Why 98% of knife makers do not realise the benefit of this!

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10 ай бұрын

Fredrik Spåre (Örebro, Sweden) shows us the powerful benefits of making in batches, and many other ways of becoming an efficient knife maker for increased productivity and better profitability - which let's be honest, helps you buy your belt grinder! :)
Fredrik Spåre www.spareknives.com
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@korvid 10 ай бұрын

Cool that you’re putting Spåre in the spotlight. Good maker and all-around nice guy.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Hi Korvid thanks for watching! Fredrik is definitely a great cool maker! - Vinz

@trhyer 10 ай бұрын

Great video, Fredrik. Very nice to hear the makers perspective on efficiency and economics of batch work

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Fredrik has great experience on this field so I was really happy that we can share this with you! Thanks for watching! - Vinz

@FredrikSpare 10 ай бұрын

thanks Trent. I know you have some insight into this and I love trying to convince people to work in larger batches :)

@zgi5950 10 ай бұрын

Doing Batches for a long time, but your approach definiately will help me to become even more organized. Great Tips. This was the most useful part of my day for sure.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

That’s very nice of you thank you for your kind comments!

@GrantHendrick 10 ай бұрын

A very practical approach that benefits both the creators and the customers.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Grant! I appreciate the feedback!

@krissteel4074 10 ай бұрын

In my batch processing I rarely find a problem with the muscle memory, but it saves so much time when you do the heat treat. Not to mention the power or gas costs associated with it For a wood grinder, I still find a lot of use out of the 4x36 machines with the little 6"/150mm disk sander on the side, so it doesn't have to be an expensive grinder for woodworking and they're set to run slower to begin with.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! The 4” belt sanders are very useful for sure, especially when paired with a disc sander! Thanks for watching!

@dubtheeditor 10 ай бұрын

just finished doing a batch of knives for the first time. You stated this perfectly. My skills went up drastically in the process.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy! Great to hear you’re already doing this! Your tips and feedback are also appreciated!

@cacklingpikeman4303 10 ай бұрын

This is something I absolutely agree with. One of my largest issues is forgetting the process after a project is done, and being unable to reproduce it days or weeks later without making a couple of failed attempts in between. Batch work is the answer for me.

@DogsaladSalad 10 ай бұрын

Take notes. Write down what seems obvious at the moment, you'll thank yourself later. It only takes a few minutes before bed and it's fun!

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Thanks dogsalad and cackling pikeman! Wonderful to hear that you guys found value in the video!

@joelblack300 10 ай бұрын

Solid video chaps 👌I think batch work is really important to a proper workflow. The batch size plays a big role too, to many and the stages seem insurmountable, too few and there’s no point. Hitting the sweet spot for your style and shop helps see things really rolling

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Cheers dude! I remembered you making steak knives in batches and they were all handmade but still showed consistency in quality, part of it was because your skill (and good looks haha) but do you think making it all in one hit (forgive the pun) helped?

@masterfjuttiz9841 10 ай бұрын

5:04 Cool, I didn't know there is a portal to another realm in Lindbacka!

@FredrikSpare 10 ай бұрын

blink and youll miss it!

@RobanyBigjobz 10 ай бұрын

Clear advice obviously coming from experience. I don't make enough knives for batches to make sense but I can appreciate a well thought out process :)

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Rob! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video despite not aligning with the concept of batch making. When you’re making full time, hopefully this will be of some help 🤩

@toadpond101 10 ай бұрын

I like that approach.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Nospheratorum 10 ай бұрын

Great video with a lot of great advice!

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback!

@Dragonjv2 10 ай бұрын

Awesome advice.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BalticBlades 10 ай бұрын

It would lovely sum up everything with a saying I heard TJ Schwarz say "Systemise the predictable so you can humanise the exceptional" were you take notes and record all the processes. I myself I to do batch work as little as possible, only when it has big returns, and lean (pun intended) towards "One-piece flow".

@s3b_Leney 10 ай бұрын

I have been tempted to try making a small batch of knives (I've only ever made one knife at a time) I think I'd struggle with it though. I'm don't have have very much patience 😂😂 And as always a great video.

@UKBladeshow 10 ай бұрын

Hi Seb thanks for your comment! I understand what you mean haha - especially if you’re used to making one at a time. But i hope the video makes sense. Thanks for watching!