of those a while ago

Yep, not allowed in our house!

Originally Posted by rolodave

Yep, not allowed in our house!

That's why I keep them in the garage-the wife has threatened to toss them out.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

That's why I keep them in the garage-the wife has threatened to toss them out.

As well she should. They look contaminated.

We celebrate when we can work on a blade or brush that’s seen maybe a hundred or more years of use. Seems to me the outfits we wear while lavishing love on those items should be in sync.

Also, the accumulated sweat and chemicals absorbed by the fabric help contribute to the privacy we seek while working in the shop.

Well said, but you still look like a bum.

Started in on a different near wedge. I had initially "set" a bevel on this with 3/4" tape and switching to the 1/2" tape required a new bevel. There were some pits in the bevel as I started (not near the edge), but they are gone now, so yeah!

I'm onto the lighter laps now and was a little surprised that the blade seems to flex with pressure. I thought wedges would be a little more immune to that. This one seems to be reacting well so I'm hoping for a test shave tomorrow.

One issue I was having was changing the tape. I was marker testing each time I changed and noticed a shift of the angles on each side. Before the change, marker was on the front, but not the back. After the tape change, marker was on the back, but not the front. I'm a little surprised at how sensitive it is to the positioning/centering of the tape. I've mostly solved that by matching the side of the new tape to the under layer (I'm using two layers) so I get the positioning more consistent. Or should I just leave the tape alone once I get to the light stuff? How do you deal with this when you only have one layer, sharpie mark the tape position before removing?

Originally Posted by JellyJar

Same here, I've got a drawer that just has garage shirts. Eventually they become shop rags.

I often mop up kitchen or other spills with my dirty work clothes. This makes my wife mad because she say's I should take care of my clothes and use rags for that, to which I respond 'My work clothes are rags!'