I have a rack of belt grinders on a bench on one side of the workshop. I also have two stone grinders. For grinder work, it is necessary to wear a full protective face mask. I can usually work without safety gloves, but if need be, have two sets hanging above the grinders. There are ear muffs at all stations in the workshop, and those small disposable foam ear plugs for visitors to the shop.
Working with both exotic woods, ivory, and bone can create a very toxic environment. For all of that type of work, I wear a full protective headgear with attached battery driven air pack. Having a beard, it is impossible to get a good seal with just a respirator. This unit also includes the protective ear guards. With this headgear, I can move from one work station to another quite easily.
	This King dust collection system is only one of two that I have in the shop. It is connected to tubing that run along the wall of my shop with portable vents and hose. It also has a separate hose running to the table saw and the bandsaw. Because I mix metal and wood, I have a separator built into the system to remove the metal before it can get into the larger container.
This is my ceiling air cleaner. It has a remote start with timer that allows me to close the door to the work shop, start the machine and let it run for up to 6 hours to scrub the air in the workshop. It is great for keeping the dust down in other parts of the house also.
	The machine I am standing beside is called a Shaper. It is a very old tool machine, with limited use. While not being very versatile, it does a wonderful job of carving grooves and channels in steel. This machine has saved me countless hours of work.
I have five lathes in the workshop. This is my Taig lathe. I use it for all my small detail work. I also have an older wood lathe and a larger Atlas lathe. Along with the Taig lathe, I have the Taig milling machine.
	This is a new addition to my shop. It is a combination surface grinder with wheel grinder. The surface grinder can be used either horizontally or vertically. Another companion piece is my 72" knifemakers grinder (not shown).
Another recent addition, this 6' Delta wood lathe is perfect for the larger turning projects I have. Although it is capable of turning larger pieces of wood, with the jaws and chuck shown, it can also turn wood as small as 8 inches.
	A perfect use for an old music stand. I keep a rack of turning tools on the music stand close to whatever lathe I am working on. The stand allows me to keep my tools together and protected.
Safety is a prime consideration when working with steel. All work stations have their own safety glasses so that there is never an excuse not to wear protective eyewear. For the smaller machines, I just use protective goggles. This is my small milling machine.
	I use a binocular microscope to do my scrimshaw work. It is mounted on a swinging boom arm, so that it sits out of my way when not needed and can be swung into place very rapidly to do my scrimshaw. Not shown is  the raised table that I work on.
At my desk area, I tend to do the detailed filing for my knives. I wear glasses, so the head visor for close up work is a little awkward. I have a set of magnifying glasses that sit on the bridge of my glasses and allow me to do close up work.
	At times my desk tends to get cluttered with work. Here I am sorting deer antler, trying to find the right one for a knife. Although a touch disorganized, I generally know where everything is.
Recently, I have started to do larger scrimshaw pieces. This is a piece of moose antler that I plan to scrimshaw the eagle on. Here I am just positioning the eagle to make certain that it will fit.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my workshop. I will from time to time add new pictures and show you my latest acquisitions.