# Shop Talk Live 1: The Big Debut

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2012-03-15
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut

## Summary

Asa Christiana and Mike Pekovich, editors at Fine Woodworking magazine, host the debut episode of Shop Talk Live, answering listener questions on woodworking techniques and tool selection. They discuss the challenges of planing quarter-sawn white oak, selecting adhesives for MDF checkerboards, and the nuances of sharpening tools using sandpaper versus water stones. The episode also features a segment where Mike justifies his collection of five number four bench planes, highlighting specific models like Stanley, Lee Nielsen, and a Krenov-style wooden plane.

## Chapters

- [0:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=15) Introduction and First Question: Planing White Oak
- [5:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=302) Gluing MDF Checkerboards and Veneer Alternatives
- [7:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=424) Favorite Tools: Witherby Chisel and Stanley Square
- [14:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=898) Sharpening Debate: Sandpaper on Glass vs. Water Stones
- [21:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=1298) Submitting Articles to Fine Woodworking Magazine
- [23:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=1431) Justifying Five Number Four Bench Planes
- [32:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=1952) Determining When Turning Tools Need Sharpening
- [41:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=2491) Philosophy of Satisfaction and Making
- [44:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=2679) Smooth Moves: Mistakes with Knife Hinges and Japanese Saws
- [48:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-15-shop-talk-live-1-the-big-debut#t=2887) Frame and Panel Construction and Staining Birch

## Topics

- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Veritas (product)
- Witherby (product)
- Lee Nielsen (product)
- Stanley (product)
- Ron Hock (product)
- David Welter (other)
- Craig Thibodeau (other)
- Japan Woodworker (company)

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- [Episode 033: More listener questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-08-21-episode-033-more-listener-questions) (Making It)

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