# Shop Talk Live 6: On the Pod

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2012-05-11
- Length: 51m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod

## Summary

Asa Christiana and Jeff Jewitt, a finishing expert from Homestead Finishing Products, discuss woodworking finishing techniques, including the use of water-based dyes, shellac, and polyurethane. They debate the merits of staining versus highlighting natural wood figure through refractive index, specifically using boiled linseed oil on figured woods. The episode also covers practical advice for kitchen countertops, spray finishing equipment like LVLP guns, and creating ebonized effects on birch plywood.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=7) Introduction: Asa Christiana and Jeff Jewitt
- [5:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=347) Water-based dyes and hide glue compatibility
- [9:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=555) Kitchen cabinet finishes: Shellac vs. Polyurethane
- [11:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=688) Dyes vs. Stains: The debate on coloring wood
- [17:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=1070) Historical finishes and oil finishes on cherry
- [20:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=1258) Refractive index and popping figured wood
- [31:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=1874) Favorite tools: Spray guns and band saws
- [39:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=2347) Troubleshooting spray gun orange peel
- [44:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=2686) Ebonizing birch plywood
- [48:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-05-11-shop-talk-live-6-on-the-pod#t=2897) Finishing wooden kitchen countertops

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Homestead Finishing Products (company)
- Lockwood (company)
- Unibond (product)
- Titebond (product)
- Minwax (product)
- Rockler (company)
- Woodcraft (company)
- Lynx L100 (tool)
- HVLP (tool)
- LVLP (tool)

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