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Episode 008: How Would You Like To Finish?

What’s Going On In The Shop

Kyle -Turning the torus and repairing a desk.

Sean – Made the template for the headboard crest rail.  Milled parts for the headboard.  Released the Make it Forward wrap up video.  Working with a graphic designer to get shirts made.  Gala auction art piece.

Brian – Made a marking knife.

Main Topic

How do you finish? Oil, Waterborne, Shellac, Lacquer…

Listener emails/questions

Guest Callers

Ty Moser  – Follow Ty on Twitter, Instagram, and visit his Website and Subscribe to his YouTube channel.

Mike Murray – Follow Mike on Twitter, Instagram, and visit his Website and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

iTunes Ratings

MWBMORLEY – 5 Stars: Another podcast to fill my shop as I strive to be half as good as these guys!

Miter Mike’s Woodshop – 5 Stars:  Y’all are doing a fine job.  Now I have a bluetooth in the shop so I can listen to all the podcasts I have been backing up on.

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Episode 005: We’ve Got Wood

Whats Going on in the Shop

Kyle – Pedestal Table Video and Sprinter Van.

Sean – Working on the main inlay on the headboard panel…still, and starting on the rails.

Brian – Cutting Dovetails and installing a clients bar top.

Main Topic: Lumber!  Where we buy it, how we choose it, where we store it.

Listener Emails/Questions

Email from Marty about cambered chisels and plane irons from Episode 004:

Hey guys. I’ve been enjoying your new podcasts and look forward to future episodes.

I wanted to offer a rebuttal to the suggestion that cambered blades have no place in woodworking. For many years I used waterstones and diamond plates in combination with guides (love the Veritas MK II) to sharpen my blades. Then a few years ago Paul Sellers turned me on to cambered sharpening, sans the guides. I haven’t looked back. All of my plane irons and chisels now have cambered edges. I can now freehand sharpen with my diamond plates and finish with the leather strop. Insane sharpness and very fast.

Until the last 50 years or so, I think most tools were sharpened with a cambered edge. I recently read Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley. In the section where the condition of the various blades were discussed, turns out the edges were cambered.

If you’re so inclined, give it some serious consideration. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Marty Backe
Downey California

Braxon Wirthlin calls in to ask about itemizing a customer’s invoice.  Check him out at braxtonwirthlin.com.

Matt Cremona calls in to ask if we have any unique quirks that we do in our shops during the work flow.  Check him out at mattcremona.com.

iTunes Ratings

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C-Pad1615 – 5 stars: I really enjoyed the first couple of episodes.  It’s a little rough around the edges right now as far as sound quality and how natural these guys transition into things but all that will probably improve with time and the content is great.  I will definitely continue to listen.  Keep it up fellas!

Diyfan – 5 Stars: Great to have another podcast devoted to woodworking.  These guys have great tips and ideas.

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